Dharma-based charismatic leadership and its effects on followers – A study of king Yudhisthira of the Mahabharata

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IIMB Management Review Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-10 DOI:10.1016/j.iimb.2026.100704

Niranjan Narasimhan

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Abstract

Studies on charismatic leadership have generally attributed charisma to leaders based on their looks, speeches, etc. Studies which explore whether followers attribute charisma to leaders based on leaders’ moral behaviours are scant. To address this gap, this study involved a thorough reading of the Mahabharata and explored the charismatic leadership of king Yudhisthira, who is well known for his steadfast adherence to dharma. A conceptual model of charismatic leadership called dharma-based charismatic leadership (DBCL) is developed and propositions are formulated. The paper concludes with the proposed implications of DBCL for today’s leadership and organisations, and some suggestions for future research.

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以佛法为基础的魅力型领导及其对追随者的影响——《摩诃婆罗多》中尤蒂斯提亚国王的研究

对魅力型领导的研究通常根据领导者的外表、演讲等将其归因于魅力。关于追随者是否根据领导者的道德行为将魅力归因于领导者的研究很少。为了解决这一差距，这项研究包括全面阅读《摩诃婆罗多》，并探讨了以坚定坚持佛法而闻名的尤弟地拉国王的魅力领导。本文提出了一种魅力型领导的概念模型——基于法的魅力型领导（DBCL）。本文最后提出了DBCL对当今领导和组织的影响，并对未来的研究提出了一些建议。

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IIMB Management Review MANAGEMENT-

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3.20

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5.90%

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68 days

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