领导者可以真实而残酷吗?当恶习变成美德时会发生什么

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Graham Sewell
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目前,已有大量文献论述了真实领导力的可取性。虽然这一概念也有批评者,但绝大多数文献都认为,真实型领导是一种良性实践,对领导者本人、追随者以及他们所领导的组织都有好处。但是,如果一个领导者既真实又残酷,会怎样呢?要做到这一点,就需要将一种恶习重新诠释为一种美德。借鉴朱迪斯-什克拉尔(Judith Shklar)的研究成果,我认为在残酷被追随者视为实现理想目标的合法手段的情况下,领导者确实有可能既真实又残酷。我通过研究一些政治领导人以共同利益的名义鼓吹对难民的残忍行为来支持这一观点。什克拉尔(Shklar)指出,在这种情况下,领导者更有可能被追随者质疑虚伪(真实性的反义词),而不是残忍。由此,我得出了关于真实领导力作为一种表演性和生产性实践的本质的结论。最后,我鼓励对组织和制度方面的先决条件进行研究,这些先决条件使那些被认为是真实的领导者能够茁壮成长,即使他们的行为是残酷的。
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Can a leader be authentic and cruel? What happens when a vice becomes a virtue
There is now a substantial literature on the desirability of authentic leadership. While the concept has its critics, overwhelming this literature sees authentic leadership as a virtuous practice that benefits all: the leaders themselves, their followers, and the organizations they lead. But what if were possible for a leader to be seen as both authentic and cruel? For this to happen it would require a vice to be reconstrued as a virtue. Drawing on the work of Judith Shklar, I argue that it is indeed possible for a leader to be both authentic and cruel under circumstances where cruelty is seen by followers as a legitimate means to a desirable end. I support this claim by examining the way that some political leaders advocate cruelty toward refugees in the name of the common good. Shklar has shown that, under such circumstances, a leader is more likely to be challenged by their followers for being hypocritical (the antipode of authenticity) than for being cruel. From this I draw conclusions about the nature of authentic leadership as a performative and productive practice. I end by encouraging research on the organizational and institutional antecedents that enable leaders who are deemed to be authentic to thrive, even when they act cruelly.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)
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