Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of a specialist at a research institution turned into an unwilling manager who lost her Jungian self under the managerial persona and shadow pressures of the organization. The findings lead to a personal development model....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the links between ethics, leadership and psychology, and to introduce the papers for the special issue of the Journal of Management Development . Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a conceptual review of issues attached to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the parallels between the ethical concept of moral imagination and the psychoanalytical concept of active imagination. A model combining both concepts is then proposed and discussed. The paper argues that such synthesis is necessary to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to revisit philosopher Hannah Arendt's classic study of the banality of evil in light of posthumously published works bearing on moral psychology and philosophy. Design/methodology/approach – Largely expository and interpretive, this conceptual paper...

The economies of large states are run by large corporations. Smaller states have become single corporate states. Yet companies claim to be corporate citizens, talking about their responsibilities towards society. States used to have lots of power and responsibility; citizens little power and...

This paper evaluates the ongoing change from modern to post-modern paradigm and identifies a new paradigm. The modern paradigm (EEE) relies on neoclassical economics, egoistic interests and eco-|employee efficiency. The post-modern paradigm (SSS) has been established on the systems approach,...