Purpose: This article aims to propose a critical review of James G. March’s research in and particular its consistency with its epistemological and psychological underpinnings. Design/methodology/approach: The paper proposes a textual and conceptual analysis of James G. March’s study....

Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ancient heroism: managing heroically -- Greek rationalism: managing truthfully -- Italian renaissance: managing for and by power -- French rationalism: managing rationally -- British empiricism: managing empirically -- Positivism: managing...

Heroic leadership: authority as power -- Rational leadership: arguing to authority -- Cynicism: confronting managerial leadership -- Stoicism: managing adversity -- Religious leadership: two faces of authority -- Political leadership: contractual authority -- German romanticism: the power of the...