This paper introduces the concept of algorithmic charisma to explain how leadership authority is sustained through visibility, virality, and platform amplification. Using Elon Musk as an illustrative case, it examines "Muskism"-the evolving set of myths, narratives, and symbolic performances...

The notion of charisma has been an important, albeit mysterious, aspect of leadership research for decades. Traditionally, its definition has centered on an individual who, by virtue of possessing certain traits, skills, or behaviors, is considered a natural leader. More recently, however, there...

In the context of organizational change, the behavior of employees plays an important role in managing organizational change effectively. Linking Social bond theory, this study explores how transformational leadership affects employee championing behavior. For this we proposed a theoretical...

The value of great leaders seems to be an unquestioned assumption. The goal of this Element is to explore the counterintuitive idea that great leaders can pose a hazard to themselves and their followers. Great leadership, which accomplishes morally commendable and difficult objectives by leaders...

1. Macht und ihre bucklige Verwandtschaft -- 2. Macht als Ordnungsprinzip -- 3. Wie Macht sich verbindet und verbündet -- 4. Machtwechsel: Wenn sich Verhältnisse ändern -- 5. Macht verstehen und steuern.

Scholars exploring transitions to personalist rule focus on coercive power transfer to personalist rulers and argue that forming viable political coalitions, undermining power-sharing agreements, and mobilizing non-democratic institutions play a crucial role in transferring coercive power....

Organizations are frequently unsuccessful in creating employee support for change. Research has asserted that one important reason for change resistance is employee uncertainty. Yet despite wide consensus that leadership and communication are key vehicles to influence employees' change...

This paper examines post-communist managerial ethics during the emergence and transition of charismatic leadership in two privately owned media holdings in Russia and Kyrgyzstan. These media holdings were bootstrapped in the 1990s and 2000s by people without management experience and...

The author provides a personal account of his transition from attempting to use charisma to transmit knowledge to students to removing it so that students can themselves experience knowledge as a basis for learning. Consistent with inquiry-based democratic pedagogy, the author demonstrates how...