On Narcissist Leadership and Authenticity: Moving Towards an Ecological Understanding of the Self
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Neoliberalism promotes the self as an enterprise. The entrepreneuring self originates from a western concept of autonomic individualism, which in its extreme form, gives rise to narcissist leadership in neoliberal times. Narcissist leaders are efficient in achieving neoliberal indicators and outcomes for personal gain. This leadership style is detrimental to the public good and democracy. Critiques of narcissist leadership could benefit from using an alternative ontological perspective: a Confucian notion of the self as an ecological being.Description
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4701 Communication and Media Studies, 4702 Cultural Studies, 46 Information and Computing Sciences, 47 Language, Communication and Culture, 4610 Library and Information Studies, 0807 Library and Information Studies, 2001 Communication and Media Studies, 2002 Cultural Studies, 4610 Library and information studies, 4701 Communication and media studies, 4702 Cultural studies
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Access: Contemporary Issues in Education, ISSN: 0111-8889 (Print); 0111-8889 (Online), Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, 41(2), 44-47. doi: 10.46786/ac21.1357
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