The Strength of Difference : Itineraries of Atypical Bosses.
By: Alter, Norbert.
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BookSeries: International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ser: Publisher: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018Copyright date: �2019Description: 1 online resource (185 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781787145818.Subject(s): Social integration | Executives-Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 658 Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Intro -- The Strength of Difference -- The Strength of Difference: Itineraries of Atypical Bosses -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction - the Strength of Difference: Itineraries of Atypical Bosses -- Chapter:1 The Mark of Stigmatisation -- 1. Stigma and Exclusion -- 2. The Logic of Beliefs -- 3. The Construction of Difference -- 4. Fundamental Suspicion -- 5. Neither Here Nor Elsewhere -- 6. Interstitial Identities -- Chapter:2 The Stranger's Gaze -- 1. The Position of Exteriority -- 2. The Strength of Distance -- 3. Curiosity and Objectification -- 4. The Genius of Strangers -- 5. A Culture of Adventure -- 6. Making Something of Oneself -- Chapter:3 Effort, Audacity, and Morality -- 1. Investment in Work as Compensation -- 2. An Unusual Efficiency -- 3. A Risk Culture -- 4. Taking Risks So as to Avoid Peril -- 5. Effort and Engagement as Values -- 6. The Ethics of Atypical Bosses -- Chapter:4 Close and Far Away -- 1. Saying Things -- 2. The Strength and Ambiguity of Humour -- 3. Empathy as a Resource -- 4. More Sociable Than SOCIALISED -- 5. Witnessing One's History -- Chapter:5 Passage and Brokering -- 1. Receiving -- 2. Giving -- 3. Taking and Losing -- 4. Giving to Obtain -- 5. Brokers -- Chapter:6 Being Oneself -- 1. Reflexivity and Action -- 2. The Space and Time of Reflexivity -- 3. Giving Meaning to Our Lives -- 4. Continuity and Resilience -- 5. Sublimation and Resilience -- 6. Self-Esteem and the Mastery of Stigmatisation -- Conclusion -- Methodological Annexe -- References -- Index.
Being different is widely recognised as a social handicap and a source of stigmatisation. This book shows, through sixty interviews of atypical leaders, that difference can also be a strength. It tells the stories of people who were able to turn their destinies around.
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