The leadership archetype: A Jungian analysis of similarities between modern leadership theory and the Abraham myth in the Judaic-Christian tradition

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-129

  Abramson, Neil Remington ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abraham; Archetypal psychology; Archetype; God; Jung; Leadership; Myth; Mythological analysis; Narrative analysis; Visionary ethical situational forgiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947409232     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9159-5     Document Type: Article

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