This edited collection surveys and analyses the multidimensional problem of Hubris syndrome
and its deleterious effect on leadership within organisations. The study develops an extended
metaphor of the social and political ill of Hubris as a virulent communicable disease of
dysfunctional leadership illustrating its ubiquity and potential for serious harm. Taking a
biological perspective to understand the possible underlying mechanisms as well as the
environments in which hubris has been found to thrive contributors emphasise the notion of
prevention over cure. Divided into three sections The Leadership Hubris Epidemic examines
psychological neuroendocrinological and neuropsychological approaches to the biology of Hubris
explores factors that encourage or inhibit its growth and finally provides methods for
preventing or retarding its development. This book has huge interdisciplinary appeal and
scholars of biology psychology sociology management and politics will find the topic
extremely useful as well as anyone who is interested in the structure and governance of
organisations.
