Leadership succession in early Islam: Exploring the nature and role of historical precedents

Understanding indigenous leadership research: Explication and Chinese examples

“…Only five (less than 2%) were genuinely indigenous studies in non-Western contexts. We analyzed those five papers and found that they used qualitative methods, such as case study (Campbell, 2008;Neal & Tansey, 2010), cultural analysis (Riad, 2011), narrative (Islam, 2009), and a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods (Yang, 2011). Three of these five indigenous studies were conducted by Western scholars in non-Western contexts.…”

Prophets, priests and kings: re-imagining ancient metaphors of diffused leadership for the twenty-first century organization

“…This is seen in Muhammad's career, as well as in the institution of the caliphate that followed it. Such conflation can lead to a diminishment of the prophetic voice; however, some have argued that spiritual authority, rather than mere kinship or purely political calculations, served as the primary criterion for the successors of Muhammad for a couple of centuries after his death (Campbell 2008).…”

A hale farewell: The state of leadership research

“…For example, Joanne Ciulla edited a special issue on leadership in the humanities. This issue included articles representing studies of leadership based on the classics (Williamson, 2008), religious studies (Campbell, 2008), and philosophy (Price, 2008). Similarly, Barbara Crosby has edited a special issue on leadership from the perspective of students of political science.…”