Hubris or hybris? The case of challenge in the Apple boardroom
Authors: Nordberg, D.
Conference: Philosophy of Management
Dates: 2-5 June 2023
Abstract:The management literature makes frequent reference to the hubris of chief executive officers. Research in the field describes their arrogance, grandiosity, narcissism over-confidence, and even “excessive over-confidence”, with warnings that pride goes before the fall. The ancient myth of Icarus and his attempt to fly to the sun appears in many such accounts. But that’s not what Plato and Aristotle had in mind when they wrote about hybris. This paper examines the signs of hubris – in the modern interpretation – against the evidence of hybris in the interaction between Steve Jobs and John Sculley at Apple Computer Inc. in the 1980s. It draws conclusions with salutatory lessons for executives, as well as for those who research their actions.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38551/
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Hubris or hybris? The case of challenge in the Apple boardroom
Authors: Nordberg, D.
Conference: Philosophy of Management
Abstract:The management literature makes frequent reference to the hubris of chief executive officers. Research in the field describes their arrogance, grandiosity, narcissism over-confidence, and even “excessive over-confidence”, with warnings that pride goes before the fall. The ancient myth of Icarus and his attempt to fly to the sun appears in many such accounts. But that’s not what Plato and Aristotle had in mind when they wrote about hybris. This paper examines the signs of hubris – in the modern interpretation – against the evidence of hybris in the interaction between Steve Jobs and John Sculley at Apple Computer Inc. in the 1980s. It draws conclusions with salutatory lessons for executives, as well as for those who research their actions.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38551/
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