From humility to hubris among scholars and politicians : exploring expressions of self-esteem and achievement

• Main Author: Stebbins, Robert A., 1938- (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, [2017]
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: Emerald points.
• Subjects: Self-esteem.; elektronické knihy; electronic books

Achievement meritorious enough to generate discussion covers considerable territory. This book concentrates on one part of it: that inhabited by scholars and politicians. In their world self-esteem flowing from achievement is founded on expertise related to ideas, their generation, and their impleme...

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
• 2. Self-Esteem and Achievement
• 3. Individualism and Individuality
• 4. Big-Picture Vis-a-vis Small-Picture Thinking
• 5. Tolerance and Compromise
• 6. Conclusions.