Index

Nathan Tong (ESSCA School of Management, France)
Michael J. Urick (Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government, Saint Vincent College, USA)

Bend the Knee or Seize the Throne: Leadership Lessons from the Seven Kingdoms

ISBN: 978-1-80262-650-6, eISBN: 978-1-80262-647-6

Publication date: 12 June 2023

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Tong, N. and Urick, M.J. (2023), "Index", Bend the Knee or Seize the Throne: Leadership Lessons from the Seven Kingdoms (Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 103-107. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-647-620231014

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INDEX

Ability
, 7, 12, 53, 87

Abuses of power
, 25–26

Accuracy
, 60

Adapting
, 30–31

Affect-based trust
, 54

Altruism
, 62

Anecdotes
, 15

Army of the Dead (see also White Walkers)
, 68

Army of the Unsullied, The (see also Unsullied)
, 12, 73

Arryn, Lysa
, 72–73

Arryn, Robin
, 73

Astapor
, 70

Authenticity
, 18

Authoritarian style leadership
, 8

Baelish, Petyr (see also Littlefinger)
, 35, 46, 52, 72

Baratheon, Joffrey
, 8–9, 12, 21–23, 25, 29, 35–36, 49, 59–61, 64

Baratheon, Myrcella
, 28

Baratheon, Robert
, 8, 12, 22, 27–28, 42, 47, 52, 60

Baratheon, Stannis
, 29, 42–43, 49, 58, 79

Baratheon, Tommen
, 28

Baratheons, The
, 52

Bases of power
, 21–23

Battle of King’s Landing
, 36

Battle of the Blackwater
, 54–55

Behaviorism
, 41

Behaviors
, 11, 73

Belonging
, 57–58, 87

Benevolence
, 53

Bias suppression
, 60

Bolton, Ramsay
, 22, 35, 52, 55, 73

Bolton, Roose
, 73

Bounded rationality
, 39

Braavos
, 34

Brienne of Tarth
, 14, 46

Bronn
, 14, 22, 25, 30, 36, 46

Bullying
, 25

Castle Black
, 43, 68

Categorical moral imperative
, 41

Cersei, Queen
, 35

Charismatic leadership
, 15

Cheerleading
, 62

Civic virtue
, 62

Classic leadership theories
, 21

Clegane, Gregor (see also Mountain, The)
, 25, 49

Clegane, Sandor (see also Hound, The)
, 53

Coercive power
, 21–22, 25

Cognition-based trust
, 53–54

Communication
, 4, 33, 67

breakdowns and barriers
, 34

ethical considerations
, 36

Fairhurst’s types of communicators
, 34–36

process
, 33–34

Communicators, Fairhurst’s types of
, 34–36

Concessions
, 72–74

Conscientiousness
, 62

Consideration
, 7, 10–11

Consistency
, 60

Consultative style
, 9

Contingent reward
, 13

Conventional communication style
, 35

Conventional communicator
, 35

Correctability
, 60

Counterproductive Workplace Behaviors (CWBs)
, 63–64

Courtesy
, 62

Crucibles
, 29

Cultural awareness
, 75–76, 78–79

benefits
, 79–80

downside of not being
, 80–82

Cultural elements
, 76–78

Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
, 79

Cultural relativism
, 41

Cultural sensitivity
, 5, 75–76, 78–79

benefits
, 79–80

downside of not being
, 80–82

Culture
, 75–76, 88

Daily interaction behaviors
, 10–12

Decision-making

ethics and
, 40

examples from Game of Thrones
, 42–43

leadership and
, 39–40

styles
, 7–10

Decoding
, 33–34, 85

Deepwood Motte
, 55

Delegative leadership
, 8–9, 12

Direction of effort
, 47

Disposition-based trust
, 52–53

Distributive justice
, 59

Distributive negotiation
, 67

Divine command theory
, 41, 43

Dothraki, The
, 57, 77, 81

Dreadfort
, 55

Drogon
, 73

Effective leadership
, 3

Effort
, 4, 12–14, 17, 47–48, 71, 76, 81

Egoism
, 41

Encoding
, 33

Ethical frameworks
, 36, 39–44, 86

Ethics
, 39

and decision-making
, 40

decision-making examples from Game of Thrones
, 42–43

ethical decision-making frameworks
, 40–41

ethical frameworks in organizational contexts
, 43–44

leadership and decision-making
, 39–40

Expectancy
, 47–48

Expectancy theory
, 47–48

Expert power
, 21–22, 25

Expressive communication style
, 35

Extrinsic motivation
, 46

Eyrie, The
, 68

Faceless Men, The
, 13

Facilitative style
, 9

Fair treatment
, 4, 58–59

Fairhurst, Gail
, 34

Fairness
, 87

Feedback
, 33, 48

Followers
, 86–87

readiness
, 7–8

Free Folk, The (see also Wildlings)
, 9, 14, 35, 58, 79–80

Frey, Walder
, 52

Game of Thrones (television show)
, 1, 7, 17, 21–23, 27, 46, 55, 75, 84

characters in
, 2, 11, 52, 57, 83

decision-making examples from
, 42–43

dyadic LMX relationships in
, 18

examples
, 23

Generating solutions
, 69–70

Giantsbane, Tormund
, 68, 80

Goal-setting theory
, 48–50

Good Masters
, 54

Grey Worm
, 9, 13, 16, 18, 24, 26, 58, 62–63

Greyjoy, Theon (see also Reek)
, 17, 22, 55

Group goals
, 49

Hand of the King
, 13, 36, 78

Harassment
, 25

High cultural intelligence
, 79

Hill Tribes
, 36

Hofstede, Geert
, 75

Hollywood Reporter, The
, 1

Hound, The (see also Clegane, Sandor)
, 53

House Bolton
, 77

House Greyjoy
, 57, 77

House Lannister
, 22, 57

House of Black and White
, 13

House Stark
, 46, 57

House Tyrell
, 57

Idealized influence
, 24

Identification
, 57–58

Identifying the problem
, 69–70

Individualized consideration
, 24

Ineffective communicators
, 34

Influence
, 3, 21

effective use
, 23–25

Information technology (IT)
, 22

department expert power
, 23

folks
, 22

Informational justice
, 59, 61

Initiating structure
, 7, 10–11

Inspirational motivation
, 14, 24

Instrumentality
, 47

Integrative negotiation
, 68, 71

Integrity
, 53

Intellectual stimulation
, 14, 24

Intensity of effort
, 47

Intent
, 33

Interactional justice
, 61

Interpersonal justice
, 59–60

Intrinsic motivation
, 45–46

Iron Throne, The
, 10–11, 35, 42, 47, 49, 54

Ironborn, The
, 55

Jaqen H’ghar
, 13

Jorah, Ser
, 26

Jorah Mormont
, 9

Journal of Leadership and Management
, 39

Justice
, 57

CWBs
, 63–64

dimensions
, 59–61

identification and sense of belonging
, 57–58

importance
, 58–59

OCBs
, 62–63

outcomes
, 62

overall justice
, 61–62

rules
, 60

Kantian ethics
, 41–42

Khal Drogo
, 77, 80–81

Khaleesi
, 24, 80–81

King Slayer, The (see also Lannister, Jamie)
, 10, 15, 23, 25, 46, 78

King-Beyond-the-Wall
, 9

King’s Landing
, 23, 29, 36, 49, 53, 78

Kingsguard, The
, 14, 23

Kohlberg’s Theory of Cognitive Moral Development
, 40–41

Kraznys mo Nakloz
, 52, 54, 58, 69–73

Laissez-faire leadership
, 12

Language
, 76–77

Lannister, Cersei
, 10, 23, 25, 28–29, 35, 43, 46–49, 68, 84

Lannister, Jaime
, 10, 15, 23, 25, 46, 78

Lannister, Joffrey
, 53

Lannister, Kevan
, 78

Lannister, Tyrion
, 3, 9–10, 13, 22–23, 26, 29–31, 36, 44, 46, 49, 52, 54–55, 64, 67–68, 76, 78

Lannister, Tywin
, 10, 44, 53, 55, 78

Lannisters, The
, 22, 35–36, 44, 67–68, 72, 76, 79

Leader–member exchange theory (LMX)
, 16–18

Leaders
, 83, 85

emergence and sustainability
, 3–4

Leadership
, 2–3, 39–40

styles and behaviors
, 3

types
, 15–16

Leadership styles
, 7

daily interaction behaviors
, 10–12

decision-making styles
, 7–10

motivational behaviors
, 12–15

Learning
, 30–31, 33

goals
, 49

Legitimate power
, 21–22

Likeability factor
, 23

Littlefinger (see also Baelish, Petyr)
, 35, 46, 52, 72

Locke
, 68

Lord Commander
, 7, 14, 18, 24

Lord of Winterfell
, 17

Lords of the Vale, The
, 72

Mad King, The (see also Targaryen, Aerys II)
, 15, 23, 80

Maester Aemon
, 18

Management
, 2

Management-by-exception
, 13

Manager
, 2

Many-Faced God
, 13

Martell, Oberyn
, 49

Martin, George R. R.
, 27

Melisandre (see also Red Woman)
, 43

Mero of Braavos
, 63

Metaphors
, 15

Missandei
, 9, 11, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 54, 58, 63, 69, 74

Moat Cailin
, 55

Moral awareness
, 40

Moral behavior
, 40

Moral commitment
, 40

Moral judgment
, 40

Mord
, 46, 68

Mormont, Jorah
, 18, 24, 58, 77

Motivation
, 4, 45

determinants
, 47

expectancy theory
, 47–48

goal-setting theory
, 48–50

Motivational behaviors
, 12–15

Mountain, The (see also Clegane, Gregor)
, 25, 49

Naharis, Daario
, 18, 63

National cultures
, 5

Nations
, 75

Natural law ethics
, 41

Negotiation
, 4–5, 67, 87

potential biases in
, 72

stages
, 68–71

tactics
, 72–74

Nibble tactics
, 73

Night’s Watch, The
, 11, 14–15, 17–18, 24, 30, 34, 43, 57, 68

“No one”
, 13, 19

Noise
, 34

Organization-level goals
, 49

Organizational charisma
, 15

Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCBs)
, 62–63

Organizations
, 75

Overall justice
, 61–62

Peacekeeping
, 62

Perceptions of justice
, 59

Persistence of effort
, 47

Phony issues
, 73

Physical artifacts
, 76–77

Physical self
, 15

Power
, 3, 21

abuses
, 25–26

bases
, 21–23

Prendahl na Ghezen
, 63

Procedural justice
, 59

Prosocial behaviors
, 58, 62, 87

Pure rationality
, 39

Queen of the North
, 28–29

Queen of Westeros
, 47

Queen Regent
, 46

Qyburn
, 78

Racculia, Nicholas
, 39

Rayder, Mance
, 9, 58, 68

Reaching agreement
, 69

Receipt
, 33

Reciprocal behaviors
, 73

Red Woman, The (see also Melisandre)
, 43

Reek (see also Greyjoy, Theon)
, 55

Referent power
, 21–23, 25, 30

Relational positioning
, 69

Representativeness
, 60

Reward power
, 21–22, 25

Rotten Tomatoes
, 1

Saturday Night Live
, 1

Seaworth, Davros
, 14

Self-definition
, 57

Senge, Peter
, 31

Sense of belonging
, 57–58

Servant leadership
, 15–16

Seven Kingdoms
, 2, 22, 24, 27, 29, 35, 78, 83, 85

Shae
, 54

Similes
, 15

Situation ethics approach
, 44

Six Kingdoms
, 13

Sky Cells, The
, 68

Snow, Jon
, 7, 11, 14–15, 17–18, 23–24, 26, 30, 33–36, 43, 52, 57, 68, 73, 79

Social exchange theory
, 58, 63

Social identity theory
, 57

Sportsmanship
, 62

Stark, Arya
, 33–34, 46, 52–53, 78

Stark, Brandon (Bran)
, 13–14, 36, 85

Stark, Catelyn
, 34, 46, 52–53

Stark, Eddard “Ned”
, 9, 11, 17, 23, 25, 34–35, 42–43, 46, 52–53, 59–61, 63, 78

Stark, Robb
, 52

Stark, Sansa
, 10–11, 22–23, 25, 29–31, 46, 52–53, 55, 57, 73

Stories
, 15

Straight shooter
, 35

Strategic communication style
, 35

Strategic communicators
, 35

Symbolic language
, 15

Targaryen, Aerys II (see also The Mad King)
, 15, 23, 80

Targaryen, Daenerys
, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23–26, 28, 30, 43, 49, 52, 54, 57–58, 63, 69–71, 73, 77, 80–81

Targaryen, Viserys
, 54, 80–81

Tarly, Samwell
, 11, 14, 17

Tolkien, J. R. R.
, 27

Trait theory
, 27

Transactional leadership
, 12–13

Transformational leadership
, 12, 14

Transmission
, 33

Tribes
, 75

Trust
, 4, 51, 56

development
, 52

in organization
, 51

outcomes
, 55

types
, 52–55

Trustworthiness
, 53–54

Tyrell, Loras
, 68

Tyrell, Margaery
, 11, 23

Tyrell, Margery
, 63

Tyrell, Olenna
, 10–11, 64

Tyrells, The
, 72

Unsullied (see also Army of the Unsullied)
, 12, 73

Urick, Michael
, 27, 39

Utilitarianism
, 41

Vale, The
, 29

Valence
, 48

Varys (Lord Varys)
, 9–11, 16, 23, 42, 52, 57

Virtue ethics
, 42

Voice
, 60

Warden of the North
, 17

White Walkers, The (see also Army of the Dead)
, 35, 57, 68

Wildlings, The (see also Free Folk)
, 9, 15, 35, 57, 68

Winterfell
, 17, 34, 43, 53

Ygritte
, 80