Arthur J . Wolak

Although few might think of Moses as a ‘leader’ in the contemporary business and political sense, Moses is not only among the most significant leaders in Western civilization but is also arguably the quintessential example of a powerful leader from whom much can be learned by anyone entering and occupying leadership positions. Various types of leadership approaches are considered that have been advocated by scholars over the past century. Moses’ example as described in the Bible is analyzed to assert why Moses’ approach makes for an appropriate and compelling form of leadership today.

While present leadership and management vocabulary might differ from the Hebrew Bible, many of the notions advocated by modern leadership theorists appear to parallel major behaviors, traits, functions, experiences and actions ascribed to Moses, especially in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Anyone can view Moses through the lens of a particular religion, whether shared or not, and still learn considerably from the experience. One will find Moses depicted as heroic, charismatic, and certainly empathic. Yet, Moses also shows transactional, transformational and visionary leadership qualities. Hence, ‘Religion and Contemporary Management’ discerns why Moses represents such an important model of effective leadership for contemporary times.

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, The Development of Managerial Culture examines the differences in underlying values and cultural distinctions in managerial cultures in Australia and Canada. Despite a similar history of British colonial origins in Australia and Canada and despite both countries receiving English, Scottish and Irish immigrants, differences in management culture can be attributed, in large part, to the impact of the influence of the greater numbers of Irish Catholic migrants to Australia.

This book argues that Canada, lacking the "Irish factor" in its cultural and sociopolitical development, derived much of its business culture from British colonial traditions. The Development of Managerial Culture offers a valuable commentary on differences in attitudes to managerial culture and industrial relations in both Canada and Australia. However, it remains a comparative study of national character development as a whole, in order to provide necessary context and insight for readers.

In the late 1960s, after the Holocaust had brought about the almost total destruction of centuries of Jewish civilization in Poland, senior leaders of the ruling Communist Party initiated a domestic terror campaign that resulted in the unceremonious eviction of thousands of Polish Jews. Why did the leadership of a nation that professed equality among all peoples suddenly drive them into exile? In Forced Out, Arthur Wolak explores this turbulent era, revealing a period in modern European history that offers important lessons about the dangers of political opportunism and the inherent evils of totalitarianism.

Surveying the Jewish experience in Poland from the reign of Poland's kings to the present day, Forced Out details this important yet little-known era in Poland, a nation that has since broken through the Iron Curtain to emerge as one of the West's staunchest allies as a member of NATO and the European Union.

The contribution of an Irish sensibility to Australian irreverence, rebelliousness, and egalitarianism—or desire for flatter hierarchies—is evident in such Australian practices as “knocking,” “cutting down tall poppies,” and the social phenomenon of “mateship.” These Australian cultural features distinguish Australia from Canada and point to a historically significant “Irish factor” that Canada does not share. In contrast, while the Scots also represented a sizeable immigrant community in Australia and Canada, there does not appear to have been an equivalent “Scottish factor” despite their cultural significance. For economic and ethnocultural reasons, the Scots in both countries tended to align with the British establishment far more than did the Irish, whose numbers in Australia were particularly large. As Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are useful indicators of national variation,1 this chapter explores power distance and individualism—collectivism to attribute Australia and Canada’s salient cultural characteristics to particular regions of Anglo-Celtic origin.

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, The Development of Managerial Culture examines the differences in underlying values and cultural distinctions in managerial cultures in Australia and Canada. Despite a similar history of British colonial origins in Australia and Canada and despite both countries receiving English, Scottish and Irish immigrants, differences in management culture can be attributed, in large part, to the impact of the influence of the greater numbers of Irish Catholic migrants to Australia. This book argues that Canada, lacking the "Irish factor" in its cultural and sociopolitical development, derived much of its business culture from British colonial traditions. The Development of Managerial Culture offers a valuable commentary on differences in attitudes to managerial culture and industrial relations in both Canada and Australia. However, it remains a comparative study of national character development as a whole, in order to provide necessary context and insight for readers.

Although few might think of Moses as a ‘leader’ in the contemporary business and political sense, Moses is not only among the most significant leaders in Western civilization but is also arguably the quintessential example of a powerful leader from whom much can be learned by anyone entering and occupying leadership positions. Various types of leadership approaches are considered that have been advocated by scholars over the past century. Moses’ example as described in the Bible is analyzed to assert why Moses’ approach makes for an appropriate and compelling form of leadership today. While present leadership and management vocabulary might differ from the Hebrew Bible, many of the notions advocated by modern leadership theorists appear to parallel major behaviors, traits, functions, experiences and actions ascribed to Moses, especially in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Anyone can view Moses through the lens of a particular religion, whether shared or not, and still learn considerably from the experience. One will find Moses depicted as heroic, charismatic, and certainly empathic. Yet, Moses also shows transactional, transformational and visionary leadership qualities. Hence, ‘Religion and Contemporary Management’ discerns why Moses represents such an important model of effective leadership for contemporary times.

Although Australian and Canadian industrial relations have been influenced by such issues as global economic change and increased competition, domestic factors are just as important to help account for dominant styles of management and workplace behavior. The primary domestic aspect is the Anglo-Celtic cultural influence and its divergent impact on Australia and Canada. Management positions in both countries tended to be held, at least until recent decades, by middle- and upper-class English and Scottish immigrants and their descendants who were accustomed to a privileged status in British colonial society. Reflecting the assertive liberal spirit of the nineteenth century, managers therefore retained a strong element of individualism.

When considering national characteristics, individual idiosyncrasies should never be confused as representative of the society or its general culture as a whole.1 While societies reflect different personalities at the individual level, the most common in a particular nation tends to approximate its national character. Dimensions of culture advanced by Hofstede, Trompenaars, and Hampden-Turner, among others, prove helpful in making assessments among different cultures at the macro level—for example, comparing Australia and Canada—more so than analyzing trends at the micro level, such as cities like Sydney and Melbourne or Toronto and Vancouver, though geographical distinctions are often evident even at this level.

While adherence to British values predominated in English Canada across the spectrum of socioeconomic class, Australia, being far removed from the United States but with British colonial rule on its doorstep, tended to be less accepting largely because of the presence of a significant and assertive working class that, from early on, included a strong Irish component. Although the Australian elite tended to embrace British identity and heritage, the working class was less enamored, particularly when it came to the inherent inequality associated with British rank and privilege. In the words of Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey, “Australian life suffers at times from an inadequate respect for enterprise, originality, and talent. On the other hand, it also gains from the democratic and communal sense that ‘Jack is as good as his master’—if not better.”1 This sentiment evokes the Australian preference for flatter hierarchies.

Given their overwhelming presence in colonial Australia and Canada, the most pervasive impact on national cultural values appears to have come from the Anglo-Celtic Catholic and Protestant communities, whose impact on the evolution of national values, culture, and national character was profound. As the contribution of the Irish Catholic sensibility to Australian irreverence, rebelliousness, and egalitarianism—or desire for flatter hierarchies—is evident in such Australian practices as “knocking,” “cutting down tall poppies,” and even the social phenomenon of “mateship”—features of Australian culture absent in Canada—the significant number of Irish Catholics in Australia is the critical factor that guided Australian culture in a different direction compared to Canada where Irish Catholics, as a percentage of the Canadian population, did not possess the same cultural force.

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Although few might think of Moses as a ‘leader’ in the contemporary business and political sense, Moses is not only among the most significant leaders in Western civilization but is also arguably the quintessential example of a powerful leader from whom much can be learned by anyone entering and occupying leadership positions. Various types of leadership approaches are considered that have been advocated by scholars over the past century. Moses’ example as described in the Bible is analyzed to assert why Moses’ approach makes for an appropriate and compelling form of leadership today. While present leadership and management vocabulary might differ from the Hebrew Bible, many of the notions advocated by modern leadership theorists appear to parallel major behaviors, traits, functions, experiences and actions ascribed to Moses, especially in the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Anyone can view Moses through the lens of a particular religion, whether shared or not, and still learn considerably from the experience. One will find Moses depicted as heroic, charismatic, and certainly empathic. Yet, Moses also shows transactional, transformational and visionary leadership qualities. Hence, ‘Religion and Contemporary Management’ discerns why Moses represents such an important model of effective leadership for contemporary times.

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, The Development of Managerial Culture examines the differences in underlying values and cultural distinctions in managerial cultures in Australia and Canada. Despite a similar history of British colonial origins in Australia and Canada and despite both countries receiving English, Scottish and Irish immigrants, differences in management culture can be attributed, in large part, to the impact of the influence of the greater numbers of Irish Catholic migrants to Australia. This book argues that Canada, lacking the "Irish factor" in its cultural and sociopolitical development, derived much of its business culture from British colonial traditions. The Development of Managerial Culture offers a valuable commentary on differences in attitudes to managerial culture and industrial relations in both Canada and Australia. However, it remains a comparative study of national character development as a whole, in order to provide necessary context and insight for readers.

The reason for the sudden death of Nadab and Abihu remains one of the Torah's most perplexing mysteries. The lack of specific details in Leviticus 10:1-3 and 16:1 is surprising, for not only were Nadab and Abihu the eldest of the priestly four sons of Aaron, the first High Priest, but according to tradition they were "next in importance after Moses and Aaron, ranking even higher than the seventy elders." (1) In other words, these were key figures in Israelite history. Why were they struck down? To determine exactly why is to understand the intentions of God, which is beyond man's capability. One can infer from a careful consideration of the Torah, however, that the underlying reason was the effect of alcohol consumption on human behavior. WHAT THE TORAH SAYS Now Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before the Lord alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. And fire came forth from th...

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