Index

Nathan Tong, Michael J. Urick

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