Suze Wilson wins Jablin Award
Dr Suze Wilson, who completed her PhD at the School of Management, was presented with the 2014 Fredric M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award at the International Leadership Association's 2014 global conference.
Dr Suze Wilson, who completed her PhD at the School of Management, was presented with the 2014 Fredric M. Jablin Doctoral Dissertation Award at the International Leadership Association's 2014 global conference.
The chapter, "Contingency, Change, and Continuity in the Truth about Leadership" came from Dr Wilson's from dissertation, "Thinking Differently about Leadership: A Critical History of the Form and Formation of Leadership Studies."
The chapter examines notable changes and continuities when comparing Classical Greek, 16th century European, and modern scholarly accounts of leadership in order to gauge what progress has and has not been made in our understanding of leadership.
It examines change and continuity in how leadership emerges as a focus of scholarly interest; how ‘the leader’, ‘the follower’ and their relationship have been understood; the social function of leadership discourse; and suggests that important continuities exist between ancient and modern understandings of leadership.
The award is given annually to a scholar whose doctoral dissertation research, on any topic and from any discipline, demonstrates substantial insights and implications for the study of leadership.
After narrowing the pool down from 92 applicants, Dr Wilson's was selected because it, "modeled the Jepson School’s approach to leadership studies".
Dr Wilson has publication plans for her research, including a monograph, journal articles, and a book.
"I am working on a co-authored book for Routledge with Stephen Cummings, Sarah Proctor-Thomson, and Brad Jackson," she says.
"That book will start from where the thesis ends and will set out our ideas on how we can revitalise how we theorise, and hopefully, practice leadership."