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dc.contributor.authorFeatherstone, J
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, WS
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:09:11Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-31
dc.description.abstractDesign/methodology/approach For centuries, the villages of the principal Konyak kingdoms in Nagaland raided each other to take the heads of men, women and children in ritualised hostilities. Originally to bring fertility and good harvests, this practice evolved almost exclusively into an expression of power and success. One of the authors spent three weeks in January 2020 living in a Konyak village learning about leadership from the last surviving face-tattooed warriors, once successful headhunters. Purpose The paper looks at the practices within the principal Konyak kingdoms in Nagaland, and how leaders in other cultural contexts can learn from reconciling tough and kind forms of leadership. Findings We found a servant leadership culture based on kindness and collaboration, in some ways at odds with the brutal tradition associated with their society. Framing this compassionate leader and follower relationship is the concept of matkapu, or standing for the truth of things. Practical implications We explore whether contemporary organisations looking to sustain operational excellence and wellbeing, and often seeking to balance the needs of different stakeholders, can learn from the Konyaks based on centuries of continual conflict and volatility.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 12 (1), pp. 52 - 61en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/JGR-05-2020-0054
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/122130
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherEmeralden_GB
dc.rights© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited
dc.titleTough and kind leadership among the Konyaks of Nagalanden_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:09:11Z
dc.identifier.issn2041-2568
dc.descriptionThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Emerald via the DOI in this recorden_GB
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Global Responsibilityen_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-07-11
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-07-11
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2020-07-23T15:33:20Z
refterms.versionFCDAM
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-25T15:36:29Z
refterms.panelCen_GB


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