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The Outsider Concept and Outsider Leader: A Literature Review

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Chapter 2 presents a comprehensive review of literature that is directly relevant to understanding the concept of the “outsider,” and, more specifically, the “outsider” business leader. The chapter begins by providing a literature-informed background and rationale to the current book. Next, the idea of “outsiderness” is explored and outsider types are presented. How people react to being outsiders is then considered, before moving on to look directly at the outsider business leader. Outlined are the advantages of bringing in an outsider as a business leader as well as the barriers to success that such individuals face, particularly when compared with insider prospects. In this context, the notion of a hybrid insider/outsider is considered as an option. Prior to the chapter’s conclusion, consideration is given as to how gender can be a factor in outsiderness.

This chapter is written by Patrick Buckland; Malcolm Higgs; Chris O’Riordan; Felicity Kelliher; Patrick C. Flood.

Some elements of this chapter previously appeared as part of O’Riordan, C., Kelliher, F., Flood, P.C. and Higgs, M. (2017) “The ‘Outsider’ Leader in Business: Towards a Greater Understanding,” Irish Academy of Management Conference Proceedings, Belfast.

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  1. Hull University Business School, University of Hull, Hull, UK

    Malcolm Higgs

  2. School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland

    Chris O’Riordan & Felicity Kelliher

  3. DCU Business School, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    Patrick C. Flood

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Buckland, P., Higgs, M., O’Riordan, C., Kelliher, F., Flood, P.C. (2019). The Outsider Concept and Outsider Leader: A Literature Review. In: Outsider Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97463-7_2

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