LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS FROM THE DECLINE OF THE DAVIDIC EMPIRE
HERSHEY H. FRIEDMAN, SARAH HERTZABSTRACT. There is a great deal of concern that the United States government is moving away from being a true democracy with a level playing field for rich and poor and is becoming a country that is ruled by the wealthy. Moreover, the public is losing its confidence in its leaders and institutions. More than 3,000 years ago, Asaph, the Levite poet and prophet, saw the United Kingdom of Israel reach a peak and rapidly decline. Asaph’s Psalm 82 describes what went wrong. If America wants to remain a world power, it must heed Asaph’s lesson. pp. 41–57
JEL codes: Z12; D63
Keywords: leadership; King David; King Solomon; King Rehoboam; Asaph; Psalms; attitudes to the poor
How to cite: Friedman, Hershey H., and Sarah Hertz (2016), “Leadership Insights from the Decline of the Davidic Empire,” Psychosociological Issues in Human Resource Management 4(1): 41–57.
Received 23 April 2015 • Received in revised form 23 June 2015
Accepted 28 June 2015 • Available online 18 July 2015
doi:10.22381/PIHRM4120162