The working papers are produced by the Bradford University School of Management and are to be circulated for discussion purposes only. Their contents should be considered to be preliminary. The papers are expected to be published in due course, in a revised form and should not be quoted without the author’s permission. Working Paper Series Leadership Theory: A Promise of Happiness and Goodness or a Threat of Sado-Masochism? Jackie Ford Nancy Harding Working Paper No 08/09 May 2008