Conceptions of Leadership [electronic resource] : Enduring Ideas and Emerging Insights /
Allison, Scott T.author.
Messick, David M.author.
Goethals, G.editor.
Kramer, R.editor.
An exploration of both classic and contemporary conceptions of leadership, focusing on social psychological approaches to central questions such as the way people think about leaders and leadership, the personality attributes of leaders, power and influence, trust, and the qualities that sustain positive relationships between leaders and followers.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; PART I Conceptions of Leadership; CHAPTER ONE Introduction and Commentary; CHAPTER TWO The Essentials of Leadership: A Historical Perspective; CHAPTER THREE Ethical Leadership and Noticing; CHAPTER FOUR The Personal Characteristics of Political Leaders: Quantitative Multiple-Case Assessments; CHAPTER FIVE Social Identities and Leadership: The Case of Gender; CHAPTER SIX Emotional Intelligence and Leadership; CHAPTER SEVEN Kings and Charisma, Lincoln and Leadership: An Evolutionary Perspective
PART II Leadership ProcessesCHAPTER EIGHT Creating and Maintaining Trust: How and Why Some Leaders Get It Right; CHAPTER NINE Leaders and Their Life Stories: Obama, Bush, and Narratives of Redemption; CHAPTER TEN "Now He Belongs to the Ages": The Heroic Leadership Dynamic and Deep Narratives of Greatness; CHAPTER ELEVEN How Do Leaders Lead? Through Social Influence; CHAPTER TWELVE Leader-Follower Relations and the Dynamics of Inclusion and Idiosyncrasy Credit; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Power and Influence at the Top: Effective and Ineffective Forms of Leader Behavior; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
An exploration of both classic and contemporary conceptions of leadership, focusing on social psychological approaches to central questions such as the way people think about leaders and leadership, the personality attributes of leaders, power and influence, trust, and the qualities that sustain positive relationships between leaders and followers.
Management.
Leadership.
Industrial management.
Office management.
Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Office Management.