Women's leadership
By: Valerie Stead and Carole Elliott.
Contributors: Elliott, Carole, 1966-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781403998750
Subjects: Women executives
Description: "This volume is distinctive because it explores different concepts of leadership, seeks to challenge traditional concepts, and to explode common myths. In contrast to the traditional male, hierarchical, value free and organisational bound construction of leadership, this text presents an alternative construction that is female, non-hierarchical and underpinned and driven by values, rooted in community and beyond the boundaries of traditional organizations. This volume uses examples from research with leading women to portray that leadership is not a floating or external concept, but has tangible, social, cultural and political roots and anchors"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: IntroductionLeadership and Leadership Development: common understandingsVisualising Womens Leadership: stereotypes and metaphorsContemporary women leaders experiences Gender matters Rethinking LeadershipRethinking leadership developmentReflections and conclusions IntroductionLeadership and Leadership Development: common understandingsVisualising Womens Leadership: stereotypes and metaphorsContemporary women leaders experiences Gender matters Rethinking LeadershipRethinking leadership developmentReflections and conclusions.