Key concepts in leadership

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Key concepts in leadership

Jonathan Gosling, Stephanie Jones and Ian Sutherland with Joost Dijkstra

(SAGE key concepts)

SAGE, 2012

  • : pbk

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Leadership

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

What are the main characteristics of effective leadership? How can we understand leadership today? This wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the essentials of leadership. Included here are accessible and insightful entries on what leadership is, how it is practised and the relevant strengths and pitfalls. The book provides a one stop introductory guide to one of the most central and contested concepts in the social sciences. An invaluable reference tool, this book offers insight into issues such as: * Are leaders born or made? * Authoritarian versus participative leadership * The psychology of leaders and followers * Leadership development * Leadership styles, skills and functions * Leadership in practice This book is an indispensable guide to the central concepts of leadership for professionals and students alike.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book Introduction by the Authors Leadership Definition, Theory and Practice The Entries Accommodating Leadership and Competitive Leadership Analytical Leadership and an Intuitive, Instant Leadership Approach Authoritative Leadership and Participative Leadership Avoiding Leadership and Involved Leadership Behind-the-Scenes Leadership and Leading from the Front Broad-Based and Functional Leadership Change-Oriented Leadership and Continuity-Based Leadership 'Chillaxed Leadership' and 'Leadaholics' Coaching and Mentoring-Oriented Leadership and Directive, Telling-What-to-Do Leadership Colleague-Leading and Leading Prima Donnas 'Company-Branded' and 'Individually Branded' Leadership Compromising Leadership and Co-Operative Leadership Developmental-Oriented Leadership and Job-Hopping Leadership Diversity Leadership and Leading Homogeneity Eastern-Style and Western-Style Leadership: Contrasting and Converging National Cultures Employee Leading and Volunteer Leading EQ-Oriented Leadership and IQ-Oriented Leadership Expert and Generalist Leadership Extrovert and Introvert Leadership Finance-Oriented Leadership and Marketing-Oriented Leadership Global Leadership and Worldly Leadership Goal-Oriented and Opportunistic Leadership 'Here and Now' Leadership and Legacy Leadership HR-Oriented Leadership and Production-Oriented Leadership Implementer Leadership and Shaper-Driver Leadership Individualistic Leadership and Relationship-Oriented Leadership Inspirational and Low-Key Leadership Interim Leadership and Tenured Leadership Knee-Jerk Leadership and Reflective Leadership Long-Term Leadership and Project Management Leadership Macro and Micro-Leadership Nurturing Leadership and Toxic Leadership Pragmatic and Principles-Driven Leadership Conclusion Bibliography Concept Index Name Index

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  • NCID
    BB12557053
  • ISBN
    • 9781849205887
    • 9781849205894
  • LCCN
    2012932162
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxii, 164 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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