This book discusses theories of leadership and provides practical advice for business leaders. This text provide a balance of theory and practices it surveys the major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in formal organizations. Changes in the 7th ed. include a reorganization of chapters to make room for additional material while maintaining the unique structure that addresses both academic and practitioners. The text now covers ethical, spiritual, servant, and authentic leadership and discusses diversity in leadership roles.



Contents :

Chapter 1. Introduction : The nature of leadership

Chapter 2. Managerial traits and skills

Chapter 3. The nature of managerial work

Chapter 4. Perspectives on effective leadership behavior

Chapter 5. Participative leadership, delegation, and empowerment

Chapter 6. Early contingency theories of effective leadership

Chapter 7. Power and influence

Chapter 8. Dynamic relations, attributions, and followship

Chapter 9. Charismatic and transformational leadership

Chapter 10. Leading change in organizations

Chapter 11. Ethical, servant, spiritual, and authentic leadership

Chapter 12. Leadership in teams and decision groups

Chapter 13. Strategic leadership by executives

Chapter 14. Developing leadership skills

Chapter 156. Gender, diversity, and cross-cultural leadership

Chapter 16. Overview and integration

Cases

References

Index