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A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying leadership / Brad Jackson and Ken Parry.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about ... seriesPublisher: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2011Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 194 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1849207380
  • 9781849207386
  • 1849207399
  • 9781849207393
Other title:
  • Studying leadership
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4092 22
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7 .J332 2011
Contents:
Should you buy this book? -- Why studying leadership matters -- Leader-centred perspectives on leadership -- Follower-centred perspectives on leadership -- Cultural perspectives on leadership -- Critical and distributed perspectives on leadership -- Leadership with a higher purpose -- Take your lead -- Resources for studying leadership.
Summary: This guide provides students with alternative ways of looking at leadership beyond prescriptive 'how to' approaches. It shows how leadership is a relational activity and encourages students to think about leadership in fresh and innovative ways. This edition includes expanded discussion of hot topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. In showing students how to critically appraise and work with leadership theories, this book will not just make readers into better students of leadership, but into better leaders as well.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A499126B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Long Overdue (Lost) Issued 02/08/2021 04:00 A499122B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A491014B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A499113B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Should you buy this book? -- Why studying leadership matters -- Leader-centred perspectives on leadership -- Follower-centred perspectives on leadership -- Cultural perspectives on leadership -- Critical and distributed perspectives on leadership -- Leadership with a higher purpose -- Take your lead -- Resources for studying leadership.

This guide provides students with alternative ways of looking at leadership beyond prescriptive 'how to' approaches. It shows how leadership is a relational activity and encourages students to think about leadership in fresh and innovative ways. This edition includes expanded discussion of hot topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. In showing students how to critically appraise and work with leadership theories, this book will not just make readers into better students of leadership, but into better leaders as well.

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