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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Third editionDescription: xiii, 184 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1446273776
  • 9781446273777
  • 1446273784
  • 9781446273784
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4092
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Leadership through the Leader -- 3. Leadership through the Follower -- 4. Leadership through Process -- 5. Leadership through Performance -- 6. Leadership through Place -- 7. Leadership through Purpose -- 8. Developing Future Leadership.
Summary: An engaging guide through the cacophony of competing perspectives and models of leadership, the new edition includes an expanded discussion of contemporary topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for students of leadership, professionals working in organizations and anyone curious about the workings of leadership. - Publisher website.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A553828B
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A536104B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 658.4092 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A553827B

Previous edition: 2010.

Contains index and bibliographical references.

1. Introduction -- 2. Leadership through the Leader -- 3. Leadership through the Follower -- 4. Leadership through Process -- 5. Leadership through Performance -- 6. Leadership through Place -- 7. Leadership through Purpose -- 8. Developing Future Leadership.

An engaging guide through the cacophony of competing perspectives and models of leadership, the new edition includes an expanded discussion of contemporary topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for students of leadership, professionals working in organizations and anyone curious about the workings of leadership. - Publisher website.

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