Key concepts in leadership /
Gosling, Jonathan
Key concepts in leadership / Jonathan Gosling, Ian Sutherland, Stephanie Jones, Joost Dijkstra - Los Angeles : SAGE, c2012. - xxxii, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - SAGE key concepts .
This book is a guide to the central concepts of leadership. What are the main characteristics of effective leadership? How can we understand leadership today? This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the essentials of leadership. Included here are entries on what leadership is, how it is practiced and the relevant strengths and pitfalls. The book provides a guide to one of the most central and contested concepts in the social sciences. As a reference tool, it contains entries on: The eight questions of leadership ; The five minds of the manager ; Leadership and psychology ; Developmental approaches to leadership ; Functional leadership ; Leadership practice. The book also offers insights 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.
9781849205894
Leadership
Management
658.4092 GO KE
Key concepts in leadership / Jonathan Gosling, Ian Sutherland, Stephanie Jones, Joost Dijkstra - Los Angeles : SAGE, c2012. - xxxii, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - SAGE key concepts .
This book is a guide to the central concepts of leadership. What are the main characteristics of effective leadership? How can we understand leadership today? This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the essentials of leadership. Included here are entries on what leadership is, how it is practiced and the relevant strengths and pitfalls. The book provides a guide to one of the most central and contested concepts in the social sciences. As a reference tool, it contains entries on: The eight questions of leadership ; The five minds of the manager ; Leadership and psychology ; Developmental approaches to leadership ; Functional leadership ; Leadership practice. The book also offers insights 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.
9781849205894
Leadership
Management
658.4092 GO KE