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Key concepts in leadership / Jonathan Gosling, Ian Sutherland, Stephanie Jones, Joost Dijkstra

By: Contributor(s): Series: SAGE key conceptsPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2012.Description: xxxii, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781849205894
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4092 GO KE
Summary: 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.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 658.4092 GO KE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0055641

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.

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