Overview
- Covers leadership paradigms including implicit leadership, leader-member exchange, servant, charismatic, transactional, transformational, distributed, authentic, and entrepreneurial leadership
- Explores the similarities and differences between leadership and management and discusses the functions and activities of both.
- Examines the evolution of leadership research and theory and their historical perspectives
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides a concise yet comprehensive literature review on leadership. As well as offering critical insight into leadership research, the author addresses emerging paradigms and identifies new approaches. A vital tool for leadership students and scholars, the text will enable readers to demonstrate a critical awareness of current developments both in theory and practice of leadership and its importance in modern organizations. Both scholars and practitioners will find the engaging discussion in this book particularly useful as the author offers practical ideas for development and a much-needed unified theory on leadership.
Reviews
“This work underscores how a growing range of literature on leadership acknowledges the key role of leadership for generating and sustaining effective organizational outcomes.” (Professor Margaret Linehan, Head of School of Humanities, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland)
“This book provides a critical insight into the features of leadership and is essential reading for anyone looking to further their understanding. Harrison demonstrates the diversity of leadership and the importance of its evolving perspectives.” (Dr Kevin Burnard, Assistant Professor, Ancell School of Business, Western Connecticut State University, USA)
“An excellent text for both undergraduates, postgraduates and MBA students. Full of great examples and case studies.” (Dr Stuart Paul, Retired Lecturer in Leadership, University of the West of Scotland)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Christian Harrison is Lecturer in Management, Strategy and Leadership in the School of Business and Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Leadership Theory and Research
Book Subtitle: A Critical Approach to New and Existing Paradigms
Authors: Christian Harrison
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68672-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68671-4Published: 27 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88638-1Published: 04 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68672-1Published: 16 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 109
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership, Organization, Human Resource Development