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Leadership: Classical, Contemporary and Critical Approaches (Oxford Management Readers) ISBN: 0198781814 ISBN13: 9780198781813 Leadership: Classical, Contemporary and Critical Approaches (Oxford Management Readers) By: Edited by Keith Grint Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Our Price: 30.00

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What is leadership? Are leaders made or born? Are the characteristics and challenges of leadership the same across time and cultures? Do leaders 'pull' or are they 'pushed'? Are leaders driven by needs that may be dysfunctional to the organizations they lead? Do women leaders behave differently from men? Should we look for models of business and organizational leadership in military organizations? These are all just some of the questions posed in this Reader which includes key statements from classical philosophy (Plato, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli) through to modern management writers (Barnard, Kets de Vries, Fiedler, Rosener). The collection will be invaluable to students and managers taking a range of courses in business management and leadership training. In his Introduction, Keith Grint both surveys current thinking on leadership and provides an excellent 'road map' of the readings which are grouped under five headings: Classical, Traditional, Modern, Mythical, and Alternative.


Contents:

Introduction
- PART I CLASSICAL LEADERSHIP
- 1

Philosopher Kings
- 2

The Art of War
- 3

The Prince
- 4

The System of Government
- PART II TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
- 5

The Nature of Leadership
- 6

Leadership, Membership, and Organization
- 7

Situational Control and a Dynamic Theory of Leadership
- PART III MODERN LEADERSHIP
- 8

A Definition and Illustration of Democratic Leadership
- 9

Top Management Styles in Europe
- 10

Shatter the Glass Ceiling
- 11

Sexual Static
- PART IV MYTHICAL LEADERSHIP
- 12

The Gentleman and the Hero
- 13

The Leadership Mystique
- 14

Leadership: An Alternating Social Myth
- PART V ALTERNATIVE LEADERSHIP
- 15

Organizing, Leadership, and Skillful Process
- 16

Correspondents' Images of Martin Luther King, Jnr
- 17

Voicing Seduction to Silence Leadership


Brief Description:

Gives an overview from different perspectives on the critical issues of leadership. This book is designed to provide a collection of traditional and contemporary articles on leadership to postgraduate students of management, many of whom will be MBAs. It is also useful for senior managers taking executive programmes in leadership.

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