Leadership : theory and practice

With this text, Peter Northouse provides a description and analysis of a wide variety of different theoretical approaches to leadership, paying special attention to how each theory can be employed to improve leadership in practice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Northouse, Peter Guy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California ; London, England : SAGE Publications , c2010
Edition:5th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Trait approach
  • 3. Skills approach
  • 4. Style approach
  • 5. Situational approach
  • 6. Contingency theory
  • 7. Path-goal theory
  • 8. Leader-member exchange theory
  • 9. Transformational leadership
  • 10. Authentic leadership
  • 11. Team leadership
  • 12. Psychodynamic approach
  • 13. Women and leadership
  • 14. Culture and leadership
  • 15. Leadership ethics