Leadership Studies [Fourth Edition]

Author: (USA) Hargrove (USA) Ginnett (USA) Koufas
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This is an outstanding introductory textbook on leadership, which comprehensively introduces and analyzes the latest developments in leadership skills such as team building, empowerment, and coaching using examples of historical and modern outstanding leaders. It also provides a brand-new research methodology for leadership studies. The authors leverage their accumulated experience, anecdotes, stories, and discoveries to create an engaging, humanistic, and scholarly textbook. The book primarily focuses on the three-factor framework of leadership interaction: leadership is the result of the interaction among leaders, followers, and the situation. Finally, the book offers practical leadership practice skills. It includes a thorough and detailed review of classic leadership theories, as well as anecdotes from renowned leaders—Colin Powell, Madeleine Albright, and Konosuke Matsushita—to provide a realistic context for analyzing classic theories. Numerous lesser-known supplementary reading materials and timely quotes are interspersed throughout the book, adding more fun and appeal. The unique feature of this book lies in the perfect balance between leadership theory and practice, which will help students apply theoretical knowledge and research findings to their work.