Leadership Studies: Theory, Practice, and Methods - (Third Edition)

Author: Wang Lefu
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book is a further revision and expansion based on the second edition. Its core content consists of three parts: What is Leadership Studies, which elaborates on the fundamental boundary issues of the discipline; Theories, Practices, and Methods of Leadership Studies, which explains what Leadership Studies covers; and Constructing Leadership Culture, aimed at expanding the disciplinary perspective of Leadership Studies, enabling it to articulate its theoretical principles in response to the social and historical context. The third edition has made new improvements in terms of theoretical logic and content, with updates, enrichments, and further refinements in its structure. The key features of the third edition are its effort to integrate more disciplinary and interdisciplinary content within the adjusted framework, injecting vitality into the further development and enhancement of the discipline; in the arrangement of the subject content, it pioneers explorations in defining the boundaries between Leadership Studies and other disciplines, while incorporating new research findings since the second edition, reflecting a spirit of keeping pace with the times and showcasing a fresh contemporary feel. It places greater emphasis on the hot and challenging issues of China's current public management system reform. This book is suitable as a textbook for university liberal arts majors such as Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Management, Sociology, Philosophy, History, and Law. It is also suitable for to read.