Leadership Studies (Theory, Practice, and Methods)

Author: Wang Lefu (Compiler)
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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 addresses what the discipline teaches; and Constructing Leadership Culture, which aims to broaden the disciplinary perspective of Leadership Studies, enabling it to articulate its theoretical foundations in response to social and historical contexts. 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 as much disciplinary and interdisciplinary content as possible within the adjusted framework, injecting vitality into the further development and advancement of the discipline; in the arrangement of the disciplinary content, it explores pioneering 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 civil servants and leadership managers of various types.