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Leadership: Theory and Practice
Heartened by the positive response to previous editions of Leadership: Theory and Practice, this Fourth Edition is written with the same objective to bridge the gap between the often simplistic popular approaches to leadership and the more abstract theoretical approaches.
Paperback, 395 pages
Published
October 26th 2006
by Sage Publications (CA)
(first published March 11th 1997)
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One of my Fall 2011 accomplishments! Thanks to Reid for plowing through this one with me. It was one of those books that I felt I should read, since it's a best selling text in leadership. I'm glad I did.
The first 1/3 was slow going, discussing older theories that seemed to have serious faults and limited applicability. But, it was good history and context for the leadership instructor. The next 1/3 contained discussion of transformational leadership and authentic leadership that really put a l...more
The first 1/3 was slow going, discussing older theories that seemed to have serious faults and limited applicability. But, it was good history and context for the leadership instructor. The next 1/3 contained discussion of transformational leadership and authentic leadership that really put a l...more
I just read this book for my MBA Leadership class and very much enjoyed it. Most of the books I read for classes are painful - but this was not only easy to ready, it was interesting and something that was relevant.
This is a very good introduction to leadership. It is appropriate for undergraduate level course. It covers a great array of leadership topics in easy-to-understand language.
Read this as part of the Teacher Leader program at EKU. It is well written and honest about the major leadership theories. The fact that it includes the negative sides is refreshing. Good starter text but it does lack the implementation tools that some other text have. A lot of theory and case study readings make it an interesting read overall but not the best in the field at large.
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This is a good survey of leadership theories. However, one seeking to develop leadership capability would need more than this text.
This is a good survey of leadership theories. However, one seeking to develop leadership capability would need more than this text.
May 31, 2013
Tasneem Navsariwala
is currently reading it
Its like a calculas for the beginners or new practitioners who wanna know about leadership... logical squence, clearity of concepts and symetrical structure n simple language is the strenght of the book.... Good ones..
Good summarizing for leadership theories, and some interesting findings in leadership researches.
Leadership Theory includes ideas like Trait Approach, Style Approach, Situational Approach, etc.
this is a psych book. ok. just made me think more about some terrible "leaders" i know at work.
Very easy to read and understand. The material is very organized and well supported.
Not bad for a psych 358 BYU independent study course. Easy reading and interesting.
A great book that summarizes leadership theories in common everyday language.
Very typical textbook; you get out of it what you put into it, I guess. Found some really good theories that I could definitely apply to prior supervisors in what NOT to do - and got an 8-10 page paper out of it, too. Still, rather boring, and I wouldn't be picking it up for a fun read.
Jun 14, 2010
Jen
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3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who need background on leadership theory
Shelves:
professional,
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This does what it should--outlines various leadership theories and practices. It's pretty read-able, and the standard format means that you're getting the same info from chapter to chapter. That fact also means it gets tiring reading from beginning to end, but used as a reference it's probably better. A few gender-related concerns came up during discussion of the book, so it'll be interesting to go back and catch some more, and perhaps alert the author to them for his next edition. (Especially i...more
Buku yang cukup lengkap jika ingin mempelajari Leadership.
My "go to" leadership book!
Excellent coverage of theoretical studies of leadership. Does not miss practical value either.
It was a decent textbook, explaining several different approached to examining leadership, but still, it WAS a textbook.
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Very clear and concise primer on leadership. I Highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in an excellent literature review on various styles of leadership.
Northouse gives a good general idea about the various leadership theories and their development, but this topic is oftentimes so vague that I would read a chapter and come away having no further concept of that topic than I did before reading. It didn't help that my professor openly belittled the book throughout the semester. I have learned a lot more about leadership than I ever expected to, but it's not something I ever want to study again.
Very clearly written and easy to read overview of leadership theories. It follows the same format across the chapters which makes it easy to compare the different theories.
Mar 05, 2008
Drick
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General overview of various leadership theories: trait, behavior, contingency, situational, transformational. She also has chapters on Women, Culture. A good overview with case studies used after each chapter to illustrate the point. To be used in my Leadership class (URBN 570)
A solid survey of leadership theories, this book is approachable and gives a good basic understanding of the most common theories.
A textbook for my latest class, I like that it basically provides the overview of each theory and provides references if I want to explore further
Academic and long, with some interesting findings.
It's a textbook, and about as interesting as such. However, good overview of the many research-based leadership theories from which the general business and academic world base their leadership practices and programs.
Jun 17, 2013
Edo Lee
marked it as to-read
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