Leadership in Organizations

by John Storey (Editor)

Of the many books written about leadership, few move beyond conventional accounts of theory, or truly scrutinise the leadership agenda. However, this exciting book sets a new agenda for the interpretation of leadership and development. Including contributions from some of the most distinctive leaders in the field, it considers the newest themes to come out of the leadership debate. Topics covered * leadership and integrity
* learning leadership
* career individualization
* leadership development in the public sector. One of the first books to systematically link leadership and management, this distinctive and challenging text examines leadership in the context of career development. It critically assesses the more conventional training and development available to managers, and in doing so equips readers with the analytical perspectives and tools needed to understand the significance of leadership in contemporary organizations.

Genres: Leadership

364 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

John is Professor of Human Resource Management at The Open University Business School. He was Professor of Management at the University of Loughborough and Deputy Director of the Business School. Before that he was Principal Research Fellow at Warwick Business School where he lectured on the Warwick Executive MBA and was module leader for the HR course on the Consortium MBA.

He is an Elected Fellow of the British Academy of Management. He was Editor of the Human Resource Management Journal 1994-2000. He is Chairman of the Involvement & Participation Association (IPA). He currently serves on the Editorial Boards of the journal Leadership and the Human Resource Management Journal. He is General Editor of Blackwell's series on Management, Organizations and Business. He is an Associate of the Center for Global Strategic Human Resource Management, Rutgers University, USA and of the ESRC Skills and Knowledge Centre (SKOPE) at Oxford and Warwick University.

He is a member of the UK government's Leadership & Management Panel which advises Ministers in the Department of Business and the Department of Education. He is a non-executive director of the Land Command Personnel Management Board, and he is Chairman of the Executive Board of the IPA. He has consulted at board level for Waitrose, John Lewis, the MOD, Barclays Bank, and KPMG. He has been a Visiting Professor at the National Police Training College.