Leadership and organizations

by Alan Bryman

In this textbook Alan Bryman provides a detailed and critical examination of the literature on leadership in organizations, giving special recognition to the needs of students of organizational behaviour and the social psychology of organizations. After an examination of the complexity of the concept of leadership, the author describes the major approaches to the analysis of leadership in organizations, the idea that effective leaders have special traits; the various attempts to examine leader behaviour; normative approaches to the study of leadership; and the various theories which emphasize the importance of recognizing situational differences in understanding leadership effectiveness.

235 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a considered and carefully researched book. While a textbook - and indeed a dated textbook (published in 1986) - can appeared tortured or tired, some hard thinking has created this book. An array of small and qualitative studies have been aligned and shaped to create structures for organizational culture.

The book is also well written and structured. Very impressive.