Art and Science of Leadership - Softcover

Nahavandi, Afsaneh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136044085 ISBN 13: 9780136044086

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2009

Synopsis

Nahavandi’s text has an application emphasis with a cross cultural perspective on leadership.

Coverage includes individual differences and traits, power and leadership, using resources effectively, and participative management and teams.

For any leader, or potential leader, who wants better decision making capability, more satisfied employees, better quality products and services, and more satisfied constituencies and customers.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Applications-oriented -- with a strong research base -- this text "demystifies" leadership. Integrates cross-cultural, racial, and gender-based analyses of leadership.

From the Back Cover:

Leading people effectively is a tremendous challenge, a rest opportunity, and a serious responsibility.

For our organizations to be effective and for our society to function successfully, we must be able to select the right leaders and help them succeed. Because the processes of leading others to achieve organizational goals are applicable in any institutional setting, this book presents a broad review and analysis of the field of leadership with application to business and other organizations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0136044085
• ISBN 13: 9780136044086
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 406