Theory and Practice of Leadership - Softcover

Roger Gill

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9788132110859: Theory and Practice of Leadership

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8132110854 ISBN 13: 9788132110859

Publisher: SAGE Publications, 2013

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If you are looking for a more holistic and critical take on the field of leadership, look no further! The second edition of this engaging and highly-respected text offers an exploration of leadership in a variety of contexts, both profit-orientated and non-profit. New to this edition: Refined to capture and delineate the essential theories more clearly, with broader coverage taking in the latest developments in areas such as change, politics, assessment and development of leadership, and multiple intelligences. Further development of a new integrative model of core leadership themes and practices. Abundant examples and illustrations, together with detailed explanations of how they apply in practice. A companion website with an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint slides, links to additional case studies and full-text journal articles. Theory and Practice of Leadership will prove a highly-stimulating read for undergraduate and postgraduate students of leadership and related subjects as well as management consultants and practising managers.

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About the Author:

Roger Gill is Visiting Professor of Leadership Studies at Durham University Business School (DUBS), Durham University in the UK, and an independent consultant on leadership and leadership development. He supervises research both in DUBS and in Durham’s Department of Theology & Religion. He is a Chartered Psychologist, a graduate of the universities of Oxford, Liverpool, and Bradford and a Fellow of the Leadership Trust Foundation.

Review:

′Very sound textbook on leadership, giving an overview on all central topics and developments′
Dr Karin Moser
Category Judge, CMI Management Book of the Year

′A real tour-de-force′
Delroy Beverley
Category judge, CMI Management Book of the Year

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