The Nature of Organizational Leadership: Understanding the Performance Imperatives Confronting Today's Leaders (ORGANIZATIONAL FRONTIERS SERIES)

Zaccaro, Stephen J. [Editor]; Klimoski, Richard J. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0787952907 / ISBN 13: 9780787952907

Published by Pfeiffer & Co, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nature of Organizational Leadership: Understanding the Performance Imperatives Confronting Today's Leaders (ORGANIZATIONAL FRONTIERS SERIES)
• Publisher: Pfeiffer & Co
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787952907
• ISBN 13: 9780787952907
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 28 ounces

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Synopsis

The quality of an organization's top leaders is a critical influence on its overall effectiveness and continuing adaptability. Yet, little current research examines leadership within the context of organizational structure, such as how leaders influence organizational performance in those key moments when an executive's action is critical to driving the organization forward. This book represents a significant contribution to the literature of leadership, combining a contextual approach to organizational leadership with an in-depth treatment of the cognitive, social, and affective dynamics underlying that leadership. The Nature of Organizational Leadership, using an interdisciplinary approach that draws from the work of scholars in both management and psychology, provides a much-need organizational perspective on the problems to confronted by top executive leaders and the requisite behaviors, attributes, and outcomes necessary to lead organizations effectively.

About the Author

STEPHEN J. ZACCARO is associate professor of psychology and associate director of the Center for Behavioral and Cognitive Studies at George Mason University. He is the coauthor (with Anne W. Riley) of Occupational Stress and Organizational Effectiveness.

RICHARD J. KLIMOSKI is professor of psychology, director of the Center for Behavioral and Cognitive Studies, and associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences, at George Mason University. He is the coauthor (with Neal W. Schmitt) of Research Methods in Human Resources Management.