A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying leadership

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Title:

Author:

Jackson, Brad, 1960-

ISBN:

9781849207386

9781849207393

Personal Author:

Jackson, Brad, 1960-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2011.

Physical Description:

xiii, 194 pages ; 21 cm.

Series:

Very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about--

Contents:

Should you buy this book? -- Why studying leadership matters -- Leader-centred perspectives on leadership -- Follower-centred perspectives on leadership -- Cultural perspectives on leadership -- Critical and distributed perspectives on leadership -- Leadership with a higher purpose -- Take your lead -- Resources for studying leadership.

Abstract:

This guide provides students with alternative ways of looking at leadership beyond prescriptive 'how to' approaches. It shows how leadership is a relational activity and encourages students to think about leadership in fresh and innovative ways. This edition includes expanded discussion of hot topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. In showing students how to critically appraise and work with leadership theories, this book will not just make readers into better students of leadership, but into better leaders as well.

Subject Term:

Leadership.

Leadership -- Study and teaching.

Added Author:

Parry, Ken W.

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The Second Edition of Studying Leadership guides the reader through the cacophony of competing perspectives and models of leadership; now updated with expanded discussion of hot topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis.Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the 'Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap' series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for students, researchers and practitioners studying leadership across all disciplines.