Leadership : a diverse, inclusive and critical approach

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Author:

Prakasam, Naveena, author.

ISBN:

9781529769074

9781529769081

Personal Author:

Prakasam, Naveena, author.

Physical Description:

xxii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

Part 1: setting the scene -- Introduction -- Evolution of leadership theories 1: traits and skills -- Evolution of leadership theories 2: leadership styles, leader versus manager debate -- The social construction of leadership -- Part 2: connectedness and context -- Relational leadership -- Leadership in crisis: what we can learn from entrepreneurs and intrapreneurial approaches / Louisa Huxtable-Thomas and Russ Huxtable -- Part 3: contemporary issues and leadership -- Power and the dark side of leadership / James Wallace and Naveena Prakasam -- Leadership, ethics, and strategic HRM / Geraint Harvey and Carl Rhodes -- Leadership and the digital age / Desireé Joy Cranfield, Isabella Venter and Andrea Tick -- Datafication, surveillance and leadership -- Gender, race and leadership -- Conclusion.

Abstract:

This thought-provoking leadership textbook has diversity at its heart, encouraging you to challenge traditional ways of thinking about leadership. The book explores the different facets and wide-ranging approaches to leadership - from the evolution of leadership with a focus on traits, to critically assessing various styles and approaches to leadership. Chapters explore social constructionist appraoches to leadership; relational leadership; ethics, leadership and strategic HRM; power and the dark side of leadership, as well as the implications of leadership in the digital era and leadership in an age of increased surveillance. The book critiques the domination of Western, white, and masculine centric approaches to leadership while examining the gendering and racialisation of leadership, and issues pertaining to exclusion and inclusion.

Subject Term:

Leadership.

Management.

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This book explores the different facets and wide-ranging approaches to leadership - from the evolution of leadership with a focus on traits, to critically assessing various styles and approaches to leadership. Chapters explore social constructionist approaches to leadership; relational leadership; ethics, leadership and strategic HRM; power and the dark side of leadership, as well as the implications of leadership in the digital era and leadership in an age of increased surveillance. The book critiques the domination of Western, white, and masculine centric approaches to leadership while examining the gendering and racialisation of leadership, and issues pertaining to exclusion and inclusion.

Features include:

· Non-Western case studies that give a truly global outlook.

· A Decolonising Leadership feature that highlights diverse sources and perspectives to encourage you to look beyond the traditional leadership canon.

· Reflective questions that encourage critical thinking.

Suitable for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students studying leadership.

Dr. Naveena Prakasam is a lecturer in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the University of Southampton.