Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience - Hardcover

Hughes, Richard L.; Ginnett, Robert; Curphy, Gordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0256261431 ISBN 13: 9780256261431

Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Sourcing from three different types of literature in the form of empirical studies; ancedotes, stories and findings; and leadership skills, this book aims to be a scholarly, but accessible introduction to the world of leadership.

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From the Publisher:

New chapter (13) Leadership and Change. Organizations are undergoing constant change, and the people working within the system need tools for leading under all circumstances. This new chapter provides detailed information on the leadership challenges faced in both stable and dynamic organizational environments.
Each chapter concludes with a section indicating which leadership skills are most relevant to the content of that chapter, which will help students retain and apply the material.
Suggested classroom activities are found at the end of each chapter to enhance student interaction and application.
Leadership Quotes (formerly known as Highlights) are interspersed throughout the chapters and provide interesting illustrations related to the textual material.
Based on reviewer feedback, the Contingency Theories have been moved from Chapter 3 to Chapter 12 so that students will have more foundational knowledge before attacking this complex topic.
The focus on 3 particular leaders: Madeline Allbright, Colin Powell, and Konosuke Matsushita are interspersed throughout the chapters to enhance the text's currency and integration.
Leadership skills are located in Part V of the text, enhancing the continuity from chapter to chapter and making it more readable.

About this edition

• Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0256261431
• ISBN 13: 9780256261431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 480