The Nature of Biblical Followership, Volume 1: Components and Practice (Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3031370848 ISBN 13: 9783031370847

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

Synopsis

From a Biblical perspective, followership is an important aspect of leadership and is exemplified in the lives of numerous individuals in the Bible. These examples offer valuable guidance for how followership can be applied in modern organizations.

Divided into three parts, this volume explores the definition and impact of followership on leadership, examining its interdependence with servant leadership, as well as the positive and negative aspects of the relationship between followers and leaders. The book also delves into how followers share power in the workplace and the characteristics and behaviors of followers.

Overall, this work contributes to the emerging field of followership in organizational leadership research, with a particular emphasis on the Biblical perspective but also relevant to broader leadership studies.

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About the Author

Kathleen Patterson is Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in the School of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. She is a noted expert on servant leadership.

Bruce E. Winston is Professor of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. He previously served as Dean of the School of Leadership Studies. He has authored and edited several books related to biblical approaches to modern management.

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From a Biblical perspective, followership is an important aspect of leadership and is exemplified in the lives of numerous individuals in the Bible. These examples offer valuable guidance for how followership can be applied in modern organizations.

Divided into three parts, this volume explores the definition and impact of followership on leadership, examining its interdependence with servant leadership, as well as the positive and negative aspects of the relationship between followers and leaders. The book also delves into how followers share power in the workplace and the characteristics and behaviors of followers.

Overall, this work contributes to the emerging field of followership in organizational leadership research, with a particular emphasis on the Biblical perspective but also relevant to broader leadership studies.

Kathleen Patterson is Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in the School of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. She is a noted expert on servant leadership.

Bruce E. Winston is Professor of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. He previously served as Dean of the School of Leadership Studies. He has authored and edited several books related to biblical approaches to modern management.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031370848
• ISBN 13: 9783031370847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 346
• Editor: Patterson Kathleen, Winston Bruce E.