Leadership in Organizations

by Yukl, Gary A.

• ISBN13: 9780132424318
• ISBN10: 0132424312
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-31
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This book discusses theories of leadership and provides practical advice for business leaders. The text provides a balance of theory and practice as it surveys the major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in formal organizations. Changes in the Seventh Edition include a reorganization of chapters to make room for additional material while maintaining the unique structure that addresses both academics and practitioners. The text now covers ethical, spiritual, servant, and authentic leadership and discusses diversity in leadership roles. The Nature of Leadership; The Nature of Managerial Work; Perspectives on Effective Leadership Behavior; Participative Leadership, Delegation, and Empowerment; Dyadic Relations, Attributions, and Followership; Power and Influence; Managerial Traits and Skills; Early Contingency Theories of Effective Leadership; Charismatic and Transformational Leadership; Leading Change in Organizations; Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups; Strategic Leadership by Top Executives; Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership; Gender, Diversity, and Cross-cultural Leadership; Developing Leadership Skills MARKET: Effective leadership is the cornerstone of any business venture. Much research has gone into discovering how people lead effectively, and many executives want to know how to turn this research toward their advantage. The text addresses both the theoretical and the practical side of leadership.

Table of Contents

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Introduction: The Nature of Leadership

Definitions of Leadership

Indicators of Leadership Effectiveness

Overview of Major Research Approaches

Level of Conceptualization for Leadership Theories

Other Bases for Comparing Leadership Theories

Organization of the Book

Summary

Review and Discussion Questions

The Nature of Managerial Work

Typical Activity Patterns in Managerial Work

The Content of Managerial Work

Demands, Constraints, and Choices

Research on Situational Determinants

Changes in the Nature of Managerial Work

How Much Discretion Do Managers Have?

Limitations of the Descriptive Research

Applications for Managers

Summary

Review and Discussion Questions

Case: Acme Manufacturing Company

Perspectives on Effective Leadership Behavior

Ohio State Leadership Studies

Michigan Leadership Studies

Limitations of Survey Research

Experiments on Task and Relations Behavior

Research Using Critical Incidents

The High-High Leader

Leadership Behavior Taxonomies

Specific Task Behaviors

Specific Relations Behaviors

Evaluation of the Behavior Approach

Summary

Review and Discussion Questions

Case: Consolidated Products

Case: Air Force Supply Squadron

Participative Leadership, Delegation, and Empowerment

Nature of Participative Leadership

Consequences of Participative Leadership

Research on Effects of Participative Leadership

Normative Decision Model

Applications: Guidelines for Participative Leadership

Delegation

Applications: Guidelines for Delegating

Perceived Empowerment

Summary

Review and Discussion Questions

Case: Echo Electronics

Case: Alvis Corporation

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