Leadership Perspectives Knowledge into Action

by James, Kim Turnbull; Collins, James

• ISBN13: 9780230516045
• ISBN10: 0230516041
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Taking its theme from the fifth annual Studying Leadership conference held at Cranfield School of Management, this work offers new formulations of the concept of leadership. Making a clear link between research and practice, it explores how new ideas about leadership will lead to new approaches to leadership practice.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. viii
Notes on the Contributors	p. ix
Thanks and Acknowledgements	p. xv
New Perspectives on Leadership: How Practical is a Good Theory?	p. 1
New Constructions of Leadership	p. 13
The Event's the Thing: Brief Encounters With the Leaderful Moment	p. 15
Leadership, Spirituality and Complexity: Wilberforce and the Abolition of the Slave Trade	p. 29
Sharing Thoughts on Leadership and Friendship	p. 43
How to Become a Globally Responsible Leader: Rites of Passage and Transitional Space	p. 58
Strategic Leadership	p. 72
Voluntarism, Representative Leadership and Organisational Democracy	p. 86
The Importance of Context	p. 103
Public Sector Leader Change Strategies: A Focus on Technical or Collaborative Solutions	p. 105
Leadership in the British Army - A Gendered Construct?	p. 114
Leadership in Higher Education	p. 130
Departmental Affiliation, Leadership and Leadership Development	p. 144
Leadership and Relationships	p. 161
Leading with Political Awareness: Leadership Across Diverse Interests Inside and Outside the Organisation	p. 163
Political-Management Leadership	p. 177
Leaders and Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs: Why Working Relationships Matter	p. 193
The Importance of Role Models in the Development of Leaders' Professional Identities	p. 208
Distributed Leadership in Project Teams	p. 223
Index	p. 238
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