Understanding Leadership : Paradigms and Cases

by Gayle C Avery

• ISBN13: 9780761942894
• ISBN10: 0761942890
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-18
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

Are current concepts of leadership appropriate for today's organizations? What will tomorrow's leadership need to be like? Is there a best approach to leadership? With a huge range of definitions and theories of leadership available, the field has become confusing for both students and practitioners alike. This text provides a framework for making sense of the field. In Part One, Gayle C Avery integrates a fragmented field into four broad paradigms or forms of leadership, helping to simplify and clarify the ill-defined field of leadership. The second part provides 10 case studies from leading organizations across Europe, Australia and the United States to illustrate how diverse leadership can be in successful organizations. At the end of each case, specific questions guide the reader in interpreting and analyzing the cases, connecting them to the leadership frameworks and theories in Part One. Written in simple language, Understanding Leadership can be used by readers with no prior knowledge of leadership. With its overview of major theories in the field and presentation of a simple and effective framework for analyzing these theories, the book will be essential reading for advanced undergraduate and MBA students. Avery has devised a set of powerpoint slides to accompany the book and support lecturers. They are available to view under Additional Materials

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Part One: Understanding Leadership	1	(154)
1 The Leadership Scene	3	(14)
2 Leadership Paradigms	17	(20)
3 Characteristics of Leadership Paradigms	37	(30)
4 Micro-level Leadership Theories	67	(24)
5 Emotion In Leadership	91	(22)
6 Macro-level Leadership	113	(26)
7 Integrating Theories and Paradigms	139	(16)
Part Two: Cases Studies	155	(140)
1 BMW: Sheer Driving Pleasure	157	(14)
Gayle C. Avery
2 W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.: Natural Leadership	171	(17)
Andrew Bell
3 Novartis: People Chemistry	188	(15)
Gayle C. Avery
4 Royal Australian Navy: Commanding New Leadership	203	(13)
Gayle C. Avery and student team
5 SAP: Leader of the Internet Pack	216	(17)
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6 Bonduelle: Leadership, French Style	233	(12)
Anne E. Witte
7 EKATO Ruhr- und Mischtechnik GmbH: Mixing People and Innovation	245	(10)
Gayle C. Avery
8 Schering-Plough: Mentoring Presidents	255	(8)
Martin Hilb
9 Swatch: Leading through Emotion	263	(16)
Gayle C. Avery
10 Rodenstock: Working with Vision	279	(16)
Gayle C. Avery
References	295	(15)
Index	310