Leadership and Power : Identity Processes in Groups and Organizations

by Daan Van Knippenberg

• ISBN13: 9780761947028
• ISBN10: 0761947027
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-08
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

Leadership and associated power issues lie at the core of group life in a variety of contexts. Even the most informal of groups typically have some form of leadership in their organization, and the understanding of leadership and power from a psychological standpoint can inform a greater understanding of group dynamics both inside and outside of the workplace. Leadership and Power is a synthesis of contributions from eminent social psychologists and organizational scientists that addresses these issues from a fresh perspective. In recent years, these themes have been re-examined through the lens of social categorization approaches that highlight people's social identity and social roles as group members, as well as the processes that influence perceptions of and expectations about people and groups. The book is wide-ranging; chapters cover such diverse issues as: interpersonal versus group-oriented styles of leadership; leadership of totalist groups; political leadership; and gender and leadership. It represents a state-of-the-art overview of this burgeoning field that will be important to a host of disciplines. Elements of cross-referencing to highlight thematic links as well as effective chapter conclusions will make the text appealing to advanced students taking courses in social and organizational psychology, management and organization studies, not just scholars interested in these themes.

Table of Contents

Identity, Leadership and Power - Daan Van Knippenberg and Michael A Hogg

Preface and Introduction

Leadership Effectiveness - Martin M Chemers

Functional, Constructivist and Empirical Perspectives

Leader-Member Relations and Social Identity - Michael A Hogg, Robin Martin and Karen Weedon

Leadership as the Outcome of Self-Categorization Processes - Michael J Platow et al

Identity, Leadership Categorization and Leadership Schema - Robert Lord and Rosalie Hall

Status Characteristics and Leadership - Cecilia Ridgeway

Few Women at the Top - Alice Eagly

How Role Incongruity Produces Prejudice and the Glass Ceiling

Justice, Identity and Leadership - Tom Tyler

A Relational Perspective on Leadership and Co-Operation - David de Cremer

Why It Matters to Care and Be Fair

Leadership, Identity and Influence - Barbara van Knippenberg and Daan van Knippenberg

Relational Concerns in the Use of Influence Tactics

Power and Prejudice - Stephanie Goodwin

A Social-Cognitive Perspective on Power and Leadership

Power and Identity in Negotiation - Carsten K W de Dreu and Gerben A van Kleef

Implications for Leadership

Aberrations of Power - Robert S Baron, Kevin Crawley and Diana Paulina

Leadership in Totalist Groups

The Imperative of Identity - Rod Kramer

The Role of Identity in Leader Judgement and Decision-Making

On the Science and Art of Leadership - Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins

Identity, Power and Strategic Social Categorizations - Scott Reid and Sik Hung Ng

Theorizing the Language of Leadership