| Description |
1 online resource (x, 316 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Part one. Understanding leadership ; The leadership scene -- Leadership paradigms -- Characteristics of leadership paradigms -- Micro-level leadership theories -- Emotion in leadership -- Macro-level leadership -- Integrating theories and paradigms -- Part two. Case studies ; BMW : sheer driving pleasure / Gayle C. Avery -- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. : natural leadership / Andrew Bell -- Novartis : people chemistry / Gayle C. Avery -- Royal Australian Navy : commanding new leadership / Gayle C. Avery and student team -- SAP : leader of the Internet pack / Gayle C. Avery -- Bonduelle : leadership, French style / Anne E. Witte -- EKATO Rühr- und Mischtechnik GmbH : mixing people and innovation / Gayle C. Avery -- Schering-Plough : mentoring presidents / Martin Hilb -- Swatch : leading through emotion / Gayle C. Avery -- Rodenstock : working with vision / Gayle C. Avery |
| 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. "Understanding Leadership" 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, this text 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-309) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Leadership.
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Leadership -- Case studies
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Industrial management -- Europe
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Leadership
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
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Leadership
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Organisationsentwicklung
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Management
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Leiderschap.
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bell, Andrew. author
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Hilb, Martin. author.
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Witte, Anne E., author.
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| LC no. |
2003109268 |
| ISBN |
9781446266199 |
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1446266192 |
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9781446215487 |
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1446215482 |
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1283880156 |
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9781283880152 |
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9781446223215 |
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1446223213 |
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