Jones Stephanie - Key Concepts In Leadership - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: What are the main characteristics of effective leadership? How can we understand leadership today? This wide - ranging inter - disciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the essentials of leadership. Included here are accessible and insightful entries on what leadership is how it is practised and the relevant strengths and pitfalls. The book provides a one stop introductory guide to one of the most central and contested concepts in the social sciences. An invaluable reference tool this book offers insight into issues such as: Are leaders born or made? Authoritarian versus participative leadership The psychology of leaders and followers Leadership development Leadership styles skills and functions Leadership in practice This book is an indispensable guide to the central concepts of leadership for professionals and students alike.
Title: Key Concepts In Leadership
Author(s): Jones Stephanie
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Barcode: 9781849205894
Pages: 164 Pages
Publication Date: 8/16/2012
Series: Sage Key Concepts Series
Category: Management: Leadership & Motivation