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An Integrative Theory of Leadership » Read Now
by Martin M. Chemers. 200 pgs.

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...we might find some of these leadership styles more attractive than others...complexity of contemporary leadership theory and research. Chapters 3 and...possibility of...
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The Invariance of Leadership Styles across Four Countries, in Journal of Managerial Issues » Read Now
by Cristina B. Gibson, George A. Marcoulides. 18 pgs.

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...1986), leaders may utilize all of the six styles depending on various contingencies; however...and above the others. Transformational Leadership Approach. As situational...
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Leadership Preferences: The Influence of Gender and Needs for Connection on Workers' Ideal Preferences for Leadership Behaviors, in Journal of Leadership Studies » Read Now
by Karyn J. Boatwright, Linda Forrest. 18 pgs.

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Leadership Development: Paths to Self-Insight and Professional Growth ("Forceful and Enabling Leadership Styles" begins on p. 11) » Read Now
by Manuel London. 293 pgs.

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Leadership Development explores how leaders gain and use self-knowledge for continuous improvement and career development and describes how leaders help themselves and the people with whom they work, understand themselves, and become more self-determined, continuous learners, and make the most of...
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Leadership Development explores how leaders gain and use self-knowledge for continuous improvement and career development and describes how leaders help themselves and the people with whom they work, understand themselves, and become more self-determined, continuous learners, and make the most of resources, such as feedback and coaching. This book explains why leaders need support for self-insight and professional growth in today's business environment. It explores dimensions of effective leadership in light of business, technological, and economic trends. Focusing on the importance of leaders developing accurate self-understanding, the book defines self-insight, outlines the meaning of internal strength and resilience for self-regulation, and considers how leaders attain a meaningful and realistic sense of self-identity. This volume illustrates ways organizations support these psychological processes. Leadership development is viewed as a comprehensive, continuous process that includes evaluating organizational needs and individual competencies, setting goals for career development and performance improvement, offering needed training and growth experiences, providing feedback, and tracking change in behavior and performance over time. It describes how leaders react to feedback and how 360-degree feedback survey methods and executive coaching help leaders attain and apply self-insight to enhance their performance. In addition, this book considers challenges and opportunities for leadership development, including how leaders overcome career barriers and become continuous learners.
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The Future of Leadership Development (Chap. 2 "Foundations for a Theory of Leadership") » Read Now
by Susan Elaine Murphy, Ronald E. Riggio. 279 pgs.

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The 11th Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference at Claremont McKenna College brought together an impressive slate of scholars whose theories, research, and cutting-edge techniques are now gathered together in this impressive volume. Each chapter asks and answers questions about the current...
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The 11th Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference at Claremont McKenna College brought together an impressive slate of scholars whose theories, research, and cutting-edge techniques are now gathered together in this impressive volume. Each chapter asks and answers questions about the current state of the field while providing future direction for research to help bridge the gap between leadership researchers and leadership development practitioners.
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Perspectives on Leadership: From the Science of Management to Its Spiritual Heart (Chap. 6 "Overview of Past Leadership Theories" and Chap. 8 "Principles of Values-Based Leadership Theory") » Read Now
by Gilbert W. Fairholm. 168 pgs.

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...In tracing the intellectual roots of business leadership over the last one hundred years, award winning author Gilbert W. Fairholm argues that until recently, spirit and...
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Implicit Leadership Theories: Prototypes for New Leaders, in Basic and Applied Social Psychology » Read Now
by Jim Blascovich, Robert A. Kenney, Phillip R. Shaver. 30 pgs.

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Organizational Behavior: Foundations, Theories, and Analyses (Part III "First-Generation Theories: Leadership") » Read Now
by John B. Miner. 888 pgs.

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The book begins with a treatment of the role of science and the nature of theory and research. A discussion of the early origins and history of organizational behavior follows. This is the most comprehensive coverage of how organizational behavior emerged and grew. It presents and evaluates the...
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The book begins with a treatment of the role of science and the nature of theory and research. A discussion of the early origins and history of organizational behavior follows. This is the most comprehensive coverage of how organizational behavior emerged and grew. It presents and evaluates the first generation theorists, whose work began during the first 20 years. The subject matter covered is motivation, leadership, and organizational decision making. The institutional culture of organizational behavior is discussed and a vision for the future of the field is stated. Here the early history and the evidence from the theories are brought together in an effort to assess the identity of organizational behavior and where it might be headed.
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Supportive Supervision in Schools ("Leadership Styles in Schools" begins on p. 17) » Read Now
by Raymond C. Garubo, Stanley Rothstein William. 168 pgs.

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Does fear or trust dominate relationships in your school's classrooms? How well do supervisors listen to and respond to teachers? How well do teachers listen to and respond to students? How are problems identified and solved? Supportive Supervision in Schools is a guide for teachers and...
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Does fear or trust dominate relationships in your school's classrooms? How well do supervisors listen to and respond to teachers? How well do teachers listen to and respond to students? How are problems identified and solved? Supportive Supervision in Schools is a guide for teachers and administrators who want to create good school climates and a school culture that encourages professional growth and development among staff members. It uses a conferencing method to allow teachers, administrators, and students to discuss and reflect upon what they are doing inside the school building. The authors use actual examples to illustrate how supportive environments can be constructed.
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The President and His Inner Circle: Leadership Style and the Advisory Process in Foreign Affairs » Read Now
by Thomas Preston. 347 pgs.

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Few would argue that presidential policies and performance would have been the same whether John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon became president in 1960, or if Jimmy Carter instead of Ronald Reagan had won the White House in 1980. Indeed, in recent elections, the character, prior policy experience, or...
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Few would argue that presidential policies and performance would have been the same whether John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon became president in 1960, or if Jimmy Carter instead of Ronald Reagan had won the White House in 1980. Indeed, in recent elections, the character, prior policy experience, or personalities of candidates have played an increasing role in our assessments of their "fit" for the Oval Office. Further, these same characteristics are often used to explain an administration's success or failure in policy making. Obviously, who the president is -- and what he is like -- matters. This book, a new approach to the study of the personal presidency, links the characteristics of six modern American presidents -- their personalities and their prior policy-making experience -- to their leadership styles, advisory arrangements, and decision making in the White House. Thomas Preston uses M. G. Hermann's Personality Assessment-at-a-Distance (PAD) profiling technique, as well as exhaustive archival research and interviews with former advisors, to develop a leadership style typology. He then compares his model's expectations against the actual policy record of six past presidents, using foreign policy episodes: Korea (1950) for Truman, Dien Bien Phu (1954) for Eisenhower, Cuba (1962) for Kennedy, Vietnam (1967-68) for Johnson, the Gulf War (1990-91) for Bush, and North Korea/Haiti/Bosnia (1994-95) for Clinton.
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Transformational Leadership: Industrial, Military, and Educational Impact » Read Now
by Bernard M. Bass. 214 pgs.

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Transformational Leadership Theory: Using Levels of Analysis to Determine Boundary Conditions, in Personnel Psychology » Read Now
by Francis J. Yammarino, Alan J. Dubinsky. 25 pgs.

...Transformational leadership theory: using levels of analysis to determine...view transformational/charismatic leadership theory as an unbounded theory (see...
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Charismatic Leadership: The Hidden Controversy, in Journal of Leadership Studies » Read Now
by Charles W. Blackwell, Jane Whitney Gibson, John C. Hannon. 19 pgs.

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