Encyclopedia of LeadershipGeorge R. Goethals, Georgia J. Sorenson, James MacGregor Burns Click ′Additional Materials′ for downloadable samples "In 1975 a wag declared that the concept of leadership should be abandoned. It was not, of course. The 300 contributors to the Encyclopedia of Leadership are leaders among the many thousands of scholars responsible for the health and vast breadth of leadership studies. They show us that leadership plays an important, increasingly integral role today in fields ranging from world politics to community development." "This new Encyclopedia provides leaders with the historical perspective and a vision of the tenuous future so essential if leaders of the future are to redefine leadership on their own terms, with their own people." The Encyclopedia of Leadership brings together for the first time everything that is known and truly matters about leadership as part of the human experience. Developed by the award-winning editorial team at Berkshire Publishing Group, the Encyclopedia includes hundreds of articles, written by 280 leading scholars and experts from 17 countries, exploring leadership theories and leadership practice. Entries and sidebars show leadership in action—in corporations and state houses, schools, churches, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Questions the Encyclopedia of Leadership will answer: - What is a leader? The Encyclopedia of Leadership is an unprecedented learning resource. Scholars, students, professionals, and active citizens will turn to the Encyclopedia for guidance on the theory and practice of leadership, for the stories of great leaders, and for the tools and knowledge they need to lead in the 21st century. Key Features - Four volumes Key Themes - Biographies The Encyclopedia of Leadership will be a vital tool for librarians with collections in business, management, history, politics, communication, psychology, and a host of other disciplines. Students and teachers in courses ranging from history to psychology, anthropology, and law will also find this an invaluable reference. In addition, there are nearly 900 leadership programs in American post-secondary institutions and a growing number of efforts to develop leadership in high schools. There are leadership studies majors and minors, as well as certificate and Ph.D. programs, in the United States, Belgium, U.K., Japan, and elsewhere. Editorial Board Laurien Alexandre, Antioch University Contributors Include Warren Bennis (Management) |
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... lead, and whether there was a conscious intention to lead. In this section, we particularly wanted to explore what it means to be a leader, how leaders are different from other influential or powerful people, and how leadership is ...
... lead” implies “to set goals and alter behavior to achieve those goals,” then people could still argue that assembly lines “lead” people. That is, the machinery sets the required output of widgets and then persuades its human operatives ...
... lead others by being a guide, by showing the way, then it seems that hybrids can, too. A dog, for example, can lead a person home—providing the dog knows where home is—and is therefore part of a home-human-dog hybrid; a lighthouse can ...
... leads because of what it symbolizes but rather that its followers attribute to the flag a future that they find attractive ... lead because they do not instigate the vision or mobilization. Thus, it is the pivotal creative role played by ...
... lead. Moreover, we assume a logical connection between the words leader and follower, as if this dyad (pair) were an absolute and inherently logical structure. It is not. The most interesting leadership operates without anyone ...
Contents
P | 1145 |
Q | 1279 |
R | 1285 |
Appendix
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Volume 4
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S | 1369 |
T | 1521 |
U | 1599 |
G | 529 |
H | 645 |
I | 695 |
J | 763 |
K | 789 |
L | 809 |
Appendix
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Volume 3
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M | 931 |
N | 1055 |
O | 1105 |
V | 1615 |
W | 1621 |
X | 1693 |
Y | 1697 |
Bibliography of Significant Books on Leadership | 1705 |
Directory of Leadership Programs | 1713 |
Primary Sources Presidential Speeches on Foreign Policy and War | 1737 |
Primary Sources Sacred Texts | 1791 |
Index | 1801 |