Studying Leadership 3rd Edition - Traditional and Critical Approaches

List of Tables
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Guided Tour
Online Resources
Praise for previous editions of Studying Leadership
Introduction: Mapping Different Approaches to Studying Leadership
The Changing Landscape of Leadership Studies – Time, Focus and Geography
Key Philosophical and Methodological Debates – Psychological and Sociological Perspectives
Overview of the Book
Additional Features
Part I Traditional Approaches to Leadership
1 Leadership and Management
Chapter Aims
Leadership and Management: Are They the Same?
Foundations of Fragmented Theory
The Denigration of Management
Both Leadership and Management Are Needed in Organisations
Leadership, Management and Change
Leadership, Management and Power
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
2 Leadership Competencies: Traits, Personality, Skills, Styles and Intelligences
Chapter Aims
What Are Traits, Skills, Styles and Intelligences? What Is Personality?
Traits, Characteristics and Leadership
Personality and Leadership
Leadership Styles
Leadership Styles across Hierarchical Levels
Skills Approaches to Leadership
Intelligences of Leadership
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
3 Contingency and Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theories of Leadership
Chapter Aims
General Characteristics of Early Contingency Theories of Leadership
Situational Leadership Theory
Least-Preferred Co-worker (LPC) Contingency Theory
Path-Goal Theory
Other Contingency Theories
Critical Evaluation of Early Contingency Theories
Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Critical Evaluation of LMX Theories
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
4 Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
Chapter Aims
Charismatic Leadership
Charismatic, Pragmatic and Ideological Leaders
The Development of Transformational Leadership Theory
Other Perspectives on Transformational Leadership
The Impact of Transformational Leadership
Limitations of Transformational Leadership
The Future of the ‘New Approach’
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
Part II Current Issues in Leadership
5 Perspectives on Leadership Context
Chapter Aims
A Psychological Perspective on Context – Implicit Leadership Theory
A Psychological Perspective on Context – Social Identity Theory and Leadership
A Sociological Perspective on Context – Social Construction and Critical Approaches
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
6 Followership, Psychoanalytic and Relational Approaches to Leadership
Chapter Aims
Follower-centric Approaches to Leadership
The Study of Followership
Critical Perspectives and Future Trends in Follower-centric Approaches to Leadership and the Study of Followership
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Leadership
Relational Approaches to Leadership
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
7 Leadership and Power
Chapter Aims
Why Power?
Power – A Focus on Inpiduals
Power – A Focus on Politics and Relations
A Critical Analysis of Mainstream Leadership Studies in Relation to Power
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
8 Strategic Leadership and Leading Change
Chapter Aims
Strategic Leadership
Criticism of Strategic Leadership Approaches
Leading Change
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
9 Distributed Leadership
Chapter Aims
What Is Distributed Leadership?
Theories and Frameworks of Distributed Leadership
Distributed Leadership, Culture and Community
Leadership as Social Process
The Leaderful Moment
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
10 Leadership and Culture
Chapter Aims
What Is Culture and Why Is It Relevant for Leadership?
Organisational Culture and Leadership
Approaches to Studying Regional/National Culture and Leadership
The GLOBE Project
Critical Evaluation of the GLOBE Project
The Worldliness Perspective
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
11 Leadership Learning and Development
Chapter Aims
The Development of Leadership Learning
Intrapersonal Issues in Leadership Development
Interpersonal Issues in Leadership Development
Process Issues in Leadership Development
Longitudinal Perspectives on Leadership Development
Leadership Development Evaluation
Creative Approaches to Leadership Learning and Development
Critical Approaches to Leadership Learning and Development
The Future of Leadership Learning and Development
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
Part III Critical Issues in Leadership
12 Leadership, Gender and Diversity
Chapter Aims
Why Gender Matters
Male Leaders or Female Leaders? What Is the Difference?
Female Leaders and Feminine Leadership – Opportunities and Persistent Challenges
Diversity and Leadership
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
13 Leadership, Ethics and Toxicity
Chapter Aims
What Is Leadership For?
Ethical Leadership
Toxic, Bad and Destructive Leadership
Critical Perspectives
Ethics, Leadership and Community
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
14 Leadership, Language and Identity
Chapter Aims
Language – Why Is It Relevant?
Leadership and Discourse
National Language
Understanding and Working with Language
Leadership as an Identity
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
15 Leadership, Arts and Aesthetics
Chapter Aims
Why Arts and Aesthetics in Leadership?
Aesthetics and Leadership
Art and Leadership
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
16 Researching Leadership
Chapter Aims
Introduction to Research Terminology
Traditional Approaches
Current Approaches
Critical Approaches
The Future of Leadership Studies
Summary
Additional Reflection Questions
Case Study Questions
Further Reading
Appendix: Case Studies
Case Study 1: Space Engineering Services
Case Study 2: Arabian Knights
Case Study 3: Procurement Transformation at Lowe Power Company
Case Study 4: Leadership through Values and Integrity – The Brandon Trust
Case Study 5: Organisation as Purpose – Leadership as Relationship and Values through Social Enterprise
Case Study 6: Leadership in Transforming Services in a Local Authority
Case Study 7: DesignCo – A Small Company in Transition
Case Study 8: Leadership in Laos
Glossary
References
Index