What are the relevant personality and motivational traits of good
(and bad) leaders? Do leaders possess different types of
intellectual capacities? How do effective leaders behave and what
kinds of people follow them? What are the contextual/situational
factors that give rise to leaders? How is leadership influenced by
gender, cultural differences, and social networks?
Professor Michael Mumford is one of the leading researchers on
the topic of leadership and organizational behavior. Mumford
discusses the predominant topics and approaches to studying
leadership research, including a review of research on leader
traits and behaviors, situational influences on leadership, the way
in which leaders think, and outstanding leadership. The text
concludes with a discussion of emergent topics in the field.
Embedded in each chapter is information related to improving or
developing leadership through the topics discussed.
Key Features A short, non-technical introduction suitable for
any reader An Introduction to the history of leadership, extant
definitions, assumptions, theories and methods of study Examines
emergent topics in the field Offers topical applications for
improving and developing leadership
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