- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
Examining contemporary issues of gender, culture and ethics, this concise and highly practical textbook covers the essential, need-to-know theories required by current and future leaders. Central to the book are the testimonies of six leaders from a diverse range of industries and company sizes, which provide real-life perspectives on leadership in organisations around the world. As a reader, you are invited to reflect on your own personal experiences of leadership and consider how good leadership practices can benefit organisations and the people working within them. Leadership: Perspectives from Practice is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Leadership, as well as anyone looking to better their understanding of the realities of leadership and how practical leadership skills are developed. Laura Galloway PhD is Professor of Business and Enterprise at Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University, Director of the EBS Incubator and joint Editor-in-Chiefof the International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Detailed table of contents
- Illustration List
- Table List
- Instructor Resources
- About the author
- Introduction
- 1 Understanding leadership Pioneering, influencing and motivating
- 2 Traditional approaches to leadership
- 3 Modern approaches to leadership
- 4 New trends in understanding leadership
- 5 Leadership contexts From theory to practice
- 6 Leading and diversity
- 7 Leading and culture
- 8 Leading and ethics
- 9 Developing leadership and developing leaders
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Index