Handbook of leadership theory and practice : an HBS centennial colloquium on advancing leadership /

Handbook of leadership theory and practice : an HBS centennial colloquium on advancing leadership / edited by Nitin Nohria, Rakesh Khurana. - Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xiv, 822 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Advancing leadership theory and practice / When does leadership matter? : a contingent opportunities view of CEO leadership / Revisiting the meaning of leadership / What is this thing called leadership? / Leadership through an organization behavior lens : a look at the last half-century of research / Psychological perspectives on leadership / A clinical approach to the dynamics of leadership and executive transformation / Classical sociological approaches to the study of leadership / Economists' perspectives on leadership / An economic perspective on leadership / Leadership and history / Power and leadership / Leadership and cultural context : a theoretical and empirical examination based on project GLOBE / Women and leadership : defining the challenges / A contingency theory of leadership / What is leadership? : the CEO's role in large, complex organizations / What makes teams of leaders leadable? / Decision making as leadership foundation / Leading change : leadership, organization, and social movements / Leadership in a globalizing world / Unlocking the slices of genius in your organization : leading for innovation / Identity-based leader development / The experience conundrum / Leadership development interventions : ensuring a return on the investment / Pursuing authentic leadership development / Adult development and organizational leadership / Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana -- Noam Wasserman, Bharat Anand, and Nitin Nohria -- Joel Podolny, Rakesh Khurana, and Marya L. Besharov -- J. Richard Hackman -- Mary Ann Glynn and Rich DeJordy -- Jennifer A. Chatman and Jessica A. Kennedy -- Manfred Kets de Vries and Elisabet Engellau -- Mauro F. Guillén -- Patrick Bolton, Markus K. Brunnermeier, and Laura Veldkamp -- Mark. A. Zupan -- Walter A. Friedman -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- Mansour Javidan ... [and others -- Robin J. Ely and Deborah L. Rhode -- Jay Lorsch -- Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria -- Ruth Wageman and J. Richard Hackman -- Michael Useem -- Marshall Ganz -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter -- Linda A. Hill ... [and others -- Herminia Ibarra, Scott Snook, and Laura Guillén Ramo -- Morgan W. McCall, Jr. -- Jay A. Conger -- Bruce J. Avolio -- Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey.

"The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice is based on the Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium "Leadership: Advancing an Intellectual Discipline" and edited by HBS professors Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana, this volume brings together the most important scholars from fields as diverse as psychology, sociology, economics, and history to take stock of what we know about leadership and to set an agenda for future research. This comprehensive volume explores leadership along many dimensions, including the development of leadership as a discipline, the contingencies leadership research needs to address if it is to develop as a subject, the nurturing of individual leaders, and the most critical problems facing practicing leaders today."--BOOK JACKET.



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Leadership.
Executive ability.
International business enterprises.


Electronic Books.

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