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Book SynopsisThe late Boas Shamir made a significant contribution to the development of novel theories and frameworks in the leadership field. He became one of the most influential figures in leadership research, and left behind him an outstanding body of work.
Leadership Now: Reflections on the Legacy of Boas Shamir incorporates some of Boas Shamir's most classic and significant works, and includes contributions from a group that represent the most influential leaders in the field, up and coming scholars, as well as students of Boas Shamir. The first part of the book focuses on Shamir’s most influential work on the motivational effects of charismatic leaders. The second part follows with work on the charismatic relationship; reflecting the shift of Boas Shamir's work in the later parts of his career from a leader-centric focus to a closer examination of the relational aspects of leadership and the major effects followers have on the leadership process. The third part includes samples of this work on the role of the contextual factors in leadership.
This volume aims to preserve Boas Shamir's legacy and inspire further generations of leadership scholars.
Trade ReviewReprinted articles by scholar of business Boas Shamir (d. 2014) discuss leader-centric approaches, the leader-follower relationship, the context of leadership, and his legacy as a professor. Among his topics are the motivational effects of charismatic leadership: a self-concept based theory, social distance and charisma: theoretical notes and an exploratory study, and organizational and contextual influences on the emergence and effectiveness of charismatic leadership. Scholars influenced by his work also contribute new papers, on such matters as keeping the baby while refreshing the bathwater: revisiting the role of singular leadership, and leadership in transformation: from maestro to a jazz orchestra. The 14 papers are from a November 2015 conference in Jerusalem. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsIntroduction. From Leader-Centric to Collective Leadership; Israel Katz, Galit Eilam-Shamir, Ronit Kark, and Yair Berson Chapter 1. The Motivational Effect of Charismatic Leadership: A Self-Concept Based Theory; Boas Shamir, Robert J. House, and Michael B. Arthur Chapter 2. The Rhetoric of Charismatic Leadership: A Theoretical Extension, a Case Study, and Implications for Research; Boas Shamir, Michael B. Arthur, and Robert J. House Chapter 3. “What’s Your Story?”: A Life-Stories Approach to Authentic Leadership Development; Boas Shamir and Galit Eilam-Shamir Chapter 4. Keeping the Baby while Refreshing the Bathwater: Revisiting the Role of Singular Leadership; Bruce J. Avolio, Ben M. Galvin, and David. A. Waldman Chapter 5. Charismatic Pygmalion: The Most Effective Leadership Combo; Dov Eden Chapter 6. The Charismatic Relationship: Alternative Explanations and Predictions; Boas Shamir Chapter 7. The Role of Followers in Charismatic Leadership: Relationships and Their Consequences; Jane M. Howell and Boas Shamir Chapter 8. Great Minds Think Alike? Congruence in Leader And Follower Organizational Identification and Perceptions of Leader Charisma; Deanne N. Den Hartog and Corine Boon Chapter 9. Reversing the Lens in Leadership: Positioning Followership in the Leadership Construct; Mary Uhl-Bien and Melissa Carsten Chapter 10. Social Distance and Charisma: Theoretical Notes and an Exploratory Study; Boas Shamir Chapter 11. Organizational and Contextual Influences on Charismatic Leadership Emergence and Effectiveness; Boas Shamir and Jane M. Howell Chapter 12. The Implications of Emotional Distance on Construal Level of Leadership; Micha Popper Chapter 13. Leadership in Transformation: From Maestro to a Jazz Orchestra; Smadar Porat Chapter 14. Leadership Now: Reflecting on the Legacy of Boas Shamir; Yair Berson, Ronit Kark, Galit Eilam-Shamir, and Israel Katz
