{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-leadership-9781032402390","title":"The Routledge Companion to Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeadership has never been more important â and divisive â than it is today. The idea and discourse of the leader remains a critical factor in organizational and societal performance, but there is evident tension between the persistent focus on the critical importance of individual leaders and the increasing emphasis on collective leadership. \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e provides a survey of the contentious and dynamic discipline of leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection covers key themes in the field, including advances in leadership theory, leadership in a range of contexts and geographies, leadership failure, leadership process, and leadership development. Topics range from micro studies to wider political analyses of leadership, taking in unusual but important aspects such as portrayals of leadership in architecture, media, and science fiction. Contributions from 61 internationally renowned authors from 16 countries make available the full range of perspectives, approa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Today, there is no shortage of encyclopedias and handbooks on leadership. Yet this excellent collection of chapters, co-edited by a team of accomplished leadership scholars from various fields, marks a most welcome and important addition to the international literature. While too often editors leave the crucial task of developing meaningful distinctions between, for example, conceptualizing, practicing and evaluating leadership, to their readers, this companion does a marvelous job ofbringing clarity, structure and perspective to a burgeoning field that has become notorious for its elusiveness. A truly indispensable resource.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLudger Helms\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Innsbruck, Austria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This comprehensive book of leadership essays is an important addition to our understanding of this crucial element of social, economic and political organization in every society. Sophisticated in its framing, wide-ranging in its focus, this a book that will be useful for every student of leadership, regardless of their field.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley Renshon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCity University of New York, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Covering a wide range of topics and written by experts in the field, this collection will be a valuable resource to all students of leadership looking for the most up-to-date and challenging thinking concerning this ubiquitous yet illusive phenomenon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonna Ladkin,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePlymouth University, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A ‘Companion’ is defined as someone with whom one spends a lot of time and with whom one travels. I anticipate that leadership educators and researchers throughout the world will relish the opportunity to travel intellectually in the company of the most interesting and provocative contemporary leadership thinkers who are gathered together in this intriguing volume.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrad Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003ci\u003e John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Conceptualising Leadership \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich \u003c\/i\u003e1. What is Leadership: Person, result, position, or process, or all or none of these? \u003ci\u003eKeith Grint, Owain Smolovik Jones and Clare Holt\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Recognizing and Realizing the Market Value of Leadership \u003ci\u003eDave Ulrich \u0026amp; Justin Allen \u003c\/i\u003e3. Beyond the Hero-Leader: Leadership by Collectives \u003ci\u003eViviane Sergi, Jean-Louis-Denis and Ann Langley\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Understanding Leadership in the Face of Crisis and Uncertainty \u003ci\u003eDavid E. Rast, III and Michael A. Hogg \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Studying Leadership \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Studying Leadership: Taking meaning, relationality and ideology seriously \u003ci\u003eMats Alvesson \u003c\/i\u003e6. Instead of angels: Leaders, leadership and \u003ci\u003elongue durée\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Gronn \u003c\/i\u003e7. Critical Perspectives on Leadership Studies \u003ci\u003eScott Taylor and Jackie Ford \u003c\/i\u003e8. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Leadership \u003ci\u003eIrma Rybnikova \u003c\/i\u003e9. Leadership and Power \u003ci\u003eBrigid Carroll and Josh Firth \u003c\/i\u003e10. Followership in Context \u003ci\u003eMary Uhl-Bien and Melissa Carsten \u003c\/i\u003e11. Leadership Succession in Politics and Business \u003ci\u003eFredrik Bynander and Paul ‘t Hart \u003c\/i\u003e12. Leadership in Interaction \u003ci\u003eMagnus Larsson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Practising Leadership \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich \u003c\/i\u003e13. Politics in Leadership \u003ci\u003eJean Hartley \u003c\/i\u003e14. Great Expectations and Great Limitations: Walking the Tightrope of Political Leadership in the 21st Century \u003ci\u003eMatthew Laing and James Walter \u003c\/i\u003e15. Co-leadership: Contexts, Configurations and Conditions \u003ci\u003eEmilie Gibeau, Wendy Reid and Ann Langley\u003c\/i\u003e 16. Leadership on the Board: The Role of the Company Secretary \u003ci\u003eAndrew Kakabadse, Nadeem Khan and Nada Kakabadse \u003c\/i\u003e17. Practising Religious Leadership \u003ci\u003eJack Barentsen\u003c\/i\u003e 18. Practising clinical leadership\u003ci\u003e John Storey and Richard Holti \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Contextualising Leadership \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich \u003c\/i\u003e19. How does Institution Matter? Leadership Behaviour in Eastern and Western Europe \u003ci\u003eWerner Auer-Rizzi and Gerhard Reber\u003c\/i\u003e 20. Consequences of Context: Political leadership and followership\u003ci\u003e Barbara Kellerman \u003c\/i\u003e21. Spirituality, Religion and Notions of Leadership \u003ci\u003eSverre Spoelstra \u003c\/i\u003e22. Leadership, Masculinity and Ethics in Financial Services \u003ci\u003eDavid Knights \u003c\/i\u003e23. Global Leadership in Perspective \u003ci\u003eAllan Bird, Mark E. Mendenhall, Joyce S. Osland, Gary Oddou and Sebastian Reiche \u003c\/i\u003e24. Political Leadership in the 21st Century: Neo-Liberalism and the Rise of the CEO Politician \u003cem\u003ePeter Bloom and Carl Rhodes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Evaluating Leadership \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich\u003c\/i\u003e 25. The Anatomy of Destructive Leadership \u003ci\u003eRonald J. Burke \u003c\/i\u003e26. Evaluating the Performance of Ethical Leadership \u003ci\u003eAlan Lawton \u003c\/i\u003e27. Leadership and Organizational Performance: State of the Art and a Research Agenda \u003ci\u003eEva Knies, Christian Jacobsen and Lars Tummers\u003c\/i\u003e 28. Leaders as spiritual heroes: the paradoxes of unlimited leader agency \u003ci\u003eDennis Tourish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart VI: Imagining Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich \u003c\/i\u003e29. Portrayals of Leadership in Science Fiction \u003ci\u003eKimberly Yost \u003c\/i\u003e30. Media portrayals: from leadership cults to celebrity politicians \u003ci\u003eMaja Simunjak and John Street\u003c\/i\u003e 31. Projecting Authority: Representations Leadership in Architecture\u003ci\u003e Michael Minkenberg \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Nurturing Leadership \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich \u003c\/i\u003e32. Can leadership be taught? \u003ci\u003eAnn L. Cunliffe and Julie Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e 33. Diverse approaches to leadership development \u003ci\u003eJonathan Gosling and Ian Sutherland \u003c\/i\u003e34. Identity construction and deconstruction in leadership development programmes \u003ci\u003eHelen Delaney\u003c\/i\u003e 35. Discourse and Leader Identity \u003ci\u003ePeter Sun \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusions\u003c\/b\u003e 36. Looking to the future of leadership \u003ci\u003eJohn Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019031707991,"sku":"9781032402390","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032402390.jpg?v=1750779095","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-leadership-9781032402390","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}