{"product_id":"understanding-leadership-9780367151799","title":"Understanding Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaozi, Marx, the Buddha, Ibsen, Machiavelli â these are just a few of the worldâs great thinkers who have weighed in on the subject of leadership over the centuries. Yet the contemporary student of leadership often overlooks many of these names in favor of more recent theorists hailing from the social sciences. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Leadership: An Arts and Humanities Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e takes a different angle, employing the works of the great philosophers, authors, and artists found in world civilization and presenting an arts and humanities perspective on the study of leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors build their conceptual framework using their \u003ci\u003eFive Components of Leadership Model\u003c\/i\u003e, which recognizes the leader, the followers, the goal, the context, and the cultural values and norms that make up the leadership process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupporting the text are a wealth of case studies that reflect on works such as Ayn Randâs novella \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e, EugÃne Delacroixâs painting \u003ci\u003eLiberty Leading the Pe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"There are thousands of books on leadership that answer some of the critical leadership questions. This is the only leadership book that addresses ALL of them. McManus and Perruci tackle the complexity of leadership, including the role of followers and context. They examine leadership from cultures ranging from West to East and from all continents, and they deal in depth with the critical question of \"Leadership for what?\" This is a must read for any true scholar of leadership.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald E. Riggio, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the Faculty, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book opens the door to understanding leadership for students, scholars, and practitioners alike. The authors present a wide array of theories and ideas that challenge us to gain our own insights on how these can work together, and help us to become effective leaders and followers in our complex world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadhana Hall, Deputy Director, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, Dartmouth College, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this much needed text McManus and Perruci extend the injunction to ‘know thyself’ by inviting us to know our wider world more fully. Readers will be informed, challenged and inspired through an artful examination of ‘I’\/‘We’ leadership paradoxes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Ralph Bathurst, Massey University, New Zealand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: How to Think About Leadership\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.Understanding Leadership \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.The Leader \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.The Followers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.The Goal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.The Context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Cultural Context of Leadership \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.Leadership in a Western Cultural Context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.Leadership in a Latin American Cultural Context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.Leadership in a Russian cultural context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.Leadership in an Islamic cultural context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Leadership in a traditional African cultural context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Leadership in a Daoist cultural context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Leadership in a Confucian cultural context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Leadership in a Buddhist cultural context\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: Leadership for what?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Leadership to develop oneself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Leadership to develop others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Leadership for the greater good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401876676951,"sku":"9780367151799","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-leadership-9780367151799","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}