Art and Science of Leadership, The, 7th edition
Published by Pearson (February 27th 2014) - Copyright © 2015
7th edition
Overview
The Art and Science of Leadership is intended for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership. It is also suitable for any leader, or potential leader, who wants better decision making capability, more satisfied employees, better quality products and services, and more satisfied constituencies and customers.
Nahavandi’s text has an application emphasis with a cross cultural perspective on leadership.
This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. Here’s how:
- Encourage Students to Apply Theory to Their Own Development: Strong theoretical coverage and cutting-edge research is presented.
- Cross Cultural Focus: A cross-cultural, racial, and gender-based analyses of leadership is presented.
- Keep your Course Current and Relevant: New examples, exercises, and research findings appear throughout the text.
Table of contents
Part 1 Building Blocks 1
Chapter 1 Definition and Significance of Leadership
Chapter 2 The Global and Cultural Contexts
Chapter 3 Early Theories: The Foundations of Modern Leadership
Chapter 4 Individual Differences and Traits
Chapter 5 Power
Part 2 Contemporary Concepts
Chapter 6 Current Era in Leadership: Inspiration and Connection to Followers
Chapter 7 Other Leadership Perspectives: Upper Echelon and Leadership of Nonprofits
Part 3 Leading
Chapter 8 Leading Teams
Chapter 9 Leading Change
Chapter 10 Developing Leaders
References
Author Index
Subject Index
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