Leadership in Organizations

●Description
For undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Leadership or Managerial Effectiveness.
This text provides the most comprehensive survey of the major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in formal organizations with practical suggestions for improving leadership skills.

●Features
1.Theoretical foundation - Major theories are explained and critiqued, empirical research on leadership is reviewed and summarized, and many references are provided to enable them to follow up with additional reading on topics of special interest.
2.Practical application - The text explains how theories and research can be used to improve the practice of management. The current edition has many guidelines and recommendations for improving managerial effectiveness.
3.Cases – One or two short cases of real organizations are provided in every chapter.

●New To This Edition
1.Completely updated - Updated references and updated to include latest thinking on leadership theories.
2.New coverage of Flexible Leadership Theory and a new case that demonstrates this theory - Turnaround at Nissan.