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The Quest For A General Theory Of Leadership

Edited by George R. Goethals, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, US and Georgia L.J. Sorenson, Research Professor and Founder, James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park, US and Chair and Professor of Transformation, US Army
2006 272 pp Hardback 978 1 84542 541 8 $130.00 on-line discount $117.00
2007 272 pp Paperback 978 1 84720 324 3 $30.00 on-line discount $24.00
    This book is also available as an ebook 978 1 84720 293 2

In this compelling book, top scholars from diverse fields describe the progress they have made in developing a general theory of leadership. Led by James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the classic Leadership (1978), they tell the story of this intellectual venture and the conclusions and questions that arose from it.

Contents: Introduction 1. A Quest for a Grand theory of Leadership 2. Leadership and the Human Condition 3. The Theory and Metatheory of Leadership 4. Power 5. Leader-Follower Relations: Group Dynamics and the Role of Leadership 6. A Framework for a General Theory of Leadership Ethics 7. Causality, Change and Leadership 8. A Constructionist Lens on Leadership: Charting New Territory 9. Contemplating Context 10. What We Learned Along the Way: A Commentary 11. Afterword Contributors: J.M. Burns, J.B. Ciulla, R.A. Couto, E. Faier, G.R. Goethals, M. Harvey, G.R. Hickman, D.A. Hicks, C.L. Hoyt, S. Ospina, T.L. Price, R.E. Riggio, G.L.J. Sorenson, M.C. Walker, J.T. Wren



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