Understanding leadership : paradigms and cases /
Gayle C. Avery ; with cases contributed by Andrew Bell, Martin Hilb, and Anne E. Witte.
- London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2004.
- x, 316 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-309) and index.
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIPThe Leadership SceneLeadership ParadigmsCharacteristics of Leadership ParadigmsMicro-Level Leadership TheoriesEmotion in LeadershipMacro-Level LeadershipIntegrating Theories and ParadigmsPART TWO: CASESBMW Sheer Driving PleasureW L Gore & Associates Natural LeadershipNovartis People ChemistryRoyal Australian Navy Commanding New LeadershipSAP Leader of the Internet PackBonduelle Leadership, French StyleEkato R[um]hr - und Mischtechnik GmbH Mixing People and InnovationSchering-Plough Mentoring PresidentsSwatch Leading through EmotionRodenstock Working with Vision
Are current concepts of leadership appropriate for today's organizations? In Part One, Gayle C Avery integrates a fragmented field into four broad paradigms or forms of leadership, helping to simplify and clarify the ill-defined field of leadership.