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Gary Yukl’s Leadership in Organization explores what makes an effective leader. This textbook provides a balance of theory and practice as it surveys the major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in formal organizations. This book will be helpful for students pursuing MBA and entry-level executives.
Highlights of This Edition:
• Provides a balance: Theory and Practice. Theory and practice are cohesively blended in every chapter, presenting the information in way that will be valued by students, academics, and practitioners.
• Presents a way to check understanding: Chapter-Ending Cases. One or two short cases of real organizations are provided in every chapter. These cases are designed to help readers gain a better understanding of the theories, concepts, and guidelines presented in the chapter by using real-world examples.
• Shows the practical applications: Guidelines. These guidelines show practitioners and students how leadership theories and research can be used to improve the practice of management.
• New and Updated Material: Chapters have been revised and reorganized for clarity. New examples have been added on effective and ineffective leadership in Chapters 4, 6, 11, 13, and 14.
• Contextualizes the Content: Indian Examples and Cases. Various examples like numerous instances of leadership as exhibited by the employees of Taj Mahal Palace Hotel during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, trends in leadership in the e-commerce space in India, a contextualized case of Abilene Paradox, etc. have been included in the book.



Table of Contents


1. Introduction: The Nature of Leadership
2. Nature of Managerial Work
3. Effective Leadership Behaviour
4. Participative Leadership and Empowerment
5. Leading Change and Innovation
6. Leadership Traits and Skills
7. Contingency Theories and Adaptive Leadership
8. Power and Influence Tactics
9. Dyadic Relations and Followers
10. Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups
11. Strategic Leadership in Organizations
12. Cgarismatic and Transformational Leadership
13. Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership
14. Cross-Cultural Leadership and Diversity
15. Developing Leadership Skills
16. Overview and Integration.

About the Author

Gary Yukl received his Ph.D in Industrial-Organization Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a Professor of Management at UAlbany.

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    Table of Contents:
    1. Introduction: The Nature of Leadership
    2. Managerial Traits and Skills
    3. The Nature of Managerial Work
    4. Perspectives on Effective Leadership Behavior
    5. Participative Leadership, Delegation, and Empowerment
    6. Early Contingency Theories of Effective Leadership
    7. Power and Influence
    8. Dyadic Relations, Attributions, and Followership
    9. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
    10. Leading Change in Organizations
    11. Ethical, Servant, Spiritual, and Authentic Leadership
    12. Leadership in Teams and Decision Groups
    13. Strategic Leadership by Top Executives
    14. Developing Leadership Skills
    15. Gender, Diversity, and Cross-cultural Leadership
    16. Overview and Integration

    Appendix: Cases
    References
    Author Index
    Subject Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788131761083
  • Publisher: Pearson
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 644
  • ISBN-10: 8131761088
  • Publisher Date: 2010
  • Edition: 7

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