Handbook of leadership theory and practice : an HBS centennial colloquium

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Publication Information:

Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2010

Physical Description:

xiv, 822 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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9781422138793

Subject Term:

Leadership

Executive ability

International business enterprises

Added Author:

Nohria, Nitin, 1962-

Khurana, Rakesh, 1948-

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Scores of books and articles have been written in the popular press and mainstream marketplace about leadership: who leaders are, what they do, and why they matter. Yet in academia, there is a dearth of rigorous research, journal articles, or doctoral programs focused on leadership as a discipline. Why do top business schools espouse mission statements that promise to "educate the leaders of the future"- yet fail to give leadership its intellectual due?

The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice seeks to bridge this disconnect. Based on the Harvard Business School Centennial Colloquium "Leadership: Advancing an Intellectual Discipline" and edited by HBS professors Nitin Nohria and Rakesh Khurana, this volume brings together the most important scholars from fields as diverse as psychology, sociology, economics, and history to take stock of what we know about leadership and to set an agenda for future research.

More than a means of getting ahead and gaining power, leadership must be understood as a serious professional and personal responsibility. Featuring the thinking of today's most renowned scholars, the Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice will be a catalyst for elevating leadership to a higher intellectual plane - and help shape the research agenda for the next generation of leadership scholars.

Author Notes

Nitin Nohria is Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of more than ten books and numerous articles on leadership. Rakesh Khurana is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and writes about the institutional and cultural constructs that shape business leadership.

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The premise of this book, based on the HBS Centennial Colloquium, "Leadership: Advancing an Intellectual Discipline," is that while there is an abundance of written works on the subject of leadership, there is very little systematic empirical research on leadership as an intellectual discipline. Each of the volume's five sections thoroughly examines a salient element of the topic: the impact of leadership, the theory of leadership, the variability of leadership, the practice of leadership, and the development of leaders. Additionally, 44 experts contribute to the 26 chapters, each of which is conceptually sound and intellectually rigorous while drawing practical implications for researchers. Just as Ralph M. Stodgill's 1974 Handbook of Leadership (which is now the Bass Handbook of Leadership, 4th ed., 2008) served as the inaugural standard reference work in the field, Nohria and Khurana's handbook will provide leadership researchers with a resource that will enhance their academic contributions. This is a must-have volume for serious undergraduate students interested in attaining a research-based perspective on leadership and a valuable resource for business and psychology faculty. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduate through faculty and research collections. M. J. Safferstone University of Mary Washington

Nitin Nohria and Rakesh KhuranaNoam Wasserman and Bharat Anand and Nitin NohriaFoel M. Podolny and Rakesh Khurana and Marya L. BesharovJ. Richard HackmanMary Ann Glynn and Rich DeJordyJennifer A. Chatman and Jessica A. KennedyManfred Kets de Vries and Elisabet EngellauMauro F. GuillénPatrick Bolton and Markus K Brunnermeier and Laura VeldkampMark A. ZupanWalter A. FriedmanJoseph S. Nye, Jr.Mansour Javidan and Peter W. Dorfman and Jon Paul Howell and Paul F. HangesRobin J. Ely and Deborah L. RhodeJay LorschMichael E. Porter and Nitin NohriaRuth Wageman and J. Richard HackmanMichael UseemMarshall GanzRosabeth Moss KanterLinda A. Hill and Maurizio Travaglini and Greg Brandeau and Emily SteckerHerminia Ibarra and Scott Snook and Laura Guillén RamoMorgan W.McCall JrJay A. CongerBruce J. AvolioRobert Kegan and Lisa Lahey

Acknowledgments	p. xii
Section 1 The Impact of Leadership: Performance and Meaning
Chapter 1 Advancing Leadership Theory and Practice	p. 3
Chapter 2 When Does Leadership Matter? A Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership	p. 27
Chapter 3 Revisiting the Meaning of Leadership	p. 65
Chapter 4 What is this thing Called Leadership?	p. 107
Section 2 The Theory of Leadership: Personal Attributes, Functions, and Relationships
Chapters that take stock of different disciplinary perspectives on leadership and articulate an agenda for future research
Chapter 5 Leadership Through an Organization Behavior Lens: A Look at the Last Half-Century of Research	p. 119
Chapter 6 Psychological Perspectives on Leadership	p. 159
Chapter 7 A Clinical Approach to the Dynamics of Leadership and Executive Transformation	p. 183
Chapter 8 Classical Sociological Approaches to the Study of Leadership	p. 223
Chapter 9 Economists' Perspectives on Leadership	p. 239
Chapter 10 An Economic Perspective on Leadership	p. 265
Chapter 11 Leadership and History	p. 291
Chapter 12 Power and Leadership	p. 305
Section 3 The Variability of Leadership: What's Core and Contingent
Chapters exploring similarities and differences in leadership across task, culture, and identity
Chapter 13 Leadership and Cultural Context: A Theoretical and Empirical Examination Based on Project Globe	p. 335
Chapter 14 Women and Leadership: Defining the Challenges	p. 377
Chapter 15 A Contingency Theory of Leadership	p. 411
Section 4 The Practice of Leadership: Agency and Constraint
Chapters on the multiple facets of leadership practice
Chapter 16 What Is Leadership? The CEO's Role in Large, Complex Organizations	p. 433
Chapter 17 What Makes Teams of Leaders Leadable?	p. 475
Chapter 18 Decision Making as Leadership Foundation	p. 507
Chapter 19 Leading Change: Leadership, Organization, and Social Movements	p. 527
Chapter 20 Leadership in a Globalizing World	p. 569
Chapter 21 Unlocking the Slices of Genius in Your Organization: Leading for Innovation	p. 611
Section 5 The Development of Leaders: Knowing, Doing, and Being
Chapters on the development of leaders
Chapter 22 Identity-Based Leader Development	p. 657
Chapter 23 The Experience Conundrum	p. 679
Chapter 24 Leadership Development Interventions: Ensuring a Return on the Investment	p. 709
Chapter 25 Pursuing Authentic Leadership Development	p. 739
Chapter 26 Adult Development and Organizational Leadership	p. 769
Index	p. 789
About the Contributors	p. 807
About the Editors	p. 821

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