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Summary
Summary
Presents thirteen original chapters by experts in a variety of fields to provide a substantive, concrete analysis of how charismatic leadership functions in business. Illustrates what makes charismatic leaders unique with examples of leaders such as Lee Iacocca and Rene Levesque.
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A valuable addition to any collection of works on leadership. Conger and Kanungo (both of McGill University) fill a void in the existing literature on leadership by focusing on the more narrow phenomenon known as charismatic leadership. Beginning with an interesting discussion of the origin of the concept charisma and its evolution into popular usage in the context of leadership, the authors continue in subsequent chapters to provide a comprehensive, integrated theoretical background to the topic from relevant disciplines, including sociology, psychology, and management. In addition, issues of the origins, development, and limitations of charismatic leadership are thoroughly addressed. Although already highly readable and inherently interesting, the book's references to famous leaders (e.g., Lee Iacocca, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy) and infamous leaders (e.g., Reverend Jim Jones) anchor the more abstract and theoretical references in terms relevant to most readers. The book is very logically organized, and contains clear and relevant diagrams and tables plus a detailed, useful subject index. Upper-division and graduate collections. -D. L. Wells, Creighton University
Table of Contents
| Foreword |
| Preface |
| The Authors |
| Introduction: Problems and Prospects in Understanding Charismatic Leadership |
| Part 1 The Nature and Dynamics of Charismatic Leadership |
| 1 Theoretical Foundations of Charismatic Leadership |
| 2 Evolving Perspectives on Charismatic Leadership |
| 3 Behavioral Dimensions of Charismatic Leadership |
| 4 Charismatic and Noncharismatic Leaders: Differences in Behavior and Effectiveness |
| Part 2 Strategic Visions and the Charismatic Leader |
| 5 The Visionary Leader |
| 6 Profiles of Strategic Vision: Levesque and Iacocca |
| Part 3 The Sources and Limitations of Charisma |
| 7 Two Faces of Charisma: Socialized and Personalized Leadership in Organizations |
| 8 Origins of Charisma: Ties That Bind the Leader and the Lead |
| 9 Limits of Charisma |
| Part 4 Development of Charismatic Leaders |
| 10 Developing Transformational Leaders: A Life Span Approach |
| 11 Training Charismatic Leadership: A Risky and Critical Task |
| Conclusion: Patterns and TrAnds in Studying Charismatic Leadership |
| Name Index |
| Subject Index |
