Leadership: The Key Concepts

摘要

This gallery of essays by 42 international authors responds to the ever-current need of a vade mecum of leadership. A guide of leadership to be used critically, this collection realistically portrays the multiplicity of perspectives on key issues in the field. On the shelf of leadership scholars and students, this volume can serve as a readily informative resource. The book includes 53 summaries of as many concepts salient to leadership. In line with the editor's aims, the book contributes some synthesis to the broad field of leadership theory; at the same time, it portrays the field's intricate and fertile ground. A first deliberate choice by the editors was to avoid an a priori systematization of the concepts treated, on the basis that no objective criterion is available that can encompass such variety. Consistently, the editors have chosen to privilege ease of consultation and organize entries by alphabetical order. A second explicit choice was to grant ample latitude to individual authorial voice.