Leadership Theory : Cultivating Critical Perspectives.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781118864227
- 303.34
- HM1261.D843 2017
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: The Evolving Nature of Leadership -- Why Study Leaders and Leadership? -- What Is Leadership? -- Mapping the Definitional Terrain -- Assumptions About the Nature of Leadership -- Clarification of Leadership Terminology -- Core Considerations of Leadership -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 2: Critical Perspectives as Interpretative Frameworks -- Letting Go of Theoretical Certainty -- What Is Critical Social Theory? -- Central Themes of Critical Social Theory -- Stocks of Knowledge -- Ideology and Hegemony -- Social Location -- Using Critical Perspectives as Interpretative Tools -- Tools of Deconstruction -- Tools of Reconstruction -- Essential Preparation for Applying Critical Perspectives -- Metacognition -- Critical Self-Reflection -- Social Perspective-Taking -- Dialectical Thinking -- Critical Hope -- Benefits of Using Critical Perspectives -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 3: Interpreting Leadership Theory Using Critical Perspectives -- Critical Social Theory and Leadership -- Evolution of Formal Leadership Theory -- The "Story Most Often Told" -- Deconstructing the "Story Most Often Told" -- Reconstructing the Evolution of Leadership Theory -- Implicit Leadership Theory -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap Up -- Deconstruction of ILT -- Reconstruction of ILT -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 4: Person-Centered Theories -- Trait-Based Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- The Leadership Challenge Model -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Emotionally Intelligent Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up.
Strengths-Based Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction of Person-Centered Theories -- Lack of Process Considerations -- Reinforcing Stocks of Knowledge -- Reconstruction of Person-Centered Theories -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 5: Theories of Production and Effectiveness -- Style Theory -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Situational Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Path-Goal Theory -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction of Theories of Production and Effectiveness -- Commodification of Leadership Knowledge -- Commodification of People -- Reconstruction of Theories of Production and Effectiveness -- Core Tenets for the Interpretation of Theories of Production and Effectiveness -- Operating Principles for the Application of Theories of Production and Effectiveness -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 6: Group-Centered Theories -- Leader-Member Exchange Theory -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Team Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Shared Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction of Group-Centered Theories -- Relationships with Authority -- Inattention to Social Location -- Reconstruction of Group-Centered Theories -- Core Dimensions of Inclusion -- Inclusion as a Catalyst for Interest Convergence -- Using Inclusive Practice to Reconstruct Group-Centered Leadership -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 7: Theories of Transformation -- Transforming/Transformational Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept.
How Research Evolves the Concept -- The Good News -- The Concerning News -- Wrap-Up -- Servant Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- The Social Change Model of Leadership Development -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction Theories of Transformation -- Romanticizing Leadership -- Perpetuating the Heroic Leader Myth -- Reconstruction Theories of Transformation -- The Issue -- Modifying Transformative Theories -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 8: Relationship-Centered Theories -- Connective Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- The Relational Leadership Model -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Relational Leadership Philosophies -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction of Relationship-Centered Theories -- Reconstruction of Relationship-Centered Theories -- Relationships as the Site of Disruption -- Dialogue as a Tool for Disruption -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 9: Vanguard Theories -- Authentic Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Adaptive Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Complexity Leadership Theory -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction of Vanguard Theories -- Authentic Leadership -- Adaptive Leadership -- Complexity Leadership Theory -- Reconstruction of Vanguard Theories -- How Would Sensemaking Enhance Authentic Leadership? -- How Would Sensemaking Enhance Adaptive Leadership? -- How Would Sensemaking Enhance Complexity Leadership Theory? -- Chapter Summary.
Chapter 10: Toward a Justice-Based Leadership Model -- Strategic Social Change Leadership -- Overview -- Applying the Concept -- How Research Evolves the Concept -- Wrap-Up -- Deconstruction and Reconstruction of Strategic Social Change Leadership -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter 11: Integration and the Path Forward -- Emergent Themes Across Leadership Theories -- The Western Bias -- Resistance to Exploring Social Location -- The Uneven Treatment of Power and Authority -- Acknowledging the Complexity of Change -- Ready. Set. Go! But How? -- The Interconnection of Leadership Theory and Development -- Domains of Leadership Development -- Fundamental Skills Associated with Critical Perspectives -- Developmental Factors -- Social, Group, and Organizational Environments -- Broader Social System -- Closing Thoughts -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- EULA.
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