Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-332) and indexes.

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Part I: Building Blocks 1
CHAPTER 1 Definition and Significance of Leadership
Effective leadership
What is leadership? Who Is a Leader?
What Is Effectiveness? When is a leader effective?
Culture and Leadership
Levels of Culture
Models of national and ethnic culture
Hall's high context and low context cultural framework
Hofstede's five cultural dimensions
Trompenaars dimensions of culture
Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research
Obstacles to Effective Leadership
Leadership and Management
Roles and Functions of Leaders
Managerial Roles
Functions of the Leader: Creation and Maintenance of an Organizational Culture
Does Leadership Make a Difference?
Arguments Against the Impact of Leadership
Arguments for the Impact of Leadership
Reconciling the Differences
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 1-1: What Is Leadership?
Exercise 1-2: Images of Leadership
Exercise 1-3: Narian Bridges
Exercise 1-4: The Context of Leadership
Case: Leadership in Action: Jet Blue's David Neeleman Reinvents an Airline
CHAPTER 2 Leadership: Past, Present, and Future
A History of Modern Leadership Theory
The Trait Era: Late 1800s to Mid-1940s
Behavior Era: Mid-1940s to Early 1970s
The Contingency Era: Early 1960s to Present
The Present: Current Trends in Leadership Practice and Research
Leader Characteristics and Traits Revisited
Changes in Organizations and in Expectations of Leaders
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 2-1: Old Wines and New Skins
Exercise 2-2: The Toy Factory
Exercise 2-3: Leadership and Gender
Case: Leadership in Action: The Caring Dictator
CHAPTER 3 Individual Differences and Traits
Elements of Individual Differences Characteristics
Multiple Perspectives and the Impact of the Situation
Individual Characteristics Set the Limits
Values
Value System and Culture
Abilities and Skills
Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence
Creativity
Skills
Relevant Personality Traits
The Big-Five Personality Dimensions
Other Individual Personality Traits
Using Individual Characteristics
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 3-1: Your Ideal Organization
Self-Assessment 3-1: Value Systems
Self-Assessment 3-2: Emotional Intelligence
Self-Assessment 3-3: Locus of Control
Self-Assessment 3-4: Type A Behavior Pattern
Self-Assessment 3-5: Self-Monitoring
Self-Assessment 3-6: MBTI
Self-Assessment 3-7: Machiavellianism
Case: Leadership in Action: Pernille Spears-Lopez assembles a winning team at Ikea
CHAPTER 4 Power and Leadership
Power in Organizations: Definition and Consequences
Consequences of Using Power
Distribution of Power
Sources of Power
Sources of Power Related to Individuals
Sources of Power Related to Organizational Structure
Special Power Sources of Top Executives
The Dark Side of Power: Corruption
Causes and processes
Consequences of corruption
Solutions
Empowerment: The Changing Face of Power
Steps to Empowerment
Impact of Empowerment
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 4-1: Recognizing Blocks to Empowerment
Self-Assessment 4-1: Views of Power
Case: Leadership in Action: The power of Dick Grasso
Part II: Contingency Models
CHAPTER 5 Contingency Models: Using Resources Effectively
Fiedler's Contingency Model
Leader's Style
Situational Control
Predictions of the Contingency Model
Evaluation and Applications
Using the Contingency Model
The Normative Decision Model
Leader's Decision Styles
Contingency Variables: Defining the Problem
The Normative Decision Model's Predictions
Evaluation and Application
Cognitive Resources Theory
Leader Characteristics and Contingency Factors
CRT's Predictions
Evaluation and Application
Contingency Models and Culture
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 5-1: Changing the Leader's Sit Con
Exercise 5-2: Using the Normative Decision Model
Exercise 5-3: Creating an Atmosphere That Encourages Participation
Exercise 5-4: Using the Cognitive Resource Theory
Self-Assessment 5-1: Determining Your LPC
Self-Assessment 5-2: Assessing a Leadership Situation
Case: Leadership in Action: The Cosmetic Queen and the Software King
CHAPTER 6 Exchange and Relationship Development and Management
Path-Goal Theory
The Framework
Limitations and Applications
Attributional Models
Limitations and Applications
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
Limitations and Applications
Substitutes for Leadership
Limitations and Applications
Situational Leadership
Limitations and Applications
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 6-1: Removing Obstacles
Exercise 6-2: In-Group/Out-Group
Self-Assessment 6-1: Identifying Your In-Group and Out-Group
Self-Assessment 6-2: Leadership Substitutes
Case: Leadership in Action: The Caring Navy Commander
Part III: Current Developments and Applications
CHAPTER 7 Participative Management and Leading Teams
When Should Participation Be Used?
Criteria for Participation
The Role of Culture
The Issue of Delegation
Benefits of Delegation
Guidelines for Good Delegation
Why Do Leaders Fail to Delegate?
Evolution of Participative Management: Teams and Superleadership
Characteristics of Teams
Self-Managed Teams
Helping teams become effective
Super- and Self-Leadership
Role of Leaders in a Team Environment
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 7-1: To Delegate or Not to Delegate?
Exercise 7-2: Strategies for Becoming a Superleader
Self-assessment 7-1: Delegation scale
Self-Assessment 7-2: Are You a Team Leader?
Case: Leadership in Action: Whole Foods
CHAPTER 8 Change-Oriented Leadership
A Brief History of Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
Charismatic Leadership: A Relationship Between Leaders and Followers
Characteristics of Charismatic Leaders
Characteristics of Followers
The Charismatic Situation
The Dark Side of Charisma
Evaluation and Application
Transactional and Transformational Leadership
Transactional Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Evaluation and Application
Change-Oriented and Visionary Leadership
Evaluation and Application
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 8-1: Do You Know a Charismatic Leader?
Exercise 8-2: Charismatic Speech
Self-Assessment 8-1: Building Credibility
Case: Leadership in Action: Andrea Jung Orchestrates Avon's Makeover
CHAPTER 9 The Upper-Echelon View: Strategic Leadership
Differences Between Micro and Upper-Echelon Strategic Leadership
The Domain and Impact of Strategic Leadership
Role of Strategic Leaders
Executive Discretion: Moderating Factors of the Role of Leaders
Characteristics of Upper-Echelon Leaders
Demographic and Personality Traits
Strategic Leadership Types
Strategic Leadership: Culture and Gender
How Do Executives Affect Their Organization?
Direct Decisions
Allocation of Resources and Control over the Reward System
Setting the Norms and Modeling
Strategic Leaders' Accountability
Summary and Conclusion
Leadership Challenge
Review and Discussion Questions
Searching the Web
Exercise 9-1: Understanding Strategic Forces
Exercise 9-2: Your Organization
Exercise 9-3: Influence Processes
Self-Assessment 9-1: What Is Your Strategic Leadership Type?
Case: Leadership in Action: A.G. Lafley reinvents Procter & Gamble
Part IV: Looking Toward the Future
CHAPTER 10 Looking Toward the Future: What Will We Be When We Grow Up?
What We Know and What We Don't Know
What Do We Know?
What Don't We Know?
Changes in the Leadership Context and Its Consequences
Changing Context
Changing leadership
Looking to the Future
What' on the research horizon?
What's a leader to do?
Self-Assessment 10.1: My Personal Mission Statement
References
Author Index
Subject Index