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Effective Leadership
Theory, Cases, and Applications



June 2013 | 480 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This innovative book integrates traditional and new leadership theories—including transformational leadership, leader-member exchange, authentic leadership, servant leadership, self-leadership, shared and distributed leadership, identity theory, and the value of emotions and affect—to provide a comprehensive look at the many facets of effective leadership.

Practical and fun to read, the book incorporates personal reflections and current business examples to bring the theories of organizational leadership to life. In addition, engaging and relevant “Put it in Practice” features help students see how they can apply the leadership research to their own work lives, while leadership cases throughout demonstrate how real leaders have succeeded by applying the leadership principles discussed in the book.

Written in a conversational style, the book is concise enough to be used in a case- or course pack-oriented course or in a modular program.

 
Preface
 
PART I: INTRODUCTION
 
1. Introduction: Leaders Matter
 
PART II: TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERS
 
2. How Personality Traits Influence Leader Emergence and Performance
 
3. Cognitive Intelligence, Complex Task Performance, and Decision-Making
 
4. How Emotional Intelligence, Skills and Competencies Increase Leader Effectiveness
 
PART III: ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP APPROACHES
 
5. The Behavioral Approach to Leadership; Women and Leadership
 
6. Situational and Path-Goal Models of Leadership
 
7. Leader-Member Exchange and One-on-One Relationships
 
PART IV: HOW LEADERS MOTIVATE THEMSELVES AND OTHERS
 
8. The Importance of Affect and Emotions to Leadership
 
9. Self-Leadership, Empowerment, Shared/Distributed Leadership, and Teams
 
10. Authentic Leadership Theory, Positive Organizational Scholarship, and Servant Leadership
 
11. Identity Processes: Individual, Relational, Social, Organizational, and Cultural
 
12. Authority, Power, and Persuasion
 
13. Charisma, Rhetoric, and Impression Management
 
14. Transactional Leadership and Goal-Setting
 
15. Transformational Leadership, Change, and Sensemaking Perspectives

Supplements

Instructor Resource Site

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It’s easy to log on to SAGE’s password-protected Instructor Teaching Site at www.sagepub.com/humphreyel for complete and protected access to all text-specific Instructor Resources for Humphrey, Effective Leadership. Simply provide your institutional information for verification and within 72 hours you’ll be able to use your login information for any SAGE title!

Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:

  • A Microsoft® Word® test bank, written by Ronald H. Humphrey is available containing multiple choice, true/false, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
  • A Respondus electronic test bank, written by Ronald H. Humphrey is available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false,  and essay questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.
  • Detailed PowerPoint Slides for each chapter minimize prep time and make switching to Effective Leadership easy and convenient. These slides are prepared by the book author so you know they are accurate. Application questions are scattered throughout the slides to promote classroom discussion, and the slides also contain classroom exercises to further promote student interaction.
  • Leader's Bookcase Articles are provided to pair with each chapter and allow for further learning of subject matter.
  • Learning Goals summarize key objectives on a chapter-by-chapter basis to help with preparation for lectures and class discussions.
  • Web resources are included for further research and insights, including numerous videos of leaders talking about their leadership techniques.
  • And more!
Student Study Site
Use the Student Study Site to get the most out of your course!
Our Student Study Site at www.sagepub.com/humphreyel  is completely open-access and offers a wide range of additional features, including something no other publisher offers:
  • Leader's Bookcase Articles are provided to pair with each chapter and allow for further learning of subject matter.
  • Web resources are included for further research and insights, including numerous videos of leaders talking about their leadership techniques.
  • And more!

 

“[This text] provides what is missing from most leadership texts. It is a cognitive, behavioral, and affective foundation for leadership practice that has been sorely lacking in the leadership literature.” 

 

Anthony Andenoro
Gonzaga University - Spokane

“I really like what I have seen so far, particularly the emphasis on emotions/feelings and the author's invitations (via self-disclosure of stories) for personal reflection—quite different from the ethos of other leadership texts I've seen...”

Deborah Litvin
Bridgewater State College

“…Readable, evidence-based, balanced coverage of topics, most key topics are addressed. The author has done a terrific job of identifying and summarizing a broad array of relevant research spanning several decades. Readers will have an excellent understanding of the nuances associated with the text’s topics.”

Lucy Arendt
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

"The cases are vivid and intriguing. The case study approach is incredibly effective and increases the appeal of this book to a broader audience...The comprehensive inclusion of case studies and anecdotes makes this text unique, engaging, and interesting. The author found a way to make an important and novel contribution to the textbook world."

Emily Balcetis
New York University - New York

"[The Put it in Practice feature is] very good overall—the most useful for students looking for guidance and a distillation of what was covered…”

Luigi Lucaccini
University of San Francisco - San Francisco

“I particularly liked the coverage of identity, charisma, and power. These subjects are discussed in more depth than I have found in other leadership texts.” 

Jon R. Whitford
Rio Hondo College

“I am an instructor and a political consultant, and I study leadership through theory and application. This is one of the most true-to-life leadership books that also combines theory and application. It gives students a real good perspective on what leaders think and do.”

Sheneice M. Hughes
Tarrant County Community College, Southeast

“The author’s writing style and spot-on examples and cases bring the material to life. The author is an extremely talented writer…This text reads like a business ‘best seller’. I was thoroughly entranced by this book and couldn’t wait to read more of it. I would recommend it to students and leader/manager practitioners. The summaries of research studies are excellent and can be put to immediate practical use.  This is the best book on overall leadership (text or otherwise) that I have ever read.”

Machelle K. Schroeder
University of Wisconsin-Platteville

This is a very contemporary book and the chapters are very relevant to the contemporary reality of nursing leadership. This is very well written.

Dr Tracy Ruth Ross
Acute Adult Care, Chester University
September 24, 2019

excellent book, ideal for the novice nurse.

Ms carol-anne westwell
Nursing & Midwifery, Bangor University
March 8, 2016
Key features
  • Real-life leadership cases help students see how highly successful leaders use research principles to effectively lead their organizations.
  • The Leader’s Bookcase: A Free Online Course Pack offers access to relevant articles that students can use for research papers and faculty can assign to adjust the academic rigor of the course.
  • Self-Assessments on the accompanying Student Study Site give students an opportunity to assess their leadership strengths and weaknesses.
  • Personal Reflections help students relate their own experiences to the textbook material.


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