Leadership - International Student Edition (theory, Application, & Skill Development)

By (author) Lussier Robert N.; By (author) Achua, Christopher F.
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Using current examples and step-by-step behavioral models, the Seventh Edition of Leadership: Theory, Application, and Skill Development equips your students with the leadership skills they need to thrive in today′s business world.
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Packed with self-assessments, applications, and exercises, Leadership: Theory, Application, and Skill Development 7e offers a highly practical introduction to leadership theories and concepts. Bestselling author Robert N. Lussier and Christopher F. Achua provide integrated coverage of global, ethical, and social issues help prepare students for a wide range of leadership situations and challenges.

 

New to this Edition:

•                     23 new case studies profiling a diverse group of relevant leaders, including Satya Nadella, Kim Ng, Jose Andres, Alicia Garza, Joey Walt, Rosalind Brewer, LeBron James, Jess Kutch, and Beto Perez

•                     New expanded coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion explains why DEI is a moral, ethical, legal, and organizational imperative

•                     Reorganized Part IV: Organizational Leadership now combines change leadership with crisis leadership and strategic leadership with high-performance leadership

•                     New examples, references, statistics, and new coverage of emerging leadership trends and issues

 

 

Key Features:

•                     Chapter-opening and chapter-closing case studies illustrate how real leaders use theories and concepts to achieve their goals

•                     You Make the Call feature provides scenarios that challenge students to make ethical, socially conscious decisions  

•                     Self-Assessments help students understand their own unique leadership strengths  

•                     Applying the Concept feature helps students check their understanding of key theories and approaches  

•                     Developing Your Leadership Competences exercises tied to AACSB competencies provide students with opportunities to hone their leadership skills and confidence

Table of contents:
Part I: Individuals as Leaders Chapter 1: Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders Need? Chapter 2: Leadership Traits and Ethics Chapter 3: Leadership Behavior and Motivation Chapter 4: Contingency Leadership Theories Part II: Leadership Skills Chapter 5: Communication, Coaching, and Conflict Skills Chapter 6: Influencing, Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation Skills Part III: Team Leadership Chapter 7: Leader-Member Exchange and Followership Chapter 8: Team Leadership and Self-Managed Teams PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP Chapter 9 Managing Change and Crisis Leadership Chapter 10 Charismatic, Transformational, and Servant Leadership Chapter 11 Leadership of Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Chapter 12 Strategic Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations
Biographical note:
Robert N. Lussier is a professor of management at Springfield College and taught management for more than 35 years. He is a prolific writer, with more than 500 publications to his credit. His articles have been published in the Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, Business Horizons, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Small Business Strategy, SAM Advanced Management Journal, and several others. He also has a human resources management textbook (with John Hendon) published by SAGE a