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  • EDITION:
    4th Edition
  • ISBN:
    141294161X
  • ISBN-13:
    9781412941617
  • PUB. DATE:
    October 2006
  • PUBLISHER:
    SAGE Publications

Leadership: Theory and Practice / Edition 4 by Peter G. (Guy) Northouse (Editor)

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Leadership - Peter G. Northouse - Sage Publicationsby cLm38

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Excelent excelent resource. Well written. Supported with research. Solid content, theories, models, and case studies. Well organized and summarized. Good book to use in studing the foundations of leadership. Absolutely loved it. Highly recommend. Five Stars *****

Leadership: Theory and Practiceby Christian-Stadtlander-PhD

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Choosing a book about "leadership" is not an easy task. The reason is that there are literally thousands of books written about various aspects of leadership. Peter G. Northouse's book allows the reader to get acquainted with several leadership theories described in the research literature. He also offers instruments (sometimes called inventories) for self-assessment as well as numerous case studies...

Great for anyone in a leadership capacityby Anonymous

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Good tools--charts (for visual learners) and theories for analytical and practical use. Solid read for Master's program. Will keep the book for reference in my public school leadership work. I have shared some material with my spouse who works at a local college in student affairs.


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Leadership

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  • Pub. Date: October 2006
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications

Synopsis

Heartened by the positive response to previous editions of Leadership: Theory and Practice, this Fourth Edition is written with the same objective to bridge the gap between the often simplistic popular approaches to leadership and the more abstract theoretical approaches.

Biography

Peter G. Northouse, Ph.D, is a professor of communication in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. For more than 20 years, he has taught leadership, interpersonal, and organizational communication on both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to publications in professional journals, he is the author of Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice and coauthor of Health Communication: Strategies for Health Professionals (3rd ed.). His scholarly and curricular interests include models of leadership, leadership assessment, ethical leadership, and leadership and group dynamics. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas, including leadership development, leadership education, conflict management, and health communication. He holds a doctorate in speech communication from the University of Denver and a master’s and bachelor’s degree in communication education from Michigan State University.