Leadership: Theory and Practice
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- Author：Peter G. Northouse
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Summary
The market-leading Leadership: Theory and Practice presents an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with a focus on how theory can inform practice。 Author Peter G。 Northouse uses a consistent structure for each chapter that allows readers to easily compare and contrast different theories。 Case studies and questionnaires provide students with practical examples and opportunities to deepen their understanding of their own leadership style。 The fully updated Ninth Edition features a new chapter on inclusive leadership， 17 new real-world cases that profile leaders from across the globe， a new discussion on leadership and morality， and examples of timely issues such as leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic。
Reviews
Zoe
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Easy。 Simple。 A little boring， but a good textbook overall。
Ariel
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This is definitely a textbook on leadership， but it's extremely readable and applicable to the study of leadership， even if you're a practitioner and not a researcher。 I love the case studies and self-tests。 This is definitely a textbook on leadership， but it's extremely readable and applicable to the study of leadership， even if you're a practitioner and not a researcher。 I love the case studies and self-tests。 。。。more
Mina M
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3。5 Organized and quite easy to follow。 Probably wouldn't have read it if it wasn't on the syllabus though。 3。5 Organized and quite easy to follow。 Probably wouldn't have read it if it wasn't on the syllabus though。 。。。more
Jilane
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Read it for a class。 Not sure that there are that many leadership styles。 It feels contrived。
Mrs C
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Very good explanation of different leadership theories with strengths， weaknesses， case studies and engaging exercises to reflect on the reader's own leadership。 Very good explanation of different leadership theories with strengths， weaknesses， case studies and engaging exercises to reflect on the reader's own leadership。 。。。more
Caitlin
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Nope nope nope。 Lots of theories of leadership with little relevance to or acknowledgement of anyone other than western white cis straight men with economic means。 Chapter 15 is about women and leadership。。。and rigidly adheres to the gender binary and has one sentence about the intersection of gender with other identities。 Chapter 16 is about culture and leadership and is at best trying to be a cheat sheet for how different leadership traits read in different geographic areas。 This book upholds Nope nope nope。 Lots of theories of leadership with little relevance to or acknowledgement of anyone other than western white cis straight men with economic means。 Chapter 15 is about women and leadership。。。and rigidly adheres to the gender binary and has one sentence about the intersection of gender with other identities。 Chapter 16 is about culture and leadership and is at best trying to be a cheat sheet for how different leadership traits read in different geographic areas。 This book upholds the status quo in harmful ways。 It’s maddening that it’s considered such a classic textbook on leadership when the people we need more of in leadership positions are completely or all but ignored by it。 The upside: if you get assigned to read this book like I did， the summaries at the end of each chapter are reasonable proxies for the info in the chapters themselves。 I got a little more out of reading the full chapters。 And it helped me feel like I had a stronger position from which to drag the book during class discussion。 But if you just need to be responsible for the material， the summaries are definitely sufficient。 。。。more
Stan
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Leadership: Theory and Practice by Northouse - in its eighth edition - for a reason。First， this book offers an overview of Leadership Theories following a semi-chronological development。 This provides a good overview of how theories have developed， deviated， and nuanced through the 20th Century and into the 21st。 I really enjoyed this layout。Second， this book is well laid out。 The chapters all follow the same format。 This makes the material very well organized and easy to read。Third， this book i Leadership: Theory and Practice by Northouse - in its eighth edition - for a reason。First， this book offers an overview of Leadership Theories following a semi-chronological development。 This provides a good overview of how theories have developed， deviated， and nuanced through the 20th Century and into the 21st。 I really enjoyed this layout。Second， this book is well laid out。 The chapters all follow the same format。 This makes the material very well organized and easy to read。Third， this book is an academic text。 The reading level is not extremely high， but there are abundant citations。 Each chapter has a reference list - which I enjoyed （there are plenty of "recommended reading" options here）。Fourth， the reader can clearly see that the leadership theories from the most recent half century are basically nuances， focusing on attributes， principles， values， and priorities。 So， once you have the basic skills down you can focus on specific areas you want or need to develop。One complaint， the chapter on Global Leadership was， in my opinion， a bit weak。 I would also like to see an full chapter devoted to Cross Cultural or Intercultural Leadership as that is different from Global Leadership （though the two do intersect at certain points）。Overall， this book offers a great introduction to Leadership in both theory and practice - so the title is spot on。 Since it is in the eighth edition， you know the book as been finely tuned - I didn't find fluff or waste in the 500+ pages。 It also includes about 3 case studies per chapter。 Good for provoking pondering！If you want an overview or Leadership Styles/Theories， this is the book for you！ Grab a copy and enjoy！ 。。。more
Nithila
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Excellent overview， of 14 to 15 Leadership theories/frameworks - great quick reference and guide。
Jonathan Fang
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Literally one of the worst textbooks I've ever read （and this is coming from someone who read through microbiology and biochem textbook and found them rather interesting）。 The author cannot seem to describe major concepts and theories in a clear and concise manner and there are a lot of superfluous/trivial details in the book。 If you're taking a course that uses this textbook， I strongly recommend going over the powerpoint slides your prof made， it's a lot more efficient to learn from the slides Literally one of the worst textbooks I've ever read （and this is coming from someone who read through microbiology and biochem textbook and found them rather interesting）。 The author cannot seem to describe major concepts and theories in a clear and concise manner and there are a lot of superfluous/trivial details in the book。 If you're taking a course that uses this textbook， I strongly recommend going over the powerpoint slides your prof made， it's a lot more efficient to learn from the slides。 。。。more
Eila Mcmillin
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Information is really basic。 Gives a comprehensive look at different theories of leadership， but pretty dry and boring， and a bit superficial in terms of discussing different complexities and pitfalls。 Chapters looking at gender and cultural diversity are really basic and though probably well meaning fall into the same sexist and ethnocentric shenanigans that they're trying to explain。 Information is really basic。 Gives a comprehensive look at different theories of leadership， but pretty dry and boring， and a bit superficial in terms of discussing different complexities and pitfalls。 Chapters looking at gender and cultural diversity are really basic and though probably well meaning fall into the same sexist and ethnocentric shenanigans that they're trying to explain。 。。。more
Colin
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A textbook。
Tiffany
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Rhis book is for leadership geeks （like me） who want to understand the basis of leadership practices touted by leadership gurus and whether those practices are wnpirically validated。 I read the 7th edition。 I was disappointed in the gender in leadership and cukture in leadership chaotwrs。 However， I found the rest of the materials enlightening。
Sergio Caredda
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Un ottimo manuale sul tema della Leadership， che analizza in maniera strutturata sia le teorie che si sono succedute nel tempo， sia alcuni temi trasversali molto rilevanti， come l'Etica， la Cultura e il Genere。 Questo testo， ora alla sua ottava edizione， resiste da più di 25 anni perché è capace di alternare rigore scientifico e pragmaticità nell'analisi， offrendo un quadro chiaro sull'evoluzione di uno dei temi anche più inflazionati nel mondo del management。 Un ottimo manuale sul tema della Leadership， che analizza in maniera strutturata sia le teorie che si sono succedute nel tempo， sia alcuni temi trasversali molto rilevanti， come l'Etica， la Cultura e il Genere。 Questo testo， ora alla sua ottava edizione， resiste da più di 25 anni perché è capace di alternare rigore scientifico e pragmaticità nell'analisi， offrendo un quadro chiaro sull'evoluzione di uno dei temi anche più inflazionati nel mondo del management。 。。。more
Heather Gray
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This was for DNP/NNP year 1 semester 1。
Samantha
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I read this as part of my MBA leadership course and found it really useful。 Not a book I’d read for leisure！
Gary Fitzgerald
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A fine textbook easy to follow and very clear explanations。 A set of videos reviewing each chapter is also available here https://youtu。be/UMifxreW4vU which really helped A fine textbook easy to follow and very clear explanations。 A set of videos reviewing each chapter is also available here https://youtu。be/UMifxreW4vU which really helped 。。。more
Sarah Sahibzada
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This was a textbook for a class I’m taking on ethics and leadership。 It takes concepts around leadership， which can tend to sound like a lot of business buzzwords， and puts them into academic frameworks that can be studied and put into practice。 It’s helped me organize my thoughts on leadership and challenged some of my ideas about what it means to be a servant leader。 Prior to this course and reading this book， I took all of the conflicting leadership advice as a “well， it’s all the same”; now， This was a textbook for a class I’m taking on ethics and leadership。 It takes concepts around leadership， which can tend to sound like a lot of business buzzwords， and puts them into academic frameworks that can be studied and put into practice。 It’s helped me organize my thoughts on leadership and challenged some of my ideas about what it means to be a servant leader。 Prior to this course and reading this book， I took all of the conflicting leadership advice as a “well， it’s all the same”; now， I can more fully appreciate these kinds of advice。 I recommend this book for everyone: teachers， consultants， engineers， parents。 It’s definitely helped me understand this abstract idea that is leadership。 。。。more
Amanda
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Insightful， balanced， and well researched。
Jason
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Fantastic discussion of the theoretical and practical aspects of leadership。 It discusses the prevailing leadership theories of the last 100 years， then offers practical case studies and sample questionnaires that allow an aspiring leader to refine and improve his/her skillset。
Marjorie Webb
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Great resource to learn about multiple types of leadership。
Spencer Andrews
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Lots of genuinely useful case studies and self analysis tools。 While I found the general text somewhat uninspiring， the leadership tools were really beneficial and had a transformative effect on my understanding of the subject matter。
Eric Rodrigues
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This is leadership by theory and not so much practice。 It's an analytical view of leadership in organizations。 It's got a little bit of practical approaches but ultimately is not very applicable。 If you're looking for practical application this is not the book to read。 But it makes it very easy to understand the technical side of leadership！ This is leadership by theory and not so much practice。 It's an analytical view of leadership in organizations。 It's got a little bit of practical approaches but ultimately is not very applicable。 If you're looking for practical application this is not the book to read。 But it makes it very easy to understand the technical side of leadership！ 。。。more
Katherine Korte
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Phenomenal book for those who truly want to be "leaders" in their work spheres， and not just "managers。" Phenomenal book for those who truly want to be "leaders" in their work spheres， and not just "managers。" 。。。more
Curtis Robinson
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Very thorough！Very thorough never knew that leadership was such an analytic。 Covers pretty much all needed to know about how leadership works！
Barry Davis
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Adopted at more than 1600 institutions and translated into 13 different languages， this book provides an in depth review of the present theories and models of leadership。 After providing leadership definitions from 1900 to the present， chapters present all the current theories， providing an academic account of each theory。 The theories covered are as follows:2。 Trait Approach3。 Skills Approach4。 Behavioral Approach5。 Situational Approach6。 Path-Goal Approach7。 Leader-Member Exchange Approach8。 T Adopted at more than 1600 institutions and translated into 13 different languages， this book provides an in depth review of the present theories and models of leadership。 After providing leadership definitions from 1900 to the present， chapters present all the current theories， providing an academic account of each theory。 The theories covered are as follows:2。 Trait Approach3。 Skills Approach4。 Behavioral Approach5。 Situational Approach6。 Path-Goal Approach7。 Leader-Member Exchange Approach8。 Transformational Approach9。 Authentic Approach10。 Servant Approach11。 Adaptive Approach12。 Followership13。 Leadership Ethics14。 Team Leadership15。 Gender and Leadership16。 Culture and LeadershipAll theories are presenting by reviewing their development， noting strengths and criticisms， case studies， and instruments available to measure the theory。 Each chapter also ends with a brief summary of the theory under consideration。 An exceptional resource to review leadership theories and models from a robust academic standpoint。 。。。more
Jamie
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Not terrible as textbooks go。 Chapters deal rather generally with leadership theories; defining them， presenting research findings， detailing strengths， weaknesses， and applications of each approach， three case studies pertaining to the approach， sample questionnaires， and a summary。 The last few chapters deal with issues in leadership regarding culture， gender， and others。 All in all， its a good overview of leadership theories。
Jennifer Bryant
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Clear and easy to understand examples of leadership approaches and ethics。 Each approach has a questionnaire at the end of the chapter to help you assess what improvements you can make to be a more effective leader。 I rented a copy for a Leadership Dynamics class， but will be buying a copy for reference。
Curtis Robinson
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Very thorough。Mr。 Northouse is very thorough in his approach to the theory and application for sustainable leadership！ Great for all who lead and follow。
LaVerne Ludden
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I taught in the leadership departments at Purdue University Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan University。 Peter's book is one of the standards we used to teach our students at all levels of higher education。 He does an excellent job of summarizing the research on key leadership theories and regularly updates the book。 It is a book every leader should read so they gain a depth of understanding about leadership--not jubs the latest fad。 I taught in the leadership departments at Purdue University Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan University。 Peter's book is one of the standards we used to teach our students at all levels of higher education。 He does an excellent job of summarizing the research on key leadership theories and regularly updates the book。 It is a book every leader should read so they gain a depth of understanding about leadership--not jubs the latest fad。 。。。more
Alison
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