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Daft, Richard L.;

The leadership experience / Richard L Daft; Patricia G Lane. - Sixth edition - Australia : Cengage Learning, [2015] - xix, 507 p. : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Previously published: Australia ; Mason, OH : South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011.

Part I: Introduction to leadership --
1. What does it mean to be a leader? --
Part II: Research perspectives on leadership --
2. Traits, behaviors, and relationships --
3. Contingency approaches to leadership --
Part III: The personal side of leadership --
4. The leader as an individual --
5. Leadership mind and heart --
6. Courage and moral leadership --
7. Followership --
Part IV: The leader as a relationship builder --
8. Motivation and empowerment --
9. Leadership communication --
10. Leading teams --
11. Developing leadership diversity --
12. Leadership power and influence --
Part V: The leader as a social architect --
13. Creating vision and strategic direction --
14. Shaping culture and values --
15. Leading change.


Equip students with the critical leadership skills and solid understanding of today's theory needed to become effective business leaders in today's turbulent times with Daft's THE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, 6E. Acclaimed author Richard Daft helps students explore the latest thinking in leadership theory and contemporary practices at work within organizations throughout the world. Students will examine emerging topics,

ISBN: 9781435462854

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Leadership.

LC Class. No.: HD57.7 / .D34 2015