The science of leadership : lessons from research for organizational leaders /
Julian Barling.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2014.
- 328 p. : ill. b&w ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Organizational leadership -- 2. Do leaders matters? -- 3. How does leadership work? -- 4. The typical leadership study: how do we know what we know? -- 5. Are leaders born or made? -- 6. Can leadership be taught? leadership interventions in organizations -- 7. Leadership in different contexts -- 8. Gender and leadership -- 9. When leadership goes awry -- 10. Enough about leadership: let's talk about followership -- 11. Leading into the future.
Takes an evidenced-based approach, relying primarily on the knowledge generated from research on organizational leadership conducted around the world and personal reflections based on two decades of involvement in leadership research and leadership development with executives.