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The Measure of a Leader
A Review of Theories About Leadership and a Methodology for Appraising Leader Effectiveness
Taschenbuch von Robert I. Mann
Sprache: Englisch

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What makes a great leader? Personality? A response to the demands of time and circumstance? Where is leadership located in modern organizations? Has it a place in the management of corporate enterprise? What contributes to a leader's control? These and many other questions are explores in the theoretical background of this work. An examination of twentieth century theories about the sources of personal powers, the social forces that enabled it, the psychological roots of leader relationships, the ingredients of leader style and quality, and the conduct identified as a leader behaviors is directed at identifying the measurable elements of this social phenomenon.

Three chapters document experimental attempts to analyse leader performance, recognizing form, style, and quality in quantifiable detail. The use of descriptive questionnaires as means of labeling leader performance and quantifying its characteristics provides definitive insights into the nature of this social phenomenon.

Finally a unique system for leader appraisal, the Leader Appraisal Questionnaire (LAQ), based upon sound theoretical principles and twenty years of experimental research with the questionnaire methodology, is detailed. This novel system, adaptable to all kinds of organizations and enterprises, provides a unique tool for leadership evaluation and development. Given that leadership is a primary consideration in all kinds o organizational pursuits, this book is a must for every major institutional ans corporate executive office, every government administration, institutions of higher learning and research, and any person who wishes to undertake and make success of a group enterprise.
What makes a great leader? Personality? A response to the demands of time and circumstance? Where is leadership located in modern organizations? Has it a place in the management of corporate enterprise? What contributes to a leader's control? These and many other questions are explores in the theoretical background of this work. An examination of twentieth century theories about the sources of personal powers, the social forces that enabled it, the psychological roots of leader relationships, the ingredients of leader style and quality, and the conduct identified as a leader behaviors is directed at identifying the measurable elements of this social phenomenon.

Three chapters document experimental attempts to analyse leader performance, recognizing form, style, and quality in quantifiable detail. The use of descriptive questionnaires as means of labeling leader performance and quantifying its characteristics provides definitive insights into the nature of this social phenomenon.

Finally a unique system for leader appraisal, the Leader Appraisal Questionnaire (LAQ), based upon sound theoretical principles and twenty years of experimental research with the questionnaire methodology, is detailed. This novel system, adaptable to all kinds of organizations and enterprises, provides a unique tool for leadership evaluation and development. Given that leadership is a primary consideration in all kinds o organizational pursuits, this book is a must for every major institutional ans corporate executive office, every government administration, institutions of higher learning and research, and any person who wishes to undertake and make success of a group enterprise.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Fachbereich: Erwachsenenbildung
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781475967944
ISBN-10: 1475967942
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mann, Robert I.
Hersteller: iUniverse
Maße: 229 x 152 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Robert I. Mann
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.03.2013
Gewicht: 0,757 kg
Artikel-ID: 123718569
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Fachbereich: Erwachsenenbildung
Genre: Erziehung & Bildung
Rubrik: Sozialwissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781475967944
ISBN-10: 1475967942
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mann, Robert I.
Hersteller: iUniverse
Maße: 229 x 152 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Robert I. Mann
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.03.2013
Gewicht: 0,757 kg
Artikel-ID: 123718569
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