Northhouse Peter G.: Vodstvo - Teorija i praksa

Peter G. Northhouse: Leadership - Theory and Practice

THE BOOK PRESENTS THE FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP THEORY AND SHOWS THAT EACH LEADER MUST DEVELOP MANY CAPABILITIES, UNDERSTAND OTHERS' BELIEFS AND DEVELOP OWN ABILITIES TO BECOME A GOOD LEADER.

In 10 years since the first edition of this book, the audience's fascination with leadership issues it grew exponentially. Bookstore shelves are full of popular leadership books. People are obsessed with the idea of ​​leadership and are looking for more information on how to become a successful leader. Many people believe that leadership is a way to improve their presentation to others. Corporations want people who have leadership skills because they believe they are especially useful to their organizations. Academic institutions across the country are developing leadership study programs. In general, leadership is a highly sought after commodity and a highly valued good.

In the book Leadership, Theory and Practice, Peter Guy Northouse seeks to guide readers through numerous theories of leadership in contemporary global organizations. In doing so, he uses his many years of experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate students at Western Michigan University to present the foundations of this field in a simple and clear way.

The research in the book deals primarily with communication in relationships between leaders and members, transformational leadership and conflict resolution. To this end, Northouse goes through different sets of leadership to determine and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each, both in the case of public and private companies, as well as in non-profit organizations. It places all these theories in a historical context and provides an overview of the cases to which these theories were applied in order to bring them closer to the reader. 

Brief content:

Trait-based approach
Skill-based approach
Style-based approach
Situational approach
Aligned leadership theory
Pathway theory
Leader-member exchange theory
Transformational leadership
Team leadership
Psychodynamic approach
Culture and leadership
Leadership ethics

Peter G. Northouse is a professor of communication at the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. He has been teaching courses in the field of leadership and organizational communications at undergraduate and postgraduate studies for more than twenty years. In addition to several book chapters, he has published many articles in professional journals and is the co-author of Health Communication: Strategies for Health Professionals. His research interests include leadership ethics, transformational leadership, and control issues in human interactions. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas including leadership development, leadership education, conflict management and health communications. He received his doctorate in the field of speech communication at the University of Denver and his master's and bachelor's degrees in the field of communication education at Michigan State University.