Organizational Leadership

3. Revised Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-0362-0744-1
Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

Understand the reality of contemporary organizational leadership with the third edition of this critical, thought-provoking textbook.

Through an analysis of key theories and topical issues such as innovation, gender, power, ethics and environmental sustainability, the authors deftly illustrate how leadership cannot be extricated from the wider organizational context and why leadership is increasingly seen as a shared endeavour between leaders and followers.

Key updates to this edition include: New chapter on Leading During Conflict and Extreme Contexts New chapter on Dark Leadership New content on Artificial Intelligence is now woven throughout each chapter Eleven new case studies, including case studies on Harrods, the Norwegian police service, Saudi Arabia, AI development, Generative AI and urban renewal in Bilbao.

This is an essential guide to leadership for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as practitioners working in the field.

John Bratton is Honorary Professor in the Management School at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bratton, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I Contextualizing Leadership
Chapter 1 Leadership Matters - John Bratton
Chapter 2 The Nature of Leadership - John Bratton
Chapter 3 Power and Leadership - Jenny Morrison and John Bratton
Chapter 4 Culture and Leadership - David Denham and John Bratton
Chapter 5 Strategic Management, Innovation, and Leadership - Rachelle Pascoe-Deslauriers and George Boak
PART II Leadership Theories
Chapter 6 Trait, Behaviour, and Contingency Theories of Leadership - John Bratton
Chapter 7 Charismatic and Transformational Leadership - John Bratton
Chapter 8 Relational and Collective Leadership - John Bratton
Chapter 9 Dark Leadership - George Boak and Kelly Rogers
Chapter 10 Followership - John Bratton and Meghan Van Portfliet
PART III Managing People and Leadership
Chapter 11 Ethics and Leadership - Roslyn Larkin and John Burgess
Chapter 12 Human Resource Management and Leadership - John Bratton
Chapter 13 Leadership Development - Peter Watt, George Boak, and Jeff Gold
Chapter 14 Gender and Diversity in Leadership - Laura Steele, Lois Farquharso, and Sarah Albugami
PART IV Contemporary Leadership
Chapter 15 Teams and Team Leadership - John Bratton, Shirley-Ann Hazlett, and Lisa McIlvenna
Chapter 16 Artificial Intelligence and Leadership - Laura Steele and John Bratton
Chapter 17 Leading Organizational Change for Environmental Sustainability - Andrew Bratton, Kelsy Hejjas, Peter Holland, Brian Matthews, and Olga Andrianova
Chapter 18 Leading During Conflict and Extreme Contexts - Joanne Murphy
Chapter 19 Public Leadership - Colin Lindsay
Chapter 20 Place Leadership - Markku Sotarauta

Über Autor(innen)

Bratton, John
John Bratton is Honorary Professor in the Management School at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He has taught HRM and labour relations in UK and Canadian business schools for over 30 years. His research interests and publications have focused on the sociology of work, leadership and workplace learning.