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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779968303321

Titolo

The nature of organizational leadership [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the performance imperatives confronting today's leaders / / Stephen J. Zaccaro, Richard J. Klimoski, editors ; foreword by Neal Schmitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2001

ISBN

1-280-35102-0

9780787959936

9786610351022

0-470-25017-8

0-7879-5993-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (534 p.)

Collana

The Jossey-Bass business & management series

Altri autori (Persone)

ZaccaroStephen J

KlimoskiRichard J

Disciplina

658.4/092

Soggetti

Leadership

Organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Nature of Organizational Leadership; Contents; Foreword; Preface; The Contributors; Part One: Defining Leadership Imperatives; 1 The Nature of Organizational Leadership: An Introduction; 2 Competitive Advantage: Conceptual Imperatives for Executives; 3 Sense Making, Leadership, and Mental Models; 4 Behavioral Complexity and Social Intelligence: How Executive Leaders Use Stakeholders to Form a Systems Perspective; 5 Social Capital and Organizational Leadership; 6 The Contest for Corporate Control; 7 Leadership, Vision, and Organizational Effectiveness

8 The Chief Executive Officer and Top Management Team Interface 9 Executive Characteristics, Compensation Systems, and Firm Performance: Review and Integrative Framework; Part Two: Identifying and Developing Effective Leaders; 10 Identifying, Assessing, and Selecting Senior Leaders; 11 Leader Training and Development; 12 Assessment of Leadership Outcomes; Part Three: Conclusion; 13 The



Nature of Organizational Leadership: Conclusions and Implications; 14 "Into the Box" Thinking About Leadership Research; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The quality of an organization's top leaders is a critical influence on its overall effectiveness and continuing adaptability. Yet, little current research examines leadership within the context of organizational structure, such as how leaders influence organizational performance in those key moments when an executive's action is critical to driving the organization forward. This book represents a significant contribution to the literature of leadership, combining a contextual approach to organizational leadership with an in-depth treatment of the cognitive, social, and affective dynamics unde