Leadership: Theory and Practice

Editorial Reviews
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"Peter G. Northouse provides a structured opportunity to view leadership through various lenses. . . . the research is reviewed in a way that is user-friendly to scholars and practitioners. Northouse?s writing is crisp, direct, and explicit."
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"This is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate classes in business, training and development, and organizational communication and should also be useful in continuing education and in-house leadership development programs."
(Economic Times )

". . . A structured opportunity to view leadership through various lenses. . . . This book fully delivers on what the title promises-leadership theory and practice. The research is reviewed in a way that is user-friendly to scholars and practitioners . . . Northouse’s writing is crisp, direct, and explicit."
(Public Productivity & Management Review )

"Peter G. Northouse provides a structured opportunity to view leadership through various lenses. . . . the research is reviewed in a way that is user-friendly to scholars and practitioners. Northouse’s writing is crisp, direct, and explicit."
Product Description

Now thoroughly updated the Second Edition of Leadership: Theory and Practice includes these features:

- An additional chapter on Leadership Ethics written to address an increased level of concern among both students and practitioners on this timely topic, including descriptions of ethical theories and an analysis of five principles of ethical leadership--respect, service, justice, honesty, and community

- An entirely new chapter on Women in Leadership, including a new "Gender Consciousness Questionnaire" that allows readers to assess their own attitudes about gender issues in the workplace

- A complete Instructor's Manual with chapter overviews, lists of concepts and terms, questions for study and discussion, activities for use in class, writing assignments, and a test bank of true and false and multiple choice questions

- The same user-friendly, chapter-consistent format as the First Edition, with each chapter examining a specific leadership approach, including its strengths and weaknesses, its application, three case studies of each approach, and approach-specific instruments and/or questionnaires

- Comprehensive updates and additions incorporating recent advances in scholarship in the field as well as suggestions from classroom use at over 250 colleges and universities where the First Edition was adopted

Leadership: Theory and Practice provides a description and analysis of a wide variety of different theoretical approaches to leadership, giving special attention to how each theory can be employed to improve leadership in real-world organizations. Written in a clear, concise manner, the first edition has been widely used in undergraduate and graduate courses in business, organizational communication, political science, public administration, training and development, and health services. The newly expanded second edition includes more leadership topics, research findings, questionnaires, case studies, and everyday applications.


From the Inside Flap
"The third edition of Leadership by Northouse provides students with powerful introduction to the strengths and limits of what the social science strand of research in leadership. It provides application for undergraduates while for graduate students, it provides the context needed to plunge into reading research and developing research questions. At the same time, the book raises significant questions about the link between leadership and ethics and values."
--Roger Smitter, Ph.D., Director, Leadership, Ethics and Values Program, North Central College "Peter Northouse has produced a leadership textbook that is accessible to students, but solidly grounded in theory and research. He avoids the ‘trap’ of making leadership appear too easy or trite, keeping his book serious and scholarly, but still interesting and enjoyable to read. I would feel confident that a student assigned Leadership: Theory and Practice is getting a sound introduction to the field."
--Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D., Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College "I have used Leadership: Theory and Practice for the past four years as the primary text for an undergraduate leadership course that I teach. The comprehensive nature of the chapters, critiques, exercises, self-assessment instruments, and case studies make it very user-friendly for students and faculty."
-- Lynn Hertrick Leavitt, Director, Center for Service and Leadership, George Mason University "In his Third Edition, Northouse continues to update and enhance his leadership book. As a textbook for college students, the author provides an outstanding bridge between the research developments and the practical uses for leadership theory. His case study examples are contemporary, intriguing, and enticing to students and teachers who seek enhancement to their study of leadership."
--Christine D. Townsend, Professor, Leadership Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

About the Author
Peter G. Northouse, PhD, is Professor of Communication in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. For more than 20 years, he has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, interpersonal, and organizational communication. In addition to publications in professional journals, he is the author of Leadership: Theory and Practice (4th ed.) and coauthor of Health Communication: Strategies for Health Professionals (3rd ed.). His scholarly and curricular interests include models of leadership, leadership assessment, ethical leadership, and leadership and group dynamics. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas, including leadership development, leadership education, conflict management, and health communication. He holds a doctorate in speech communication from the University of Denver, and a master’s and bachelor’s degree in communication education from Michigan State University.