For junior/senior-level courses in Leadership that can be found in business, nursing, military science, criminal justice, education, government or agriculture curriculum. Providing a comprehensive review of the major behavior patterns that effective leaders use to influence followers, this book keys in on what effective leaders really do and emphasizes how leaders can diagnose and modify situations and followers to make their leadership a more positive and productive endeavor.

Table of Contents

PART I: BASIC LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS AND ISSUES CHAPTER 1 Leadership and Its Importance CHAPTER 2 Leadership Behavior and Processes CHAPTER 3 Contingency Models of Leadership PART II: CORE LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS CHAPTER 4 Supportive Leadership Behavior CHAPTER 5 Directive Leadership Behavior CHAPTER 6 Participative Leadership Behavior CHAPTER 7 Leader Reward and Punishment Behaviors CHAPTER 8 Charismatic Leadership Behavior PART III: EMERGING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS CHAPTER 9 Boundary-Spanning and Team Leadership CHAPTER 10 Building Social Exchanges and Fairness CHAPTER 11 Followership PART IV: CURRENT LEADERSHIP ISSUES AND INTEGRATION CHAPTER 12 Leadership Ethics and Diversity CHAPTER 13 Leadership Development and Organizational Change CHAPTER 14 Integration and Conclusions