Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Leadership Defined
Leadership Described
Plan of the Book
Summary
Chapter 2. Trait Approach
Description
How Does the Trait Approach Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 3. Skills Approach
Description
How Does the Skills Approach Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 4. Behavioral Approach
Description
How Does the Behavioral Approach Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 5. Situational Approach
Description
How Does the Situational Approach Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 6. Path-Goal Theory
Description
How Does the Path-Goal Theory Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 7. Leader-Member Exchange Theory
Description
How Does LMX Theory Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 8. Transformational Leadership
Description
How Does the Transformational Approach Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 9. Authentic Leadership
Description
Authentic Leadership Defined
Approaches to Authentic Leadership
How Does the Authentic Leadership Theory Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 10. Servant Leadership
Description
Model of Servant Leadership
How Does Servant Leadership Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 11. Adaptive Leadership
Description
A Model of Adaptive Leadership
How Does Adaptive Leadership Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 12. Followership
Description
How Does Followership Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Leadership Instrument
Followership Questionnaire Summary
Chapter 13. Leadership Ethics
Description
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 14. Team Leadership
Description
How Does the Team Leadership Model Work?
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary
Chapter 15. Gender and Leadership
Description
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
Case Studies
Leadership Instrument
Summary

About the Author

Peter G. Northouse is a professor emeritus of communication in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. For more than 25 years he taught leadership and interpersonal and organizational communication at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to publications in professional journals he is the author of Leadership: Theory and Practice (9th ed.) and Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice (6th ed.) and co-author 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 master’s and bachelor’s degrees in communication education from Michigan State University.