Leadership: A New Synthesis

by James (Jerry) G. Hunt

Overview

Complementing other books published in the field of strategic management, Leadership emphasizes the differences in leadership requirements at multiple levels in an organization - a difference that is not just one of degree but also one of quantity.

Hunt draws on stratified systems theory for the book's conceptual framework. He discusses various research strategies with a particular emphasis on time and explores practical leader training and development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803937680
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/24/1991
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

James G. (Jerry) Hunt is Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Management Emeritus at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He received his doctorate in Business Administration and Psychology from the University of Illinois. His research interests include leadership (especially process-oriented aspects), organizational behavior, and organization theory. He has authored or co-authored such publications as Leadership: A New Synthesis (1991), nominated for the 1992 Academy of Management award for outstanding scholarly books; Out-of-the-Box Leadership: Transforming the 21st Century Army and Other Top-Performing Organizations (1999); Basic Organizational Behavior (1998); and Managing Organizational Behavior (2000, 8th edition. He also founded, edited, and contributed to the eight-volume Leadership Symposia Series from 1971 to 1988.

Table of Contents

First Things First
PART ONE: LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE CONTENT AND KNOWLEDGE ORIENTATION
Core Concepts for a Multi-Organizational Level Leadership Model
The Extended Multi Level Leadership Model
Leadership Knowledge Orientation Aspects
PART TWO: EXPLORING THE MULTI LEVEL MODEL
External Environment, Societal Culture and Leader Critical Tasks
Background Factors and Preference Aspects of Individual Capability
Individual Capabilities - Cognitive Complexity and Selected Social Cognition Aspects
Individual Capabilities - Transactionally Oriented Leadership Skills
Individual Capabilities - Transformationally Oriented Leadership Skills
Organizational Culture
Developmental Implications and Enriching Schema Variety
Last Things Last