Leadership 101

<ul> <li>What are the relevant personality and motivational traits of good (and bad) leaders? <li>Do leaders possess different types of intellectual capacities? <li>How do effective leaders behave and what kinds of people follow them? <li>What are the contextual/situational factors that give rise to leaders? <li>How is leadership influenced by gender cultural differences and social networks? </ul> <p>Professor Michael Mumford is one of the leading researchers on the topic of leadership and organizational behavior. Mumford discusses the predominant topics and approaches to studying leadership research including a review of research on leader traits and behaviors situational influences on leadership the way in which leaders think and outstanding leadership. The text concludes with a discussion of emergent topics in the field. Embedded in each chapter is information related to improving or developing leadership through the topics discussed. <p><b>Key Features</b> <ul> <li>A short non-technical introduction suitable for any reader <li>An Introduction to the history of leadership extant definitions assumptions theories and methods of study <li>Examines emergent topics in the field <li>Offers topical applications for improving and developing leadership <p><b>The Psych 101 Series</b> <p>Short reader-friendly introductions to cutting-edge topics in psychology. With key concepts controversial topics and fascinating accounts of up-to-the-minute research The Psych 101 Series is a valuable resource for all students of psychology and anyone interested in the field.