Oxford Management Readers

What is leadership? Are leaders made or born? Are the characteristics and challenges of leadership the same across time and cultures? Do leaders pull or are they pushed? Are leaders driven by needs that may be dysfunctional to the organizations they lead? Do women leaders behave differently from men? Should we look for models of business and organizational leadership in military organizations? <p/>These are all just some of the many fascinating questions posed in this new collection which ranges from key statements from classical philosophy (Plato Sun Tzu Machiavelli) to those of modern management writers (Barnard Kets de Vries Fiedler Rosener). The latest in the new series <em>Oxford Management Readers</em> the collection will be invaluable to a wide range of students scholars and practicing managers.