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The new psychology of leadership : identity, influence, and power / S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen Reicher, and Michael Platow.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Psychology Press, c2011.Description: 267 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781841696102 (pbk.)
  • 9781841696096 (hbk.)
  • 1841696099 (hbk.)
  • 1841696102 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158.4/HAS
Contents:
1. The old psychology of leadership: Great men and the cult of personality -- 2. The current psychology of leadership: Issues of context and contingency, transaction and transformation -- 3. Foundations for the new psychology of leadership: Social identity and self-categorization -- 4. Being one of us: Leaders as in-group prototypes -- 5. Doing it for us: Leaders as in-group champions -- 6. Crafting a sense of us: Leaders as entrepreneurs of identity -- 7. Making us matter: Leaders as embedders of identity -- 8. Identity leadership at large: Prejudice, practice, and politics.
Summary: Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book examines a range of theoretical and practical issues that are central to the leadership process. These include the nature of group identity, the basis of authority and legitimacy, the dynamics of justice and fairness, the determinants of followership and charisma, and the practice and politics of leadership.
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Book The Emmaus Library 100 Philosophy and psychology 158.4/HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 12264
Book The Emmaus Library 158.4/HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 12265

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-244) and indexes.

1. The old psychology of leadership: Great men and the cult of personality --
2. The current psychology of leadership: Issues of context and contingency, transaction and transformation --
3. Foundations for the new psychology of leadership: Social identity and self-categorization --
4. Being one of us: Leaders as in-group prototypes --
5. Doing it for us: Leaders as in-group champions --
6. Crafting a sense of us: Leaders as entrepreneurs of identity --
7. Making us matter: Leaders as embedders of identity --
8. Identity leadership at large: Prejudice, practice, and politics.


Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book examines a range of theoretical and practical issues that are central to the leadership process. These include the nature of group identity, the basis of authority and legitimacy, the dynamics of justice and fairness, the determinants of followership and charisma, and the practice and politics of leadership.

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