Leaders & the leadership process: readings, self-assessments & applications

Perspective on Leadership from Homer's Odyssey / F. Kramer

Part I. Readings

Chapter 1. Introduction to Leadership

On the Meaning of Leadership / J.L. Pierce and J.W. Newstrom

A Study of the Leadership Process / A.J. Murphy

Contemporary Trends in the Analysis of the Leadership Process / E.P. Hollander and J.W. Julian

Leadership : The Management of Meaning / L. Smircich and G. Morgan

Chapter 2. Leaders and the Role of Personal Traits

Self Assessment : Positive and Negative Affect

Self-Assessment : Leadership Motivation

Personal Factors Associated with Leadership : A Survey of the Literature / R.M. Stogdill

Leadership : Do Traits Matter? / S.A. Kirkpatrick and E.A. Locke

Chapter 3. Leadership and the Role of Gender

Self-Assessment : Masculinity/Femininity

Effects of Sex and Gender Role on Leader Emergence / R. L. Kent and S.E. Moss

Gender and Leadership Style : A Meta-Analysis / E.H. Eagly and B.T. Johnson

Chapter 4. Leader Emergence

Self-Assessment : Self-Monitoring

Emergent Leadership and Social Influence / E.P. Hollander

Who Gets Power : And How They Hold on to It / G.R. Salancik and J. Pfeffer

The Role of Self-Monitoring and Gender on Leader Emergence : A Laboratory and Field Study / G.H. Dobbins ... [et al.]

Chapter 5. Leadership as an Influence Process

Self-Assessment : Influence Tactic

Self-Assessment : Personal Power Profile

The Bases of Social Power / J.R.P. French, Jr. and B. Raven

Consequences of Influence Tactics Used with Subordinates, Peers and the Boss / G. Yukl and J. B. Tracey

Chapter 6. Leadership and Leader Behaviors

Self-Assessment : Michigan Organizational Assessment

Self-Assessment : Initiating Structure and Consideration

Predicting Organizational Effectiveness with a Four-Factor Theory of leadership / D.G. Bowers and S.E. Seashore

The Leader Behavior and Effectiveness of Aircraft Commanders / A. W. Halpin

Patterns of Leadership Behavior Related to Employee Grievances and Turnover / E.A. Fleishman and E.F. Harris

Relationship between Leadership Patterns and Effectiveness Ratings among Israeli Foremen / E.A. Fleishman and J. Simmons

Effects of Leader Warmth and Directiveness on Subordinate Performance on a Subsequent Task / D. Tjosvold

Chapter 7. Leadership and Situational Differences

Self-Assessment : Least Preferred Co-Worker

Path-Goal Theory of Leadership / R. J. House and T. R. Mitchell

How Do You Make Leaders More Effective : New Answers to an Old Puzzle / F. E. Fiedler

Situational Leadership / P. Hersey

The Case for Directive Leadership / J. P. Muczyk and B.C. Reimann

Multidirectional Approach Toward Leadership : An Extension of the Concept of Behavioral Complexity / R. Hooijberg

Chapter 8. Leadership in the Cross-Cultural Context

Self-Assessment : Individualism- Collectivism

Cultural Constraints in Management Theories / G. Hofstede

Leadership in Western and Asian Countries : Commonalties and Differences in Effective Leadership Processes Across Cultures / P.W. Dorfman ... [et al.]

Chapter 9. Followers and The Leadership Process

Self-Assessment : Extraversion/Introversion

Self-Assessment : Leader-Member Exchange

The Reciprocal Nature of Influence Between Leader and Subordinate / C.N. Greene

The Follower's Role in Leadership Phenomena / F.H. Sanford

Leader-Follower Exchange Quality : The Role of Personal and Interpersonal Attributes / A. Phillips and A.G. Bedeian

Leadership, Followership, Self, and Others / E.P. Hollander

Chapter 10. Participative Leadership

Self-Assessment : Participatory Leadership Attitudes

Supervisory Style and Productivity : Review and Theory / S. M. Sales

A New Look at Managerial Decision Making / V.H. Vroom

Participation, Satisfaction, and Productivity : A Meta-Analytic Review / K.K. Miller and P.R. Monge

Chapter 11. Leadership : Substitutes, Neutralizers, and Enhancers

Self-Assessment : Substitutes for Leadership

Self-Assessment : Group Cohesiveness

Self-Assessment : Organization-Based Self-Esteem

Substitutes for Leadership : Their Meaning and Measurement / S. Kerr and J.M. Jermier

Substitutes for Leadership : Effective Alternatives to Ineffective Leadership / J.P. Howell ... [et al.]

Chapter 12. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership

Self-Assessment : Transformational and Charismatic Leadership

A 1976 Theory of Charismatic Leadership / R. J. House

Toward a Behavioral Theory of Charismatic Leadership / J. A. Conger and R.N. Kanungo

The Motivational Effects of Charismatic Leadership : A Self-Concept Based Theory / Shamir, House and Arthur

Relationship of Transformational and Transactional Leadership with Employee Influencing Strategies / R.J. Deluga

Transformational Leader Behaviors and Their Effects on Followers' Trust in Leader, Satisfaction, and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors / P.M. Podsakoff ... [et al.]

Chapter 13. Dysfunctional Aspects of Leadership

Self-Assessment : Machiavellianism

The Dark Side of Leadership / J.A. Conger

Narcissism and Leadership : An Object Relations Perspective / M.F. R. Kets de Vries and D. Miller

Chapter 14. Does Leadership Really Make a Difference?

Point : Leadership is but a Mirage : It Really Does Not Make a Difference

The Ambiguity of Leadership / J. Pfeffer

Point-Counterpoint : Leadership Really Does Make a Difference

Executive Leadership and Organizational Performance : Suggestions for a New Theory and Methodology / D.V. Day and R. G. Lord

Part II. Beyond Theory and Into the Practice of Leadership

Applications : Case Studies and Experiential Exercises

What You See is (not necessarily) What You Get

A Different Style of Leadership

Sam Perkins

A Different Style of Leadership

Donny is My Leader

Tinkertoy Construction

Choosing a Leader

Characteristics of Superior Leaders

Leader-Subordinate Friendships (LSF)

Leadership (Locker-Room) Talks

Follow the Leader

Leadership Through Film : Power and Influence.