Leadership and Leadership Development
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- ISBN 9781032822471
- Weight: 710g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Apr 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Leadership and Leadership Development: A Comprehensive Overview provides a timely and invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students seeking to understand leadership in all its complexity. The book’s primary value lies in its ability to synthesise diverse perspectives, offering readers a comprehensive lens through which to examine both the theory and practice of leadership. By combining critical reflections with contemporary approaches, the volume equips readers to navigate the evolving challenges of leadership in organisations, communities, and societies.
The 12 chapters showcase the richness of leadership research, spanning themes such as authentic and responsible leadership, distributed leadership, the moral compass of servant leadership, and the dark side of leadership. The book also addresses pressing contemporary issues including cultural intelligence, gendered and global leadership dynamics, and the role of entrepreneurial leadership in driving innovation. This breadth ensures that readers gain not only theoretical insights but also practical tools and strategies for leadership development.
Crucially, the book highlights innovative methodological approaches, encouraging a deeper and more nuanced understanding of leadership processes across contexts. By mapping the state of the field and offering future directions, it positions itself as an essential reference point for advancing leadership knowledge and practice in the 21st century.
Christian Harrison is Professor of Leadership and Enterprise in the University of Greater Manchester, Bolton, Greater Manchester, the UK. He is Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment in Greater Manchester. Christian is a well-known and recognised scholar in the field of leadership and provides regular expert media commentary on Scottish Television News (STV), Scotland Tonight, the Herald, the Conversation, Sunday Post, and the Guardian Nigeria. He is also the author of numerous published research papers on leadership which is his major research interest and serves as the Director of Studies of several doctoral students. He has successfully supervised several doctoral students to completion, and his current students are working on projects on authentic leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, etc.
