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  • 1.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-16-2007 14:11

    I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.

     

    I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.

     

    I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).

     

    If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be really grateful.

     

    Jon

     

     

     

    Dr. Jon Billsberry

    Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS

    Research Director, Human Resources Division

     

    Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources

    Chair, Organisational Psychology track, British Academy of Management

    Secretary, Management Education and Development division, Academy of Management

     

    Open University Business School

    The Open University

    Walton Hall

    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

    UNITED KINGDOM

     

    E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk

    W: www.jonbillsberry.co.uk

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  • 2.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-16-2007 18:25

    Jon,

    I have found the following to be quite good.  Besides good coverage of basic and more recent leadership perspectives and theories, it has good mini-cases and other good activities, as well as an instructor guide.

     

    Northouse, P. G. (2004). Leadership: Theory and practice (3rd edition). <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Thousand Oaks</st1:city></st1:place>: Sage.

     

    Best,

    Gilad

     

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    Gilad Chen

    Associate Professor of Management & Organization

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    giladchen@rhsmith.umd.edu

    http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu

     

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    Leaders for the Digital Economy

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of J.Billsberry
    Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 2:11 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Leadership Textbooks

     

    I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.

     

    I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.

     

    I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).

     

    If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be really grateful.

     

    Jon

     

     

     

    Dr. Jon Billsberry

    Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS

    Research Director, Human Resources Division

     

    Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources

    Chair, Organisational Psychology track, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">British</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Management

    Secretary, Management Education and Development division, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename></st1:place>

     

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    The Open University

    Walton Hall

    <st1:place w:st="on">Milton Keynes</st1:place> MK7 6AA

    <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UNITED KINGDOM</st1:place></st1:country-region>

     

    E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk

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  • 3.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-16-2007 18:34
    Hi Jon,
     
    You may want to check out the chapter on leadership in my second management book, Hidden Assets: Harnessing the Power of Informal Networks--Springer, 2005 (www.UnManagement.com). It takes a more "human nature" focused approach on leadership.
     
    Cheers,
    Charlie
     
    Charles (Kalev) Ehin, Ph.D.
    Emeritus Professor of Management
    The Gore School of Business
    Westminster College, Salt Lake City
    kalev1@msn.com
    www.UnManagement.com
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 12:11 PM
    Subject: Leadership Textbooks

    I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.

     

    I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.

     

    I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).

     

    If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be really grateful.

     

    Jon

     

     

     

    Dr. Jon Billsberry

    Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS

    Research Director, Human Resources Division

     

    Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources

    Chair, Organisational Psychology track, British Academy of Management

    Secretary, Management Education and Development division, Academy of Management

     

    Open University Business School

    The Open University

    Walton Hall

    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

    UNITED KINGDOM

     

    E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk

    W: www.jonbillsberry.co.uk

    DL: +44 (0) 1908 652906

    S: +44 (0) 1908 655888

     

     



  • 4.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-16-2007 19:00
    We use the Daft's book Experiencing Leadership along with the Wren reader, The Leader's Companion. I have also used Northouse's text and Yukl also has an excellent text. Next year we will be integrating some classic cases from literature into the course as well.
     
     
     
    J.Lee Whittington, Ph.D.
    Dean
    College of Business and
    Graduate School of Management
    University of Dallas
    972-721-5276



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  • 5.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-16-2007 19:01
    I was just looking at a book by Dubrin called Leadership: Research Findings, Practice and Skills and published by Houghton Mifflin. For undergrads I particular like the exercises and surveys in it that help them think about their own leadership skills and potential. 
     
    Best wishes,
    Marie Tumolo
    The College of New Jersey
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 2:11 PM
    Subject: Leadership Textbooks

    I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.

     

    I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.

     

    I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).

     

    If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be really grateful.

     

    Jon

     

     

     

    Dr. Jon Billsberry

    Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS

    Research Director, Human Resources Division

     

    Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources

    Chair, Organisational Psychology track, British Academy of Management

    Secretary, Management Education and Development division, Academy of Management

     

    Open University Business School

    The Open University

    Walton Hall

    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

    UNITED KINGDOM

     

    E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk

    W: www.jonbillsberry.co.uk

    DL: +44 (0) 1908 652906

    S: +44 (0) 1908 655888

     

     



  • 6.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-16-2007 21:43
    Jon,
     
    I agree with Marie. I am using DuBrin's "Leadership" for the fall 2007. In addition to cases and self-experiential exercises, I have liked videotapes as well.
     
    All the best,
     
    Mahfooz A. Ansari, PhD
    Faculty of Management
    University of Lethbridge
    4401 University Drive W
    Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada
    Tel: 403.329.2069; Fax: 403.329.2038 


    ----- Original Message ----
    From: Marie D. Tumolo <marie.tumolo@ALUMNI.CGU.EDU>
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:00:52 PM
    Subject: Re: Leadership Textbooks

    I was just looking at a book by Dubrin called Leadership: Research Findings, Practice and Skills and published by Houghton Mifflin. For undergrads I particular like the exercises and surveys in it that help them think about their own leadership skills and potential. 
     
    Best wishes,
    Marie Tumolo
    The College of New Jersey
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 2:11 PM
    Subject: Leadership Textbooks

    I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.

     

    I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.

     

    I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).

     

    If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be really grateful.

     

    Jon

     

     

     

    Dr. Jon Billsberry

    Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS

    Research Director, Human Resources Division

     

    Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources

    Chair, Organisational Psychology track, British Academy of Management

    Secretary, Management Education and Development division, Academy of Management

     

    Open University Business School

    The Open University

    Walton Hall

    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

    UNITED KINGDOM

     

    E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk

    W: www.jonbillsberry.co.uk

    DL: +44 (0) 1908 652906

    S: +44 (0) 1908 655888

     

     



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  • 7.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-17-2007 03:29

    I have been following this thread and wonder whether Fairtlough's 'The Three Ways of Getting Things Done: Hierarchy, Heterarchy and Responsible Autonomy in Organizations' might be of interest when evaluating leadership texts?  You can see more about this title at: http://triarchypress.co.uk/pages/book4.htm

     

    Hope this is useful.

    Caroline

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of J.Billsberry
    Sent: 16 July 2007 19:11
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    Subject: Leadership Textbooks

     

    I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.

     

    I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.

     

    I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).

     

    If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be really grateful.

     

    Jon

     

     

     

    Dr. Jon Billsberry

    Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS

    Research Director, Human Resources Division

     

    Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources

    Chair, Organisational Psychology track, British Academy of Management

    Secretary, Management Education and Development division, Academy of Management

     

    Open University Business School

    The Open University

    Walton Hall

    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA

    UNITED KINGDOM

     

    E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk

    W: www.jonbillsberry.co.uk

    DL: +44 (0) 1908 652906

    S: +44 (0) 1908 655888

     

     



  • 8.  Leadership Textbooks

    Posted 07-18-2007 19:38
    You might consider Northouse's "Leadership" or Kouzes and Posner's
    "Leadership Challenege".

    Darin Molnar
    971-222-7359





    >From: "J.Billsberry" <J.Billsberry@OPEN.AC.UK>
    >Reply-To: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu>
    >To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
    >Subject: Leadership Textbooks
    >Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:11:22 +0100
    >
    >I was wondering if colleagues might be able to help me.
    >
    >
    >
    >I've been tasked with designing a new leadership course for
    >undergraduates and I'm looking for a suitable textbook. As my audience
    >will include a lot of non-business students, I want to find a textbook
    >that has a generic, rather than a business or management, approach.
    >
    >
    >
    >I've already discovered the excellent book by Shriberg, Shriberg and
    >Lloyd (which is a little too short for my needs) and the various books
    >by Grint (which are fantastic but at too high a level).
    >
    >
    >
    >If anyone could point me in the direction of any suitable texts, I'd be
    >really grateful.
    >
    >
    >
    >Jon
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >Dr. Jon Billsberry
    >
    >Senior Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, OUBS
    >
    >Research Director, Human Resources Division
    >
    >
    >
    >Chair, B824 Managing Human Resources
    >
    >Chair, Organisational Psychology track, British Academy of Management
    >
    >Secretary, Management Education and Development division, Academy of
    >Management
    >
    >
    >
    >Open University Business School
    >
    >The Open University
    >
    >Walton Hall
    >
    >Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    >
    >UNITED KINGDOM
    >
    >
    >
    >E: j.billsberry@open.ac.uk
    >
    >W: www.jonbillsberry.co.uk
    >
    >DL: +44 (0) 1908 652906
    >
    >S: +44 (0) 1908 655888
    >
    >
    >
    >
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