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Leadership
James Macgregor Burns
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Description for Leadership
Paperback. Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality. This book is a study of leadership and considers the seminal work in the field of leadership studies. It offers an introduction on 'transformational leadership'. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality. "Leadership" is Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. Burns' pioneering study of leadership, first published in 1978 and still considered the seminal work in the field of leadership studies. In it Burns introduced the influential theory of 'transformational leadership', which states that the best leaders are those who inspire others to come together toward the achievement of higher aims, a theory that has been the basis of more than 400 doctoral dissertations.
Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality. "Leadership" is Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. Burns' pioneering study of leadership, first published in 1978 and still considered the seminal work in the field of leadership studies. In it Burns introduced the influential theory of 'transformational leadership', which states that the best leaders are those who inspire others to come together toward the achievement of higher aims, a theory that has been the basis of more than 400 doctoral dissertations.
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061965579
SKU
V9780061965579
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About James Macgregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns (1918-2014) received his doctorate in political science from Harvard. In 1971, Burns won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biography Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom. He was a former president of the American Political Science Association, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and served as Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the ... Read more
Reviews for Leadership
“A landmark historian.” — Jon Meacham, Newsweek “One of the most influential leadership authorities, James MacGregor Burns advanced the concept of ‘transformational leadership,’ whereby leaders have the ability and obligation to share an overarching vision with their followers.” — Boston Globe “Leadership remains a classic in the field. Burns has spent a lifetime studying presidential leadership.” — Margaret ... Read more