Leadership: Theory and Practice (8th Edition) – PDF

The eighth edition of Leadership: Theory and Practice by Peter Northouse offers updated content on leadership theory and practice. The new edition includes a chapter on Followership, which illuminates the essential role followers play in leadership and highlights the characteristics of effective and ineffective followers. The eBook also features a new Ethical Leadership Style Questionnaire and explores dark leadership and destructive leadership. This textbook is widely adopted, with more than 1600 colleges, institutions, and universities in 89 countries having used it and translated into 13 different languages.

The author, Peter G. Northouse, provides an academically rigorous account of major theories and models of leadership. He emphasizes how the theory informs practical leadership. The author maintains a consistent structure for every chapter to allow for easy comparison and contrast of different theories. The eBook features case studies and questionnaires that provide practical examples and opportunities for personal understanding of leadership.

Reviews

• “Great learning material on leadership approaches, traits, and theories, presented in a succinct learning textbook.” – Comfort Okapala
• “Power-packed textbook that provides opportunities for personal application, with content offering professors support to teach it.” – Belinda S. Han
• “Comprehensive, research-based resource on leadership for any scholar, organizational developer, or leader.” – Benjamin Kutsyuruba
• “The authentic textbook discussing all aspects of leadership, offering application and opportunities for self-assessment in one place.” – Deborah A. Johnson-Blake
• “Highly recommended leadership book to read/assign, summarizing concepts, strengths, and criticisms of each theory and topic.” – Ric Rohm
• “Great primer for basic leadership theories, putting complex theories into digestible forms in a textbook that provides a historical context for leadership.” – Heather J. Mashburn
• “Comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of leadership, with a college student-centered approach.” – Sandi Zeljko

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