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[Introduction To] Leadership And Discovery, George R. Goethals, J. Thomas Wren Jan 2009

[Introduction To] Leadership And Discovery, George R. Goethals, J. Thomas Wren

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Leadership and Discovery explores the idea of leadership by approaching discovery as the product of interaction and collaboration, and through a wide range of topics: from the discovery of the new world by Christopher Columbus to the NASA Space Program. Contributors include historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto, astronomer Karen Kwitter, psychologist David A. Dunning, theologian Ronald F. Thiemann, and former NASA astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman.


[Introduction To] Leadership And The Liberal Arts: Achieving The Promise Of A Liberal Education, J. Thomas Wren, Ronald E. Riggio, Michael A. Genovese Jan 2009

[Introduction To] Leadership And The Liberal Arts: Achieving The Promise Of A Liberal Education, J. Thomas Wren, Ronald E. Riggio, Michael A. Genovese

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A collection of essays by presidents of prominent liberal arts colleges and leading intellectuals who reflect on the meaning of educating individuals for leadership and how it can be accomplished in ways consistent with the missions of liberal arts institutions. Edited by faculty from the Jepson School for Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, the Jepson Studies in Leadership series will reflect the school's broad-based, liberal arts approach to the study of leadership. The Jepson School has faculty representatives from the disciplines of English literature, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, religious studies, and organizational leadership. No other …


Leader-Member Exchange (Lmx) Theory, Crystal L. Hoyt, George R. Goethals Jan 2009

Leader-Member Exchange (Lmx) Theory, Crystal L. Hoyt, George R. Goethals

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Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory is rooted in the idea that leaders and followers exchange benefits, and that their relationships are at the heart of the leadership process. Social scientists have long attempted to understand how people relate to each other, beginning with explorations of costs and rewards, interpersonal behavior, and human relationship. A number of theories have used the lens of interpersonal relationships to understand leadership, including Edwin Hollander's focus on idiosyncrasy credits, Tom Tuyler's notion of procedural justice, Dave Messick's delineation of psychological exchanges, and James MacGregor Burns's conceptualization of transforming and transactional leadership. Most notably, George Graen and …