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peter g. northouse

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Heartened by the positive response to previous editions of Leadership: Theory and Practice, this Fourth Edition is written with the same objective to bridge the gap between the often simplistic popular approaches to leadership and the more abstract theoretical approaches.

416 pages, Paperback

First published March 11,1997

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Format
416 pages, Paperback
Published
October 26, 2006 by SAGE Publications, Inc
ISBN
9781412941617
ASIN
141294161X
Language
English

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Peter G. Northouse is a professor emeritus of communication in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University. For more than 25 years he taught leadership and interpersonal and organizational communication at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to publications in professional journals he is the author of Leadership: Theory and Practice (9th ed.) and Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice (6th ed.) and co-author of Health Communication: Strategies for Health Professionals (3rd ed.). His scholarly and curricular interests include models of leadership, leadership assessment, ethical leadership, and leadership and group dynamics. He has worked as a consultant in a variety of areas, including leadership development, leadership education, conflict management, and health communication. He holds a doctorate in speech communication from the University of Denver and master's and bachelor's degrees in communication education from Michigan State University.

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Vandareer
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April 1,2025
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I really tried to read this book. But it is so dry that I couldn't get through it! I'm sure there is some good info in here, but I just can't read it. If this is required reading, see if you can find the summaries and that is it.
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kar1a
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April 1,2025
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What makes this book different is that focuses leadership from a study perspective and not a motivational one.

it's a good resource to learn more about this subject.
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PotatoChampion
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April 1,2025
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Read this as part of the Teacher Leader program at EKU. It is well written and honest about the major leadership theories. The fact that it includes the negative sides is refreshing. Good starter text but it does lack the implementation tools that some other text have. A lot of theory and case study readings make it an interesting read overall but not the best in the field at large.
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amikvt
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April 1,2025
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I read this as part of my MBA leadership course and found it really useful. Not a book I’d read for leisure!
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Erasiel
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April 1,2025
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As textbooks go, this is by far one of the best I've ever read. The 9th edition is fantastic - it includes leadership theories and ideas in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the content in the 8th edition.
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