Leadership Studies

This unique, cross-disciplinary volume encourages a new synthesis in the vibrant field of leadership studies. Comprising reflective conversations among scholars from different disciplines, the contributors explore common ground for new research and ideas.

Beginning with chapters by noted experts in fields such as psychology, education and philosophy, the contributors present the key contributions from their disciplines. Through sustained critical interrogation and discussion, the goal is to discover to what extent 'leadership studies' exists, or can exist, as a meaningful discipline. Taken as a whole, the book presents a vigorous and timely picture of the diversity of contemporary leadership studies.

A must-read for serious scholars and students of leadership, this accessible and insightful book will be an exemplary foundational text for understanding the breadth and reach of interdisciplinary leadership studies.

Contributors: J.B. Ciulla, M.A. Genovese, G.R.. Goethals, M. Harvey, M. Hittleman, C.L. Hoyt, S.K. Johnson, A.M. Mitra, S.E. Murphy, S.M. Ospina, N.W. Provizer, R.E. Riggio, R.J. Sternberg, L.A. Tritle, S.P. Turner, N.O. Warner, J.T. Wren