Leadership: A New Synthesis

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SAGE Publications, 1991 M05 24 - 358 pages
Complementing other books published in the field of strategic management, Leadership emphasizes the differences in leadership requirements at multiple levels in an organization - a difference that is not just one of degree but also one of quantity.

Hunt draws on stratified systems theory for the book's conceptual framework. He discusses various research strategies with a particular emphasis on time and explores practical leader training and development.

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Leadership Knowledge Content
9
Exploring the Multilevel Model
67
Individual CapabilitiesCognitive Complexity
119
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About the author (1991)

James G. (Jerry) Hunt is Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Management Emeritus at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He received his doctorate in Business Administration and Psychology from the University of Illinois. His research interests include leadership (especially process-oriented aspects), organizational behavior, and organization theory. He has authored or co-authored such publications as Leadership: A New Synthesis (1991), nominated for the 1992 Academy of Management award for outstanding scholarly books; Out-of-the-Box Leadership: Transforming the 21st Century Army and Other Top-Performing Organizations (1999); Basic Organizational Behavior (1998); and Managing Organizational Behavior (2000, 8th edition. He also founded, edited, and contributed to the eight-volume Leadership Symposia Series from 1971 to 1988.

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