Leadership [with eText Access Code]

by Peter G. Northouse

Course bundle: Northouse, Leadership 9e (Vantage Shipped Access Card) + Northouse, Leadership 9e (Loose-leaf)

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Published February 26, 2021

About the author

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.

Reviews

[WizardKitten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for a doctoral level class on Leadership and Scholarship. 3.5/5

Pros: thorough and clear descriptions of a variety of different leadership theories; consistent, easy to follow structure; includes some interesting discussions about dimensions of leadership related to race and gender

Cons: surprising number of spelling errors; bias against younger generations ("millenials") that is not addressed (also no chapter on age dynamics in leadership); often repetitive within individual chapters

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Academic without being dry. Relevant case studies. Read for a leadership competencies class for psu mps organization and development and change.