Alan Bryman is Professor of Organizationaland Social Research, School of Management, Universityof Leicester, UK.David L. Collinson is Professor ofLeadership & Organization at Lancaster University Management School.Brad Jackson is the Head of School of Government and Professor of Public and Community Leadership at Victoria University of Wellington. Prior to this he was the Fletcher Building Education Trust Chair in Leadership and Co-Director of the New Zealand Leadership Institute at The University of Auckland Business School. Brad has authored five books including A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership and co-edited the Sage Handbook of Leadership and Major Works in Leadership. Brad is the former Vice-Chair of the International Leadership Association, a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management and The Leadership Trust.

"The handbook gives a firm foundation for the subject, making it an excellent overview for individuals studying leadership. Summing Up: Highly recommended."

• PART ONE: OVERVIEW PERSPECTIVES A History of Leadership - Keith GrintResearch Methods in the Study of Leadership - Alan BrymanThe Enduring and Elusive Quest for a General Theory of Leadership: Initial Efforts and New Horizons - Georgia Sorenson, George Goethals and Paige HaberLeadership Development - David V. DayPART TWO: MACRO AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVESLeadership and Organization Theory - Ken W. ParryPerspectives on Strategic Leadership - Jean-Louis Denis, Veronica Kisfalvi, Ann Langley and Linda Rouleau Charismatic Leadership - Jay A. CongerGender and Leadership - Linda L. Carli and Alice H. EaglyA Network Approach to Leader Cognition and Effectiveness - Martin Kilduff and Prasad BalkundiTrust and Distrust in the Leadership Process: A Review and Assessment of Theory and Evidence - Roderick M. KramerLeadership and Organizational Culture - Mats AlvessonCross-Cultural Leadership Revisited - Eric Guthey and Brad JacksonPART THREE: POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVESCritical Leadership Studies - David CollinsonLeadership and Power - Raymond GordonPolitical Leadership - Jean Hartley and John BeningtonLeadership and Cults - Dennis TourishLeadership Ethics - Joanne B. Ciulla and Donelson R. ForsythPhilosophy of Leadership - Peter Case, Robert French and Peter SimpsonAesthetics and Leadership - Hans Hansen and Ralph BathurstPART FOUR: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVESPredictors of Leadership: The Usual Suspects and the Suspect Traits - John AntonakisContingency Theories of Effective Leadership - Gary YuklTransformational Leadership - Héctor R. Diaz-SaenzLeader-Member Exchange: Recent Findings and Prospects for the Future - Smriti Anand, Jia Hu, Robert C. Liden and Prajya R. Vidyarthi Leadership and Attachment Theory: Understanding Interpersonal Dynamics in Leader-Follower Relations - Annilee M. Game Team Leadership: A Review and Look ahead - Shawn Burke, Deborah DiazGranados and Eduardo SalasAuthentic Leadership - Arran Caza and Brad Jackson A Multi-level View of Leadership and Emotions: Leading with Emotional Labour - Neal M. Ashkanasy and Ronald H. HumphreyThe Shadow Side of Leadership - Manfred Kets De Vries and Katharina BalazsPsychoanalytic Approaches to Leadership - Yiannis GabrielCreativity, Innovation and Leadership: Models and Findings - Michael D. Mumford, Isaac C. Robledo and Kimberly S. HesterPART FIVE: EMERGING PERSPECTIVESFollowership and Follower-Centred Approaches - Michelle C. Bligh Hybrid Configurations of Leadership - Peter Gronn Moving Relationality: Meditations on a Relational Approach to Leadership - Dian Marie HoskingComplexity Leadership Theory - Mary Uhl-Bien and Russ MarionSpirituality and Leadership - Mario FernandoDiscursive Approaches to Leadership - Gail T. FairhurstBeing Leaders: Identities and Identity Work in Leadership - Amanda SinclairThe Virtual Leader - David M. Boje, Alison Pullen, Carl Rhodes and Grace Ann Rosile

Alan Bryman is Professor of Organizationaland Social Research, School of Management, Universityof Leicester, UK.David L. Collinson is Professor ofLeadership & Organization at Lancaster University Management School.Brad Jackson is the Head of School of Government and Professor of Public and Community Leadership at Victoria University of Wellington. Prior to this he was the Fletcher Building Education Trust Chair in Leadership and Co-Director of the New Zealand Leadership Institute at The University of Auckland Business School. Brad has authored five books including A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Leadership and co-edited the Sage Handbook of Leadership and Major Works in Leadership. Brad is the former Vice-Chair of the International Leadership Association, a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management and The Leadership Trust.

"The handbook gives a firm foundation for the subject, making it an excellent overview for individuals studying leadership. Summing Up: Highly recommended."

• PART ONE: OVERVIEW PERSPECTIVES A History of Leadership - Keith GrintResearch Methods in the Study of Leadership - Alan BrymanThe Enduring and Elusive Quest for a General Theory of Leadership: Initial Efforts and New Horizons - Georgia Sorenson, George Goethals and Paige HaberLeadership Development - David V. DayPART TWO: MACRO AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVESLeadership and Organization Theory - Ken W. ParryPerspectives on Strategic Leadership - Jean-Louis Denis, Veronica Kisfalvi, Ann Langley and Linda Rouleau Charismatic Leadership - Jay A. CongerGender and Leadership - Linda L. Carli and Alice H. EaglyA Network Approach to Leader Cognition and Effectiveness - Martin Kilduff and Prasad BalkundiTrust and Distrust in the Leadership Process: A Review and Assessment of Theory and Evidence - Roderick M. KramerLeadership and Organizational Culture - Mats AlvessonCross-Cultural Leadership Revisited - Eric Guthey and Brad JacksonPART THREE: POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVESCritical Leadership Studies - David CollinsonLeadership and Power - Raymond GordonPolitical Leadership - Jean Hartley and John BeningtonLeadership and Cults - Dennis TourishLeadership Ethics - Joanne B. Ciulla and Donelson R. ForsythPhilosophy of Leadership - Peter Case, Robert French and Peter SimpsonAesthetics and Leadership - Hans Hansen and Ralph BathurstPART FOUR: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVESPredictors of Leadership: The Usual Suspects and the Suspect Traits - John AntonakisContingency Theories of Effective Leadership - Gary YuklTransformational Leadership - Héctor R. Diaz-SaenzLeader-Member Exchange: Recent Findings and Prospects for the Future - Smriti Anand, Jia Hu, Robert C. Liden and Prajya R. Vidyarthi Leadership and Attachment Theory: Understanding Interpersonal Dynamics in Leader-Follower Relations - Annilee M. Game Team Leadership: A Review and Look ahead - Shawn Burke, Deborah DiazGranados and Eduardo SalasAuthentic Leadership - Arran Caza and Brad Jackson A Multi-level View of Leadership and Emotions: Leading with Emotional Labour - Neal M. Ashkanasy and Ronald H. HumphreyThe Shadow Side of Leadership - Manfred Kets De Vries and Katharina BalazsPsychoanalytic Approaches to Leadership - Yiannis GabrielCreativity, Innovation and Leadership: Models and Findings - Michael D. Mumford, Isaac C. Robledo and Kimberly S. HesterPART FIVE: EMERGING PERSPECTIVESFollowership and Follower-Centred Approaches - Michelle C. Bligh Hybrid Configurations of Leadership - Peter Gronn Moving Relationality: Meditations on a Relational Approach to Leadership - Dian Marie HoskingComplexity Leadership Theory - Mary Uhl-Bien and Russ MarionSpirituality and Leadership - Mario FernandoDiscursive Approaches to Leadership - Gail T. FairhurstBeing Leaders: Identities and Identity Work in Leadership - Amanda SinclairThe Virtual Leader - David M. Boje, Alison Pullen, Carl Rhodes and Grace Ann Rosile