Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Trait approach -- Skills approach -- Style approach -- Situational approach -- Contingency theory -- Path-goal theory -- Leader-member exchange theory -- Transformational leadership -- Authentic leadership -- Team leadership -- Psychodynamic approach -- Women and leadership -- Culture and leadership -- Leadership ethics.

With this text, Peter Northouse provides a description and analysis of a wide variety of different theoretical approaches to leadership, paying special attention to how each theory can be employed to improve leadership in practice.