{"product_id":"improving-organizational-effectiveness-through-transformational-leadership-9780803952362","title":"Improving Organizational Effectiveness Through Transformational Leadership","description":"How can managers bring about optimum performance from the individuals in their organizations? What leadership techniques produce the most effective organizations? This book examines the theory and practice of the dynamic and innovative style of transformational leadership. The transformational leader encourages followers by acting as a role model, motivating through inspiration, stimulating intellectually, and giving individualized consideration to their needs and goals. Chapters explore how transformational leadership affects important issues in today′s organizations such as delegation, teamwork, decision making, total quality management and corporate reorganization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard M. Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803952362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvolio, Bruce J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBruce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e J. Avolio\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarion B. Ingersoll Professor, Executive Director, Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Avolio has an international reputation as a researcher and practitioner in leadership. He has consulted with public and private organizations in North and South America, Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Israel. His research and consulting includes work with the militaries of the United States of America, Singapore, Sweden, Finland, Israel, and South Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Avolio is a fellow of the Academy of Management, American Psychological Society, American Psychological Association and the Gerontological Society. He is the former President of the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation and the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Avolio has published 10 books and over a 125 articles on leadership and related areas. His books include \u003ci\u003eTransformational and Charismatic Leadership: The Road Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e (Elsevier Science, 2002), \u003ci\u003eFull Leadership Development: Building the Vital Forces in Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e (Sage Publications, 1999), and \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Potential Across a Full Range of Leadership: Cases on Transactional and Transformational Leadership \u003c\/i\u003e(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000). His newest books are \u003ci\u003eLeadership Development in Balance: Made\/Born \u003c\/i\u003e(Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, February 2005), \u003ci\u003eThe High Impact Leader: Moments Matter in Authentic Leadership Development\u003c\/i\u003e (McGraw-Hill 2006) and \u003ci\u003ePsychological capital: Developing the human competitive edge (Oxford Press, 2007) \u003c\/i\u003ewith Fred Luthans and Carolyn Youssef.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Avolio has worked with government agencies on national leadership development projects, and with governments at the state and local level. His current projects include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking with public healthcare leaders to design a leadership institute for healthcare providers and educators.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking on a 4 year project with the U.S. Veteran's Administration on strategic leadership development and ownership.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurrent projects include a 300k contract with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to investigate ethical leadership development; a 730k contract to conduct a longitudinal investigation of leadership development with military officers, and a 186k contract with the VA to examine how taking ownership and developing leadership produce better healthcare results. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Avolio's latest interest and presentations focus on the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do we accelerate authentic leadership development for maximum impact on performance?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow do we use the positive psychological capacities of leaders to accelerate change?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHow do we show decision makers the 'return on development' investment in leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow can we develop leaders and leadership to effectively operate in extreme contexts? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40139367776371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":106.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_be6c036b-e144-4e15-abe2-9eb9bdb68d12.jpg?v=1654434850","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/improving-organizational-effectiveness-through-transformational-leadership-9780803952362","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}