LeadershipPulitzer Prize-winning historian James MacGregor Burns has devoted his legendary career to the study of leadership in all its aspects—from politics to business. Leadership, Burns's pioneering study, introduces the highly influential theory of "transformational leadership," stating that the best leaders are those who inspire others to come together toward the achievement of higher aims. Featuring fascinating case studies drawn from history, Leadership is the classic text for anyone seeking to understand executive decision-making, the dynamics of influence, and moral leadership. |
Contents
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The Social Sources of Leadership | 81 |
The Crucibles of Political Leadership | 105 |
Ideas as Moral Power | 141 |
Reform Leadership | 169 |
Bargainers and Bureaucrats | 287 |
Party Leadership | 308 |
The Price of Consensus | 344 |
Executive Leadership | 369 |
Decision and Change | 401 |
Toward a General Theory | 422 |
Political Leadership as Practical Influence | 444 |
Acknowledgments | 465 |
Revolutionary Leadership | 201 |
Heroes and Ideologues | 241 |
The Missing Piece of the Puzzle | 257 |
Index | 509 |
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