Leadership Review

Jane Horan

Chapter Chapter 8 in How Asian Women Lead, 2014, pp 101-119 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Leadership can be a messy concept. James McGregor Burns called it the “most observed and least understood phenomena on earth” (2010, 2). Management books add to the confusion, redefining leadership while obscuring the concept. Researched widely and discussed broadly, there is surprisingly little consensus on definition. Complicating the question, much of the research emanates from the West, which is largely skewed toward the masculine, and embedded within competency models and organizational mind-sets (Ciulla 2004; Eagly 2007). The changes in today’s organizations, fast-paced technology, globalization, and shifting demographics add to the fray. It is hard to believe the concept and clarification of “leadership” can both impact and determine careers. But it does.

Keywords: Transformational Leadership; Leadership Style; Asian Woman; Soft Power; Centered Leadership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-37330-4_8

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.palgrave.com/9781137373304

DOI: 10.1057/9781137373304_8

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().