"One current challenge of conducting research from the leadership-as-practice perspective is a practical one: how to capture and analyse the elusive practice of leadership within the web of mundane organising processes? Although a number of researchers have attempted to address the issue, there...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Introducing the Language of Leadership; The Language of Leadership; Structure of the Book; PART I: Against 'Leadership'; 2. Using the Language of Leadership; Eleven Leaders...

Leadership perspectives -- Emerging trends in leadership -- Ethical pathologies and cognitive dissonance in corporate leadership -- Corporate social responsibility from the national, community, company, and individual level -- Complexity view on leadership -- The concept of the leadership...