In this textbook Alan Bryman provides a detailed and critical examination of the literature on leadership in organizations, giving special recognition to the needs of students of organizational behaviour and the social psychology of organizations. After an examination of the complexity of the...

1. The idea of leadership and the methodology of leadership research -- 2. Traits and abilities -- 3. Leadership style I : early approaches and normative programmes -- 4. Leadership style II : participation, rewards, motivation and control -- 5. Contingency approaches to the study of leadership...