• ISBN13: 9781446295052
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: January 1, 2014
• Pages: 1863
• Original Price: GBP 995.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 3471 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General and Personal Growth / General

Research into the psychology of leadership has been gathering momentum in recent decades, as scholars from a variety of academic fields increasingly recognise the value of understanding the inner workings of leadership, influence and power. This 5-volume major work brings together classic and recent papers which examine the topic from all angles and through the lenses of different disciplines. Each volume is introduced by an introductory chapter written by acclaimed editors S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen Reicher, which contextualise and provide the rationale behind the selection of papers.

Volume 1: Leadership as Individuality: Attributes and Actions

Volume 2: Leadership as Person-Situation Fit: Context and Contingency

Volume 3: Leadership as Followership: Expectations and Exchange

Volume 4: Leadership as Myth: Politics and Prejudice

Volume 5: Leadership as Group Process: Identity and Influence

Haslam, S. Alexander: - S Alexander Haslam (Alex Haslam) is Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. Together with colleagues, he has written and edited 15 books and over 300 research articles and chapters. His most recent books are The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power (with Steve Reicher and Michael Platow, 2nd ed. 2020) and Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (edited with Joanne Smith, 2nd ed. 2017). He is former Chief Editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology and former President of the Psychology Section of the British Science Association. He is a recipient of the European Association of Social Psychology's Kurt Lewin Medal for research excellence, and the International Society of Political Psychology's Nevitt Sanford Award for contributions to political psychology. He has also received awards for distinguished contributions to psychological science from both the British Psychology Society and the Australian Psychology Society. In 2022 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia "for significant service to higher education, particularly psychology, through research and mentoring".

Reicher, Stephen D.: - "Broadly my research addresses the issues of group behaviour and the individual-social relationship. More specifically, my recent research can be grouped into three areas. The first is an attempt to develop a model of crowd action that accounts for both social determination and social change. The second concerns the construction of social categories through language and action. The third concerns political rhetoric and mass mobilisation - especially around the issue of national identity. Currently, I am starting work on a Leverhulme funded project (jointly with Nick Hopkins of Lancaster University) looking at the impact of devolution on Scottish identity and social action in Scotland."