The Quest for a General Theory of Leadership

New Horizons in Leadership Studies series

Edited by George R. Goethals, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies, University of Richmond and Georgia L.J. Sorenson, Research Professor and Founder, James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park, US and Chair and Professor of Transformation, US Army

我n this compelling book, top scholars from diverse fields describe the progress they have made in developing a general theory of leadership. Led by James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the classic Leadership (1978), they tell the story of this intellectual venture and the conclusions and questions that arose from it.

‘This book represents a most robust look at the study of leadership while representing multiple disciplines in a “quest” to find agreement about leadership and theory.’
– Russ Volckmann, International Leadership Review