Routledge Studies in Leadership Research
About the Book Series
Routledge are pleased to announce a new research series focusing on leadership. Designed for scholars and researchers within the field, as well as executives and administrators, it will reflect cutting edge international leadership research. Relevant to all aspects of business conduct for individuals and organizations, books in this new series will analyse emerging and critical perspectives on leadership research, and reflect the discipline from organizational and political perspectives as well as those of individual leaders such as CEOs.
Transformational Leadership and Organizational Maturity in the Digital Era: Theories, Models, and Practices
1st Edition
By Paweł Poszytek
October 28, 2025
In the context of profound and widespread global transformations, driven by emerging socio-economic patterns and accelerated by technological advancements, there is a pressing need to redefine the concept of leadership and to understand why effective leadership is essential for navigating ...
Digital Leadership: Evidence from Theory and Practice
1st Edition
By Ahmad M. Salih
July 30, 2025
In the evolving landscape of leadership, factors from both environmental and cultural dimensions play a crucial role. In the contemporary era of digitalisation and globalisation, the impact on leadership has expanded significantly. This places greater pressure on leaders to succeed. The integration...
Leadership Development in Saudi Arabia: Expanding Capabilities for National Economic Development
1st Edition
By Fahad F.H. Alanazi, Charles Harvey, Tom McGovern, Mairi Maclean
June 29, 2025
Leadership Development in Saudi Arabia offers a comprehensive examination of the role of leadership development in expanding capabilities for national economic development, accelerating realization of the ambitious goals of Vision 2030, the country’s blueprint for socioeconomic transformation. ...
Developing Financial Leadership in Small-Medium Businesses
1st Edition
By Stewart Barnes, Malcolm Prowle
March 11, 2025
Many small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are very small organisations comprising mainly single-person and micro-businesses but, in the United Kingdom, there are around 250,000 small-medium businesses (SMBs) which are substantial businesses with turnovers of millions or tens of millions of pounds. A key...
Leadership Enrichment and Development: Peer and Self-Mentoring Women in Higher Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Gail Simpson Cahill, Diana C. Direiter, Amy Rutstein-Riley, Stephanie A. Spadorcia
November 06, 2024
This book shares the LEAD (Leadership Enrichment and Development) method, a framework for supporting and facilitating leadership identity development for women in higher education. Guided by feminist group processes and relational learning, the chapters in this volume illustrate the impacts of self...
Subversion, Power and Hierarchy in Organisations and Society: Carnivalesque Leadership
1st Edition
By Jo Trevenna
October 31, 2024
Subversion, Power and Hierarchy in Organisations and Society: Carnivalesque Leadership explores a leadership strategy that dates back centuries but has become so normalised that it can be invisible as a strategy. Extrapolating Mikhail Bakhtin’s ideas on carnival and its potential for ...
Charismatic Leadership in Organizations: A Critique of Texts
1st Edition
By Iga Maria Lehman
September 04, 2024
History is full of examples of how the skilful use of language is a fundamental aspect of charismatic leadership. Traditionally, this phenomenon has been studied focusing on oratory skills. The book argues that the relationship between a leader and a follower has points of similarity to that which ...
Leadership and China: Philosophy, Place and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Ralph J Bathurst, Michelle Sitong Chen
May 27, 2024
Since its opening in 1978, China has undergone radical change. By establishing special economic zones along its Eastern coastal borders under Deng Xioping’s tutelage, China entered the global market. Loosening controls from central government allowed for a more free-market approach that facilitated...
Leadership and Narcissism in the Organization
1st Edition
By Mateusz Grzesiak
May 27, 2024
Narcissists are seen as people who could inspire others due to their strong charisma, great vision, and ability to convince the crowd that they possess features that others don’t. They have followers and fans, and the ability to control them. On the other hand, narcissistic leaders express a lack ...
Public Sector Leadership: A Human-Centred Approach
1st Edition
By Petri Virtanen, Harri Jalonen, Marika Tammeaid
May 27, 2024
Drawing its origins from the Human Relations movement of the early 20th century and from public leadership orientations emphasising human aspects, human-centred public leadership approaches leadership from a system´s perspective. It explores societal institutions, organisations, and phenomena as an...
Responsible Leadership in Corporate Governance: An Integrative Approach
1st Edition
By Monique Cikaliuk, Ljiljana Erakovic, Brad Jackson, Chris Noonan, Susan Watson
May 27, 2024
Responsibly led boards of directors make it possible for modern companies to survive and prosper under conditions of change. Despite the importance of boards of directors, their activities are often lionised or vilified by shareholders and stakeholders which obscures how boards enact responsible ...
Toxic Leadership: Research and Cases
1st Edition
By Steven M. Walker, Daryl Watkins
May 27, 2024
Toxic Leadership: Research and Cases presents research and cases on toxic leadership that emerged from qualitative research on the followers of toxic leaders. The goal is to help students, researchers, and academics understand how toxic leadership emerges, how leaders can spot toxic leadership ...