Leadership is an increasingly important concept which is being heralded as a necessary topic to be included in undergraduate courses at South African institutions. The purpose of this textbook is to identify the principles of leadership in contemporary business organisations and to develop the students’ understanding of the interrelatedness of leadership and management in order to achieve organisational goals.

The textbook also covers contemporary issues in practicing leadership for success, including the importance of effective leadership in modern organisations, understanding that leadership skills are necessary in modern organisations, appreciating the role of leaders in workplace relations and the role of leaders in teamwork, realising the importance of leadership ethics and the formulation of leadership standards, as well as knowing more about the evaluation of leadership performance.

Features

• The new edition includes a focus on strategy and leadership.
• It also considers how notions of leadership have changed, particularly post-Covid and what this means for the way in which groups and teams are organised, and how they are managed and led.
• Examples and case studies have also been updated.