Leadership Studies

A 29-page summary of the readings for PBL #4: Ethical Leadership for the course Leadership Studies (ECB206) given at Erasmus University College (EUC). These readings include: Chapter 13 of the textbook Leadership in Organizations (8th edition) by Gary Yukl; Trevino, Hartman, and Brown's article "Moral Person and Moral Manager: How Executives Develop a Reputation for Ethical Leadership"; Heres and Lasthuizen's article "What’s the Difference? Ethical Leadership in Public, Hybrid, and Private Sec...

An online lecture about ethical leadership, given by Dr. Helen Verhoeven at Erasmus University College (EUC) for the course Leadership Studies. Topics discussed include reasons for studying ethical leadership; effects of ethical behavior; the definition of ethics and ethical leadership; ethical theories (conduct and character: ethical egoism, utilitarianism, altruism, deontological theories, virtue-based theories); ethical decision-making models; determinants of ethical leadership; stages of cog...

An online lecture given by Hodar Lam at Erasmus University College (EUC) for the course Leadership Studies. This lecture discusses the two-factor theory of leadership; leader-member exchange (LMX) theory, its 3 stages (role taking, role making, and role routinization), and its criticism; perceived similarity; self-disclosure; abusive supervision and leader/follower factors; leader loneliness, its antecedents, and possible interventions; and more.

A 14-page summary of the readings for PBL #2: Managing Change of the course Leadership Studies given at Erasmus University College (EUC). These readings include: (1) Chapter 4: Change Leadership from the textbook Leadership in Organizations (8th edition) by Gary Yukl; (2) Kotter's article named "Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail"; (3) Reichers, Wanous, and Austin's article named "Understanding and Managing Cynicism about Organizational Change"; and (4) Karp and Helg's article named...

An online lecture given at Erasmus University College (EUC) about the definition and history of leadership; the function of leaders; French and Raven's power bases; leadership theories (trait approach, behavioral approach, situational approach); the Full Range of Leadership theory (laissez-faire, transactional, and transformational leadership) and its advantages and disadvantages; differences between public and private organizations; constructive versus destructive leadership; and abusive superv...

An 8-page summary of Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Leadership in Organizations (8th edition) by Gary Yukl. This is one of the readings required for the PBL #1 reporting phase of the course Leadership Studies given at Erasmus University College (EUC).