Leadership: Research and Practice
About the Book Series
The Leadership: Research and Practice Series includes both edited and authored volumes showcasing the latest leadership and behavioral research, as well as practical books based on the latest leadership theory with applications to Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Management, Organizational Behavior, Law, Political Science, and Military Psychology.
Ron Riggio is the Series Editor and Georgia Sorenson was a Founding Editor of the series.
Please send all book proposals to Ron Riggio ([email protected])
Emerging Trends in Leadership and Spirituality: Insights from Theology and Social Science
1st Edition
Edited
By Jack Barentsen, Patrick Renz, Steven C. van den Heuvel, Christian Preidel
August 26, 2026
Bringing together an interdisciplinary line up of scholars from across the social sciences and theology, this book explores emerging discourses in leadership and spirit that are rooted in theoretical, epistemological, and empirical scholarship. This book examines the motivations and invisible ...
Leadership and Morality in Ethical Ambiguity: Navigating Accountability, Self-Development, and Communication Among CIA Officers
1st Edition
By Caroline N. Walsh
July 31, 2026
This book examines ethical leadership through the experiences of senior CIA officers who operated in environments defined by secrecy, ambiguity, and judgment-based decision-making. Drawing on original interviews and moral development theory, the book examines how leadership is enacted when formal ...
Leaders as Architects of Change: Designing Organizations for Connection and Resilience in Times of Uncertainty
1st Edition
Edited
By Sharon M. Ravitch, Raghu Krishnamoorthy
March 17, 2026
Leaders as Architects of Change provides new approaches, frames and tools for leaders and their teams to design, drive, and support cultures of workplace inquiry which create collective capacity and adaptivity, and which ground and connect people in times of change. Written by scholar-practitioners...
Integral Peace Leadership: Theory and Practice for Creating Peaceful Change
1st Edition
By Whitney McIntyre Miller
January 22, 2026
This book presents the transformative framework of integral peace leadership, a holistic approach to challenging violence and aggression while building positive, just, and equitable systems and structures, and showcases stories of community peace leaders working to build sustainable, peaceful ...
Spirituality for Leaders: Theoretical Insights and Practical Tools
1st Edition
Edited
By Catherine Voynnet Fourboul, Marie Holm, Mohammed Raei
December 22, 2025
Spirituality for Leaders delves into the integration of spirituality within leadership practices and highlights how spiritual beliefs and practices can enhance ethical decision-making, organizational culture, and well-being. This book emphasizes the essential role of spirituality in ...
Understanding Dialogical Leadership: Conscious Conversations for Navigating Complexity
1st Edition
By Rens (E.) J. P. van Loon, Angel S. Buster
August 25, 2025
Understanding Dialogical Leadership emphasizes the power of dialogue, self-reflection, and shared decision-making in navigating the complexities of collaborative leadership, especially in the face of evolving challenges in modern life. The book underscores the importance of being conscious and open...
Women's Political Leadership for Sustainable Development: Driving Political Innovations
1st Edition
By Anna-Katharina von Stauffenberg
February 11, 2025
This book posits that women’s political leadership is vital for transitions to a sustainable future. It investigates the unsustainability of the current social order, offers strategies for achieving sustainable development, and explores the structure and agency variables that enable women political...
A Pluralistic Approach to Leadership: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
1st Edition
By Nathan W. Harter
December 30, 2024
This thought-provoking book adopts a pluralistic framework to examine leadership and raises important questions about how leadership studies scholars see and do their work. This book begins with an interdisciplinary discussion of what a pluralistic mindset is – a distinct framework for ...
Heroic Leadership: An Influence Taxonomy of 100 Exceptional Individuals
2nd Edition
By Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals
December 30, 2024
Heroic Leadership is a celebration of our greatest heroes, from well-known legends to the legions of unsung heroes who transform our world quietly behind the scenes. Now in its second edition, this book offers a compelling conceptual framework for understanding heroism and heroic leadership, ...
Snapshots of Great Leadership
3rd Edition
By Jon P. Howell, Isaac Wanasika, Maria J. Mendez
November 26, 2024
Snapshots of Great Leadership offers a thorough look into leaders who have either accomplished amazing feats or brought destruction. Now in its third edition, this key volume explores what it means to be a great leader, and clearly explains the lives, triumphs, and challenges of a range of diverse ...
Navigating Leadership: Evidence-Based Strategies for Leadership Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Susanne Braun, Tiffany Keller Hansbrough, Gregory A. Ruark, Robert G. Lord, Rosalie J. Hall, Olga Epitropaki
August 02, 2024
Navigating Leadership provides evidence-based tools and recommendations to develop your leadership successfully. The book integrates knowledge in the areas of leadership and followership from evidenced-based global research and translates the findings into suggestions for organizational ...
Leadership on a Blockchain: What Asia Can Teach Us About Networked Leadership
1st Edition
By Frederique Covington Corbett
September 05, 2023
Leadership on a Blockchain: What Asia Can Teach Us About Networked Leadership is an authoritative text that goes to the foremost digitally connected markets of the world in Asia, and accounts for how leaders and teams are exercising leadership Darwinism to adapt for agility and connectivity. The ...