Part 1 - Introduction to concepts and theories of leadership Concepts of leadership Typologies and taxonomies of leadership An introduction to theories and models of leadership Part 2 - Personal attributes of leaders Traits of leadership Leadership and activity level Task competence and leadership Interpersonal competences and leadership Authoritarianism, power orientation, machiavellianism, and leadership Values, needs, and well-being of leaders Accorded status, esteem, and leadership Charismatic, charismalike, and inspirational leadership Part 3 - Power and legitimacy Power and leadership Leadership and the distribution of power Conflict and legitimacy in the leadership Authority, responsability, and leadership Part 4 - The transactional exchange Leadership as contingent reinforcement Leader-follower interactive effects Moderators of the use and effects of contingent-reinforcement leadership Part 5 - Leadership and management The work of leaders and managers Autocratic and authoritarian versus democratic and egalitarian leadership Directive versus participative leadership Task versus relations-oriented leadership Consideration, initiating structure, and related factors for describing the behavior of leaders Laissez-faire leadership versus motivation to manage Part 6 - Situational moderators Leadership, environment, and organization Leaders and their immediate groups Leadership, task, and technology Stress and leadership Space, networks, leadership, and its substitutes Persistence, transfer, and succession of leadership Part 7 - Diverse groups Women and leadership Leadership, blacks, hispanics, and other minorities Leadership in different countries and cultures Part 8 - Improving leadership and leadership research development, education, and training for leadership and management Assessment and forecasting of leader's and manager's performance Leadership issues for the twenty-first century