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BUS 318 Developing Leadership Practice : Reading list

BUS 318 Developing Leadership Practice


Department: BSc Business Management

Module Description: This module introduces the students to the notion of leadership practice and the context of its enactment. The aim of the module is to provide an insight of the theoretical and practical approaches to leadership and followership. Students will develop the essential knowledge and skills as well as the confidence to take the next steps as a future leader.  


Module texts

  • Northouse, P. G. (2022). Leadership: Theory and practice. 9th ed. Sage publications.

  • Roe, K. (2023). Leadership: Practice and perspectives. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press.  

  • Grint, K. (2010). Leadership: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.

  • Jackson, B. and Parry, K. (2018). A very short fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying leadership. 3rd ed. Sage.

  • Avolio, B. (2010). Full range leadership development. 2nd ed. Sage Publications.

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