As the leadership field continues to evolve, there are many reasons to be optimistic about the various theoretical and empirical contributions in better understanding leadership from a scholarly and scientific perspective. The Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations brings together a collection of comprehensive, state-of-the-science reviews and perspectives on the most pressing historical and contemporary leadership issues - with a particular focus on theory and research - and looks to the future of the field. It provides a broad picture of the leadership field as well as detailed reviews and perspectives within the respective areas. Each chapter, authored by leading international authorities in the various leadership sub-disciplines, explores the history and background of leadership in organizations, examines important research issues in leadership from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives, and forges new directions in leadership research, practice, and education.

David V. Day is Winthrop Professor and Woodside Chair in Leadership and Management at The University of Western Australia Business School. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and has core research interests in the areas of leadership and leadership development.

Part One: History and Background 1. Introduction David V. Day 2. Leadership Memes: From Ancient History and Literature to Twenty-First Century Theory and Research Stephen J. Zaccaro 3. Critical Perspectives On Leadership Mats Alvesson and André Spicer 4. Public Integrative Leadership Barbara C. Crosby and John M. Bryson 5. The Biology of Leadership Richard D. Arvey, Nan Wang, Zhaoli Song, and Wendong Li Part Two: Research Issues 6. Causality and Endogeneity: Problems and Solutions John Antonakis, Samuel Bendahan, Philippe Jacquart, and Rafael Lalive 7. Sculpting the Contours of the Qualitative Landscape of Leadership Research Karin Klenke 8. Multilevel Issues in Leadership Research Mo Wang, Le Zhou, and Songqi Liu 9. Evaluation Methods Emily R. Hoole and Jennifer W. Martineau Part Three: Leader-centric Theories and Approaches 10. Personality and Leadership: Looking Back, Looking Ahead Joyce Bono, Winny Shen, and David J. Yoon 11. Charismatic and Transformational Leadership: Past, Present, and Future Ketan H. Mhatre and Ronald E. Riggio 12. Visionary Leadership Daan van Knippenberg and Daan Stam 13. Destructive Leadership In and Of Organizations Robert B. Kaiser and S. Bartholomew Craig 14. Leadership and Identity: An Examination of Three Theories and New Research Directions Herminia Ibarra, Sarah Wittman, and Gianpiero Petriglieri Part Four: Follower-centric Theories and Approaches 15. Leadership Perception and Information Processing: Influences of Symbolic, Connectionist, Emotion, and Embodied Architectures Jessica E. Dinh, Robert G. Lord, and Ernest Hoffman 16. Authentic Leadership Theory, Research and Practice: Steps Taken and Steps that Remain Bruce J. Avolio and Fred O. Walumbwa 17. Servant Leadership: Antecedents, Processes, and Outcomes Robert C. Liden, Alexandra Panaccio, Jeremy D. Meuser, Jia Hu, and Sandy J. Wayne 18. Leading for Proactivity: How Leaders Cultivate Staff Who Make Things Happen Sharon K. Parker and Chia-huei Wu Part Five: Dyadic and Team-centric Theories and Approaches 19. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory: The Relational Approach to Leadership Berrin Erdogan and Talya N. Bauer 20. Leadership and Social Networks: Initiating a Different Dialog Raymond T. Sparrowe 21. Who's in Charge Here? The Team Leadership Implications of Authority Structure Ruth Wageman and Colin Fisher 22. Leadership in Multiteam Systems: A Network Perspective Dorothy R. Carter and Leslie A. DeChurch Part Six: Special Leadership Topics, Emerging Issues, and Future Directions 23. The Skill to Lead: The Role of Political Skill in Leadership Dynamics Darren C. Treadway, Jeffrey R. Bentley, Lisa M. Williams, and Angela Wallace 24. Ethical Leadership Linda K. Treviño and Michael E. Brown 25. Bridging the Domains of Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility David A. Waldman 26. Executive Leadership: CEOs, Top Management Teams, and Organizational-Level Outcomes Nathan J. Hiller and Marie-Michèle Beauchesne 27. The Context and Leadership Richard N. Osborn, Mary Uhl-Bien, and Ivana Milosevic 28. Leadership in Extreme Contexts Sean T. Hannah and Ken W. Perry 29. Safety Leadership Mark A. Griffin and Zenobia Talati 30. Cross-cultural and Global Leadership Felix C. Brodbeck and Silke A. Eisenbeiss 31. Leadership in a Diverse Workplace Donna Chrobot-Mason, Marian N. Ruderman, and Lisa H. Nishii 32. Changing the rules: The implications of complexity science for leadership research and practice James K. Hazy and Mary Uhl-Bien 33. Women and Leadership Jean Lau Chin 34. Leading for Creativity: People, Products, and Systems Michael D Mumford, Carter Gibson, Vincent Giorgini, and Jensen Mecca 35. Leadership and Emotion: A Multi-level Perspective Neal M. Ashkanasy and Ronald H. Humphrey 36. Student Leadership Development: Theory, Research, and Practice Susan R. Komives and John P. Dugan 37. Leadership Development: A Review and Agenda for Future Research D. Scott DeRue & Christopher G. Myers 38. The Future of Leadership: Challenges and Prospects David V. Day