This edited book on a popular topic, "Leadership" should do very well. It explores new ideas about the psychology of leadership and looks at it from the side of social psychology. Contributions in the book are from the world's leading scholars and include a look at organizational theory, ecology of leadership, teams, gender, and when leadership matters.

David M. Messick, Roderick M. Kramer

Contents: A.P. Brief, J.P. Walsh, Series Foreword. D.M. Messick, R.M. Kramer, Introduction: New Approaches to the Psychology of Leadership. Part I: Conceptions of Leadership.M.C. Bligh, J.R. Meindl, The Cultural Ecology of Leadership: An Analysis of Popular Leadership Books. M.A. Hogg, Social Identity and Leadership. D.M. Messick, On the Psychological Exchange Between Leaders and Followers. G.R. Goethals, The Psychodynamics of Leadership: Freud's Insights and Their Vicissitudes. Part II: Effectiveness of Leadership.J.R. Hackman, Rethinking Team Leadership: or Teams Leaders Are Not Music Directors. R.S. Peterson, K.J. Behfar, Leadership as Group Regulation. T.R. Tyler, Process-Based Leadership: How Do Leaders Lead? H.R. Bowles, K.L. McGinn, Claiming Authority: Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders. M. Ganz, Why David Sometimes Wins: Strategic Capacity in Social Movements. Part III: Consequences of Leadership.R.M. Kramer, D. Gavrieli, The Perception of Conspiracy: Leader Paranoia as Adaptive Cognition. J.C. Magee, D.H. Gruenfeld, D.J. Keltner, A.D. Galinsky, Leadership and the Psychology of Power. S.T. Allison, D. Eylon, The Demise of Leadership: Death Positivity Biases in Posthumous Impressions of Leaders. Part IV: Commentary.S. Chan, A.P. Brief, When Leadership Matters and When It Does Not: A Commentary.