The New Psychology of Leadership, 3rd Edition
Identity, Influence and Power
$62.18
- Paperback
360 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2025
Summary
This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive and compelling introduction to the field of leadership that is jam-packed with theoretical and practical insights derived from a wealth of applied scientific research conducted by the authors and their colleagues around the world over the last four decades.
The book starts from the premise that leadership is never just about leaders. Instead, it is about leaders and followers who are joined together as members of a social group that pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032542744 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032542748 |
| Author: | S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen D. Reicher, Michael J. Platow |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 360 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 688g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 171mm x 245mm |
Critics Review
“If you only ever read one book about leadership this should be it.”
- George A. Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics.
“What I like about this book is how the science of leadership is mingled in a readable way with historical and modern-day examples. It is a must-read.”
- Cary L. Cooper in the Times Higher Education.
“An amazing book that completely changed my mind about leadership.”
- Rafael di Tella, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, USA.
“A path-breaking book that will reinvigorate and redirect scholarship on leadership for many years to come.”
- Jack Dovidio, Professor of Psychology, Yale University USA.
S. Alexander Haslam
S. Alexander Haslam is Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia. Alex’s research focuses on the study of group and identity processes in social, organizational and contexts. Together with over 400 co-authors around the world, he has written and edited 16 books and published over 350 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. He is a former Editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology and currently Associate Editor of The Leadership Quarterly. In 2022 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to education and research in psychology.
Stephen Reicher is Wardlaw Professor of Psychology at the University of St Andrews, UK. Steve’s seminal contributions to research on social identity and self-categorization theories stretch back to the 1980s, and have been particularly influential in areas of delinquency, nationalism, crowd behaviour, and political influence. Together with over 200 co-authors, he has written and edited 7 books and published over 300 peer-reviewed articles on these topics. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a former Editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology.
Michael Platow is Professor in Psychology at the Australian National University, Australia. Michael has published extensively on intergroup relations, social justice, leadership and social influence. He has published over 150 papers in these areas and written and edited four books. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and a former president of the International Society of Justice Research.
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