The SAGE Handbook of Leadership

The SAGE Handbook of Leadership, 2nd Edition, provides an overview of current leadership scholarship while outlining future debates, scholarly innovations, and priorities across the discipline. The handbook connects diverse theoretical perspectives to explore how leadership functions across interpersonal, social, and practical settings.

Thematic areas address how leadership operates within specific contexts, exploring socio-cognitive dynamics alongside individual and relational facets of influence. Chapters examine key debates and emerging issues across the literature, offering critical assessments of established models.

Prepared as a reference work suitable for both students and researchers, the volume features newly written chapters contributed by leading and emerging scholars worldwide. Its discussions encourage readers to review core concepts while engaging with contemporary critiques.