The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Leadership and Organizational Change

This encyclopedia presents a comprehensive overview of leadership and change, focusing on positive forms of leadership in the context of organizational change. Bringing together approximately 250 contributing authors globally, it provides valuable insights into inspiring optimum employee performance and engagement and what organizations can do to facilitate change. The goal is to precisely and accurately chronicle the existing body of knowledge in a given domain and to map the pathways to new knowledge creation.

This reference work will include entries related to leadership and organizational change theories types of leadership, gender and leadership, leaders past and present, change management, organization development, change leadership, and change related to technological advancements.

With 200 entries that trace the genesis and growth of these burgeoning field and identify trends and future directions, this encyclopedia will be an excellent learning resource for scholars, practitioners, coaches, teachers and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management in the 21st century. Further, it will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, psychology, and several other disciplines.

Features more than 200 entries contributed by leading scholars and practitioners in the field First reference on leadership in more than 20 years Presents findings from positive psychology and organizational behavior on leading and delivering change effectively

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Satinder Dhiman serves as Associate Dean, Chair, and Director of the MBA Program and Professor of Management at Woodbury University's School of Business, USA. Professor Dhiman teaches courses pertaining to ethical leadership, sustainability, organizational behavior and strategy, and spirituality in the workplace in the School's MBA program. He has presented his work at various national and international conferences and venues, often serving as invited keynote speaker; he has also published articles in multiple academic journals. He has completed advanced executive leadership programs at Harvard, Stanford and Wharton.
Author, translator, editor, co-author, and co-editor of more than 25 books, his most recent publications include Bhagavad Gita and Leadership (2019 ); Holistic Leadership (2017); Gandhi and Leadership (2015); and Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People (2012/2014). He is the Editor-in-Chief of four Major Reference Works: Springer Handbook of Engaged Sustainability (2018); The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment (2018); Routledge Companion to Mindfulness at Work (2020), The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being (2020), and The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership (2023).