Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THIS VOLUME resulted from a colloquium that was organized as part of the centennial celebrations of Harvard Business School. The centennial provided an extraordinary opportunity for the school, and for us as faculty members, to take stock of our past and to imagine our future. It is in this crucible of reflection that we discovered how far leadership research now lagged the espoused mission of most business schools—to educate leaders—and how urgent the need was to spur scholarship on this topic. We thank Harvard Business School and the organizers of our centennial events for the opportunity and resources to organize this conference and publish this edited volume. Special thanks go to Dean Jay Light, who was a champion of this ...