James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns was a Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential biographer and management scholar who developed the distinction between transactional and transformational leadership. His influential ideas have been adopted in business education and leadership development programs worldwide.
Works
- LeadershipBurns's comprehensive historical study of political and transformational leadership
- Transforming LeadershipBurns's examination of transformational leadership and its impact on followers
- Running AloneBurns's exploration of political leadership and personal responsibility in democracy
- The Power of CongressBurns's study of Congress as an institution and its legislative power
- Roosevelt: The Lion and the FoxBurns's biographical study of Franklin Roosevelt's political leadership and character