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... One way to understand leadership,
however, is through the differences between a leader and an authority. ...
There are many leadership theories. ... Jago (1982) proposed a
framework that organizes leadership theories based on each theorys
focus and approach.
"Focus" refers to whether leadership is viewed as a set of traits or as
a set of actions. ...
Focus on Behavior: Theories with this type of focus see leadership as
observable actions of the leader instead of personality traits.
"Approach" is concerned with whether a particular theory or model of
leadership takes a universal or a contingent perspective. ... It believes that
effective leadership depends on the specific situation.
The popular leadership theories I will be introducing here are
Early Trait Approach
Behavioral Approach
Fiedlers Contingency Theory
Path-Goal Theory
Vertical-dyad Linkage Model
Emerging Perspective: Leadership Substitutes and Charismatic Leadership
Early Trait Approach
Early leadership researchers actually analyzed numerous famous leaders
in the history of America and worldwide, hoping to find certain special
personality traits (e.
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