Leadership Model
What is leadership? Leadership is "the behaviour of an individual when he is directing the activities of a group towards a shared goal". (Hemphill and Coons, 1957, p.7) A leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. How they set that direction and influence people depends on a variety of factors. To really comprehend the "territory" of leadership, one should briefly scan some of the major theories, notice various styles of leadership and review some of the suggested traits and characteristics that leaders should have. There are many leadership theories. Arthur G. Jago (1982) proposed a framework that organizes lea...
Over time, a number of theories of leadership have been proposed. Here are some of the main ideas.
Great Man Theory
Trait Theory
Behavioral Theories o Role Theory o The Managerial Grid
Participative Leadership o Lewin's leadership styles o Likert's leadership styles
Situational Leadership o Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership o Vroom and Yetton's Normative Model o House's Path-Goal Theory of Leadership
Contingency Theories o Fiedler's Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) Theory o Cognitive Resource Theory o Strategic Contingencies Theory
Transactional Leadership o Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Transformational Leadership o Bass' Transformational Leadership Theory o Burns' Transformational Leadership Theory o Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Participation Inventory
See also
Motivation theories, Theories about power
Leadership styles Disciplines > Leadership > Styles There are a number of different approaches, or 'styles' to leadership and management that are based on different assumptions and theories. The style that individuals use will be based on a combination of their beliefs, values and preferences, as well as the organizational culture and norms which will encourage some styles and discourage others.
Over time, a number of theories of leadership have been proposed. Here are some of the main ideas.
Great Man Theory
Trait Theory
Behavioral Theories o Role Theory o The Managerial Grid
Participative Leadership o Lewin's leadership styles o Likert's leadership styles
Situational Leadership o Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership o Vroom and Yetton's Normative Model o House's Path-Goal Theory of Leadership
Contingency Theories o Fiedler's Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) Theory o Cognitive Resource Theory o Strategic Contingencies Theory
Transactional Leadership o Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Transformational Leadership o Bass' Transformational Leadership Theory o Burns' Transformational Leadership Theory o Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Participation Inventory
See also
Motivation theories, Theories about power
Leadership styles Disciplines > Leadership > Styles There are a number of different approaches, or 'styles' to leadership and management that are based on different assumptions and theories. The style that individuals use will be based on a combination of their beliefs, values and preferences, as well as the organizational culture and norms which will encourage some styles and discourage others.