Leadership Styles and Theories
Leadership Styles and Theories
Leadership Styles and Theories
THEORIES
LEADERSHIP
• Process of inspiring and influencing a group of people to
achieve a common goal.
• The following are the early leadership theories given by
Kreitner and Kinicki (2013).
Trait theory- theory based on leader traits of personal
charactiristics that differentiate leaders from followers.
Behavioral theory-a theory that fucoses on the behavior,
action, conduct, demeanor, or deportment of a leader
instead of his of her personality traits.
Contemporary Theories of Leadership
• Leadership theories evolved along with the development of
management thought throughout time, giving rise to contemporary
theories such as follows:
Fiedler Model- it is a situational ledearship theory proposed by Fred
Fiedler, an organizational behavior scholar
-this theory is based on the assumption that a leader’s
affectiveness is contingent or dependent on the extent
to which a leader’s style is fitted to actual situations in
the organization’s internal and external environment.
Supportive Leadership
-where the leader shows concern and friendlines to
subordinate.
Participative Leadership
-where the leader asks for suggestions from followers
before decision-making.
Achievement Oriented Leadership
-where the leader set the goals that subordinates
must try to achieve.
Modern Leadership Views
Similarly views on leadership envolved over time. Among the
modern views on and approaches to leadership are the
following: