A very accesable survey of leadership thought and approches

What is leadership? Here Michele Erina Doyle and Mark K. Smith explore some of the classical models of leadership. In particular they look at earlier approaches to studying the area via the notions of traits and behaviours, and to what has become known as contingency theory. From there they turn to more recent, ‘transformational’ theories and some issues of practice.

contents:

1. introduction
   

2. trait approaches to leadership
   

3. behavioural approaches to leadership
   

4. situational or contingency approaches to leadership

5. transformational approaches to leadership

6. authority
   

7. charisma

8. conclusions

9. further reading and reference