Leadership Theories

Thomas Carlyle's Great Man Theory
1. Leaders are born, not made
Trait Theory
1. Traits: Ambitious, Dependable,Tolerant of Stress
2. Skills: Clever, Organized, and Diplomatic
Behavioral Theories
1. Role Theory
2. The Managerial Grid
Participative Leadership
1. Lewin's Leadership Styles
  1. Autocratic
  2. Democratic
  3. Laissez-Faire Minimizes
2. Likert's Leadership Styles
  1. Exploitive Authoritative
  2. Benevolent Authoritative
  3. Consultative
  4. Participative
Situational Leadership
1. Hersey and Blanchard (1999)- Leadership Styles and Follower Developmental Levels
  1. S4: Delegating/Observing
  2. S3: Participating/Supporting
  3. S2: Selling/Coaching
  4. S1: Telling/Directing
2. Vroom and Yetton's Normative Model
  1. 5 Decision Procedures
3. House's Path-Goal Theory
  1. Supportive Leadership
  2. Achievement-oriented Leadership
  3. Participative Leadership
  4. Directive Leadership
Contingency Theories
1. Fiedler's Least Preferred Co-Worker (LPC) Theory
2. Cognitive Resource Theory
3. Strategic Contingencies Theory
Transactional Leadership
1. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Transformational Leadership
1. Bass' Transformational Leadership Theory
2. Burn's Transformational Leadership Theory
3. Kouzes and Posner's Leadership Participation Inventory

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