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Servant leadership predominately draws on two social theories to explain how it influences follower behavior: social learning and social exchange theory. In servant leadership literature, the use of social learning theory argues that servant leaders are influencing their followers, as their followers observe and emulate the leader's positive ...
Robert Kiefner Greenleaf [1] (1904–1990) was the founder of the modern servant leadership movement and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.. Greenleaf was born in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1904.
Dynamics of Leadership in Public Service: Theory and Practice (2011) ISBN 9780765623652; The Business of Leadership: An Introduction (with Bowerman, 2011) ISBN 9780765628015; Leadership and Culture: Comparative Models of Top Civil Servant Training (2015) ISBN 9781349497874; Leadership Across the Globe (with Gupta, 2016) ISBN 9781138886100
Functional leadership theory [67] [full citation needed] addresses specific leader behaviors that contribute to organizational or unit effectiveness. This theory argues that the leader's main job is to see that whatever is necessary to group needs is taken care of; thus, a leader can be said to have done their job well when they have ...
In reviewing the older leadership theories, Scouller highlighted certain limitations in relation to the development of a leader's skill and effectiveness: [3] Trait theory: As Stogdill (1948) [4] and Buchanan & Huczynski (1997) had previously pointed out, this approach has failed to develop a universally agreed list of leadership qualities and "successful leaders seem to defy classification ...
Authentic leadership, while having no formal or unequivocal definition, is a growing field in academic research. [1] The idea has also been embraced by leaders and leadership coaches, who view it as an alternative to leaders who emphasize profit and share price over people and ethics.
Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life. Leadership studies has origins in the social sciences (e.g., sociology, anthropology, psychology), in humanities (e.g., history and philosophy), as well as in professional and applied fields of study (e.g., management and education).
A leadership style is a leader's method of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people. [1] Various authors have proposed identifying many different leadership styles as exhibited by leaders in the political, business or other fields.