The Nature of Leadership
- 22 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 54 (4), 469-494
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726701544004
Abstract
Trait/characteristic theories and empirical approaches to the study of leadership have been supported by mounds of data, graphic models, and regression statistics. While there has been criticism of these mainstream approaches, there has been little in the way of meta-physical support developed for either side of the argument. This paper attempts to address the `science' of leadership study at its most fundamental level.Keywords
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