Leadership Theories - Important Theories of Leadership

Just as management knowledge is supported by various theories, the leadership function of management too is authenticated by various theories. While the behavioural theories of leadership focused on discovering the constant relationship between leadership behaviours and the group performance, the contemporary theories emphasized the significance of situational factors (such as stress level, job structure, leader’s intelligence, followers’ traits, etc.) as well.

Some of the important leadership theories are as follows:

• Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid
• House’s Path Goal Theory
• Great Man Theory
• Trait Theory
• Leadership-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
• Transformational Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
• Continuum of Leadership Behaviour
• Likert’s Management System
• Hersey Blanchard Model
• Fiedler’s Contingency Model

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