Leadership

Trait theories

five factor model of personality

Found good evidence that 4 of the 5 factors are related to leadership:

Neuroticism r = -.24 (negative association)

Extraversion r = .31 (positive association)

Openness to Experience r = .24 (positive association)

Conscientiousness r = .28 (positive association)

General knowledge

Different leadership styles

Authoritarian (autocratic) leaders

Democratic leaders

Laissez-faire leaders

Kurt lewin theory

Fundamental attribution error

Leadership traits:

Meta-analyses confirm that personality traits and intelligence arepredictive of good leadership

Personality is a stronger predictor than intelligence

Correlations are modest (e.g. r’s of ~.2) but appear to generalise across a range of situations

Leadership styles:

Several leadership styles have been identified

The view that one is better than the others is problematic

The best style may be determined by the context

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