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As a leader, you often need to display or clarify a concept. A matrix is a grid that contains information and offers a visual model of ideas. For this assignment, you will create a matrix that explains leadership theories.
Research the following five leadership theories and include these in your matrix (use the matrix template provided):
- Trait theories of leadership
- Behavioral theories of leadership
- Contingency models of leadership
- Skills approaches to leadership
- Situational methods of leadership
Develop the definition and characteristics of various leadership theories and approaches to leadership (trait leadership, behavioral leadership, contingency leadership, skills leadership and situational leadership).
Provide one or more examples to support the definition or characteristics of each form of leadership.
Write out your explanations in each section using about 350 words for each section.
Format your Leadership Theory Matrix with the template and consistent with APA guidelines.
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Theory
Definition/Characteristics
Trait Leadership
Examples
The latest trait leadership series was included in the TV series
The threat leadership theory is identified as a
titled “Lost,” in which the airborne aircraft collided and two
theory that explores the qualities and
air collisions occurred on both sides of the undiscovered island
characteristics that one must poses in order to
of the Pacific Ocean, the leadership characteristics
become a great leader (Northhouse, 2004).
demonstrated in this scenario included intelligence,
confidence and determination. The specific leadership
As early as the late 19th century and the mid-
characteristics of honesty and sociality were evident where
40s, it was generally believed that leadership
Sun, Eco and Jack exhibited these key characteristics. As a
was a congenital nature, a rareness, and a
Korean housewife, Sun Quan (Sun) became a passive and
particularity. This was a natural part of the
delicate person for the first time, but became a powerful and
heritage, and these leadership qualities naturally convincing natural leader later on thus a natural leader.
flowed to future generations. Family line. And
inheritance (Nahavandi, 2017).
In another trait leadership example, William took a young
family of five and had knowledge, ability and skills in the
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general construction field. As a modest start for immigrants, he
was able to start organizing a business/company and lead
construction teams to establish milestones and register those
historic buildings that were still in existence at the time. Two
of them are Pike Market and Washington Concert Hall. Both
are protected attributes because they are saved as history.
Buildings . As Sun and William have proved, many obstacles
have been created on the new land and they have
acknowledged tat fact. Despite the fact that they have
knowledge and real challenges in both language and culture,
leadership traits still shine on their path.
The model focuses on the leader’s type of style or leadership
Behavioral
Leadership
Behavioral leadership traits are classified as
behavior, including the behavior of the leader in different
democratic, authoritarian, and laissez-faire
contexts (Northouse, 2013). A lot of research has been done to
leaders. It was coined in the mid-1940s and
investigate bahavioural leadership style. Some of the initial
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early 1970s during World War II, and the rapid
research was conducted at the Ohio State University in the late
identification of leaders was very important.
1940s. It was based on the findings of Stigdell , which
Through observation, you can determine the
emphasized that it is not just the importance of leadership
leader based on what he does.
qualities in leadership research. At about the same time,
another group of scientists from the University of Michigan
conducted a series of studies investigating how leadership
conducted research in the group. (Northouse, p. 55) .The
military began to train military personnel to take common
actions for all successful leaders (Nahavandi, A. 2015), rather
than identifying leaders with individuality.
Contingency
Leadership
Examples of leadership in emergencies are available in the
Leadership theory sees how leadership styles
manual and include Hillary and Obama, two candidates of
adapt to so-called uncertain circumstances. The
different styles, one task-oriented, and a comparative example
theory of contingency is Fiedler’s, which means of the second compound.
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that it tries to match the leader with the
In the 2004 presidential election, Clinton said he believes the
necessary situation (Northouse, 2013).
president is ensuring the direct view and role of the federal
Fiedler proposed a contigency theory and
bureaucracy. Comp...
