Mbs 4th Semester Unit 2 Leadership Style and Behaviour
Unit:- 2 Leadership Style and Behaviour Five primary approaches for understanding and explaining leadership have evolved. There are following. 1. Traits approach 2. Satuational approach 3. Functional approach 4. Relational approach 5. Transformational approach 1.Trait approach to leadership 1) Leadership traits The trait model of leadership focused on identifying the personal characteristics that cause effective leadership. Researchers through eff leaders must have certain personal qualities that set them apart from ineffective leaders and from people who never become leaders. Hundred of studies indicate that certain personal characteristics do appear to be associated with effective leadership. This approach suggest that nature played a key role in determining leadership potential. An individual was either born traits needed to be a leader or he or she lacked the physiological and psychological characteristics necessary for successful leadership. Traits alone are not they key to u...