Radyuk O.M., Basinskaya I.V., Nekhvyadovich I.G.Published in:
Leadership and Management
– Volume 4, Number 2 (April-June 2017)

JEL classification: L26, M12, M54

Keywords: behavior of a leader, behavioral theories of leadership, interactionist theories of leadership, leadership styles, situational leadership theories, theories of leadership, theory of leadership skills


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Abstract:

The scientific novelty of the article lies in the evolutionary approach of the authors to the development of the theory of leadership, in which the authors mark four stages such as 1) theory of leadership skills, 2) behavioral theories of leadership, 4) situational leadership theories, 4) interactionist theories of leadership. The article is devoted to the behavioral theories of leadership, which are a logical continuation of the theory of leadership qualities and the logical precursor of situational leadership theories. The article examines in detail behavior models of leadership of K.Lewin (authoritarian, democratic and passive leadership styles), D. Hemphill and E. Koons (structuring and mindfulness), R. Kahn and D. Katz (orientation towards workers and orientation towards production). The article shows that despite the differences in terminology, all behavioral models of leadership point out two main factors related to leadership effectiveness such as performance-oriented behavior and interpersonal relationship-oriented behavior. We consider the limitations of behavioral models, which later led researchers to creation of situational leadership theories.

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