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Fundamentals of Management, 11/e
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Fundamentals of Management, 11/e

by Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter, David A. De Cenzo
April 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
107h 32m
English
Pearson
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What Do Early Leadership Theories Tell Us About Leadership?

  1. 13-2 Compare and contrast early leadership theories.

  • Actual studies of leadership began in the twentieth century.

  • Early leadership theories focused on:

    • —The person (leader trait theories)

    • —The behaviors—how the leader interacted with his or her group members (behavioral theories)

1 THE LEADER What Traits Do Leaders Have?

  • WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LEADERSHIP? When asked that question, most people cite a list of qualities they admire in leaders—intelligence, charisma, decisiveness, enthusiasm, strength, bravery, integrity, self-confidence, and so forth.

  • That’s the trait theories of leadership in a nutshell—the search for traits or characteristics that differentiate ...

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ISBN: 9780135175156