BUSI 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 50: Transformational Leadership, Trait Theory, Servant Leadership
9 Apr 2018
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Some people occupy formal or assigned leadership roles in which they are expected to influence others, and they are given specific authority to direct employees. Others may emerge to occupy informal leadership roles: since they do not have formal authority, they must rely on being well liked or perceived as highly skilled in order to exert influence. Throughout history, social observers have been fascinated by obvious examples of successful interpersonal influence. The implicit assumption is that those who become leaders and do a good job of it possess a special set of traits that distinguish them from the masses of followers. Traits are personal characteristics of individuals such as physical characteristics, intellectual ability, and personality. Research on leadership has mostly focused on traits associated with demographics, task competence, and interpersonal attributes. Research indicates that many traits are not associated with leadership.
