HSA 4180 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Trait Theory, Theory X And Theory Y, Theory Z
25 Oct 2016
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These theories help us to better understand, explain, and predict leadership and leaders. No single theory fully explains all aspects of leadership or all success factors in leaders. By using several theories, we can more fully understand these leaders and what enabled them to succeed. Examines traits and characteristics of leaders and how they contribute to leadership effectiveness. Gerald r. ledlow and m. nicholas coppola : early studies of effective leadership suggested that it was associated with traits such as: Initiative: later research found effective leaders were more likely to be. Social: some of these traits can also be seen from a skills perspective thus skill theory emerged. Examines skills and abilities of leaders and how they influence leadership effectiveness. Some writers emphasize that leadership effectiveness depends on three core skills or broad skill categories: these skills were first found in research by robert katz and are still useful today:
