LDSP 240 - Theories and Perspectives Final Exam Prep

Matching notable names to their contributions

Bernard M. Bass

Concepts of Leadership: The Beginnings

(how leadership was before studying: models for their people, machiavelli, etc)

• “Myths and legends about great leaders were important in the development of civilized societies.” (the Odyssey) 

• “The study of history has been the study of leaders.”

Thomas Carlyle

The Hero as King

• “A king is the most able man.” 

• Origin of Great Man Theory

Leo Tolstoy

Rulers and Generals are “History’s Slaves”

• History is unfolding on its own. One event leads to another event.

• It’s all just going to happen no matter what.

• There’s not really such thing as “great men.” They are just the guys who happen to be around at the time when things happen.

The leader is not really in control. History is predestined, and leaders are just ‘riding that wave’

Robert Katz

3 Skills Approach - Human, Technical, Conceptual

Blake and Mouton 

Behavioral Approach: concern for results vs concern for people

Hersey & Blanchard

Made the SLII model of the Situational Approach

French & Raven

5/6 Power Bases

James MacGregor Burns

Defined Transformational leadership: transactional, transformational, and pseudo-transformational

Bill George

• Authentic leadership - Authentic leaders demonstrate 5 basic characteristics

• Purpose, values, relationships, self-discipline, heart

Robert Greenleaf

Coined Servant Leadership