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Leadership Theories Review

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  • Victoria Gentsoudi

    (SWU “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, Faculty of Economics)

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Through years many theories, definitions and classifications about leadership have been developed and can be found in the contemporary literature. Despite the fact that volumes of writings about leadership exist in global literature still it is considered a debated subject since the leadership content remain inconsistent and unclear. In addition, researchers in an effort to define and classify leadership have concluded that it is a complex, flexible and multidimensional phenomenon which requires plenty light to be shed on it. The most prominent theories that emerged during 20th century and will be analysed in chronological order constitute of the Great Man theory, Trait theory, Contingency and Behavioral theory. The purpose of the present paper is to examine the wider context of leadership and its effectiveness towards improving, through organizational changes, the public sector in times of crisis. It can be considered as an additional conceptual approach to the existing literature.

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  • Victoria Gentsoudi, 2022. "Leadership Theories Review," Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 10(1), pages 39-49.
    • Handle: RePEc:neo:epjour:v:10:y:2022:i:1:p:39-49
    DOI: 10.37708/ep.swu.v10i1.4
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    Keywords

    Leadership; Decision Making; Public Sector; Financial Crisis; Humanitarian Crisis;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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