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social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > theories of leadership > situational and contingency approaches to leadership

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situational and contingency approaches to leadership  

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  • “Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth” (Burns 1978, 19). Leadership has both fascinated and perplexed scholars and practitioners, creating an extraordinary amount of research and theories to conceptualize and explain the leadership phenomenon (Ayman, 2000). [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Situational and Contingency Approaches to Leadership]

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