Introduction
In the early years when the studies about different types of leadership styles were in the nascent stage, the focus of the studies was on the individual as a leader. In the later period the focus shifted from the individual and leadership is no longer defined and described as an individual trait but is elucidated in different models as being shared, dyadic, global, strategic, and relational (Tafvelin, (2013)). Therefore, proposing one single definition of leadership that could be identified and recognized by all the researchers is a difficult prospect since there are a lot of different outlooks to studying and understanding leadership. The process of leadership can be visualized as a complicated exchange which necessitates a number of interactions between the leaders, the acolyte or the follower and the subject or context. It is dynamic as well as interactive because leaders inspire followers and the followers also influence the leaders, and all the parties involved in the interaction are affected by the context in which the interaction happens (Tafvelin, (2013)).
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Bass. Weber develops on the concept of charisma as a legitimation on an anti-authoritarian approach. He gave a viewpoint that the authority and the legitimacy of a leader are determined by the standpoint of the followers. James MacGregor Burns, with his work in the field of political leadership, defines the interactive perspective of the follower and leader relations (Beck-Tauber, (2012)). He gave a view that leader and followers are distinguished by differences in power, motivation, and skills. He introduced the ideas of transforming and transactional styles of interaction between the
In the early years when the studies about different types of leadership styles were in the nascent stage, the focus of the studies was on the individual as a leader. In the later period the focus shifted from the individual and leadership is no longer defined and described as an individual trait but is elucidated in different models as being shared, dyadic, global, strategic, and relational (Tafvelin, (2013)). Therefore, proposing one single definition of leadership that could be identified and recognized by all the researchers is a difficult prospect since there are a lot of different outlooks to studying and understanding leadership. The process of leadership can be visualized as a complicated exchange which necessitates a number of interactions between the leaders, the acolyte or the follower and the subject or context. It is dynamic as well as interactive because leaders inspire followers and the followers also influence the leaders, and all the parties involved in the interaction are affected by the context in which the interaction happens (Tafvelin, (2013)).
Transformational Leadership Theory …show more content…
Bass. Weber develops on the concept of charisma as a legitimation on an anti-authoritarian approach. He gave a viewpoint that the authority and the legitimacy of a leader are determined by the standpoint of the followers. James MacGregor Burns, with his work in the field of political leadership, defines the interactive perspective of the follower and leader relations (Beck-Tauber, (2012)). He gave a view that leader and followers are distinguished by differences in power, motivation, and skills. He introduced the ideas of transforming and transactional styles of interaction between the