Goal: Create a taxonomy of germinal and current leadership theories.
DEFINITIONS
Leadership Theory
Philosophical approach to the definition and functions of leadership
Examples: Great Man, Contingency
Leadership Style
An individual’s approach to leadership; identifies behavior and attitude
Examples: Autocratic, Laissez-faire
Note the differences between a theory and a style. This assignment will focus solely on theories.
Review the Centre for Leadership Studies report A Review of Leadership Theory and Competency Frameworks that was part of your reading this week. Use the internet and the College’s eLibrary to conduct research on leadership theories to supplement what you found in the Centre for Leadership Studies articles. Google Books has some textbooks you may find useful for this assignment.
Identify at least ten leadership theories including the theorist and time-frame for each.
Consider the strengths and weaknesses of each theory.
Identify the source(s) of your information, citing at least 10 references to valid (recent, relevant, high-quality) external sources of information pertaining to leadership theory. (Wikipedia, About.com, eHow, etc. are not considered high-quality sources and will not be accepted for credit in this assignment.)
At least 3 sources must come from the eLibrary, and be other than your identified readings contained in the course.
Organize your findings to create a taxonomy of these theories, in some logical fashion (for example, chronological or categorically organized).
Use the Leadership Theories templatePreview the document document for completing this assignment, and fill in the table with your findings.