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social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > leadership theory
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social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organizational behavior > leadership theory
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational behavior > leadership theory
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > organizational structure, design, and change > organizational behavior > leadership theory

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leadership theory  

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  • Leadership is a term used to describe the act of transforming, inspiring, mentoring, coordinating, and managing people toward an individual's, a group's, an organization's, a community's, or a nation-state's vision, goals, and objectives. In organization studies, leadership is acknowledged as an important concept, but there is great debate about what leadership actually is and how it occurs and evolves. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Leadership Theory]

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