Leadership Theory (EDL 841)

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Behavioral Leadership

Behavioral leadership emphasizes learners' actions and behaviors rather than traits or personality. Includes task-oriented and people-oriented leadership, as well as compromising, authoritarian, impoverished (laissez-faire style), and integrative leadership (democratic). 


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Behavioral leadership

(behavioral leadership OR leadership behavior) AND (management OR organizational leadership OR leadership theory) 

Situational Leadership 

(situational leadership OR situational leadership theory) AND (management OR leadership model OR leadership approach)

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