Complete the Leadership Theory Matrix by providing a detailed description and an example or examples. See the Example provided in the first row.
Note. Answers shown in red are provided for example purposes only.
| Theory Focus | Theory Description | Example(s) |
| Heroic or charismatic leaders. “Great man” theories.
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The capacity for leadership is inherent. These theories held the underlying concept that great leaders are born, not made (Northouse, 2014) | Based on the study of people who were great leaders in history “focused on identifying innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders (Northouse, p 19) and making assumptions about all based on a few. |
| Personality characteristics otherwise known as “trait theories” | ||
| Focuses on skills and abilities that can be learned and developed “skills” approach | ||
| Emphasis is the behavior of the leader, known as “style” approach | ||
| Focuses on leadership in situations or “situational” leadership theorie. | ||
| Leader–match theories look at how well the leader’s style fits the context known as “Contingency” theory | ||
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