Examining Context in Leadership Studies

Leadership theories and concepts often identify context as a significant leadership variable. The examination of context often focuses on the micro-level. This focus involves relationships among people, within work teams, or within a formal organization. To what extent do leadership studies (LS) relate to context more generally? Does the larger societal or cultural milieu significantly affect how we approach and understand LS? And if it does affect LS, to what extent or how is this context recognized and dealt with? This and the next two posts address these topics.

The significant changes of leadership related terms

When I was a graduate student in the late 1960s the Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) was arguably the premier journal dealing with administrative, management, and leadership topics.… Read the rest