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Leadership Theorists

Scholars and consultants whose cited article names leadership as their main subject, including servant leadership, contingency theory of leadership, transformational leadership and situational leadership. A person belongs here when the article ties them to a named leadership theory. It excludes general motivation theorists and strategy scholars. The group gathers the scholars and consultants who tried to explain why some leaders succeed, and what style of leading fits which situation, in business and other organizations.

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Wikipedia, Robert K. Greenleaf
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Robert Kiefner Greenleaf (1904-1990) was an American business executive and leadership consultant, and the founder of the modern servant leadership movement and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
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Wikipedia, Fred Fiedler
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Fred Edward Fiedler (July 13, 1922, June 8, 2017) was an Austrian-American industrial and organizational psychologist known for his work on leadership and contingency theory.
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Bernard Bass - Wikipedia
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Bernard Morris Bass (June 11, 1925, October 11, 2007) was an American scholar in the fields of leadership studies and organizational behavior.
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Ken Blanchard - Wikipedia
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Paul Hersey of Situational Leadership, a theory they developed while working on the textbook Management of Organizational Behavior.
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Wikipedia: Robert R. Blake
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developed the Managerial Grid Model (1964)
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Wikipedia: Jane Mouton
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remembered in particular for developing the Managerial grid model with Robert R. Blake
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Wikipedia: Warren Bennis
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widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies
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Wikipedia: Burton Nanus
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Visionary Leadership
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