Rethinking Leadership Theories

Leadership and Economic Theories

Economic theories of Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) have modified standard economic assumptions to explain altruism and nonprofit entrepreneurship but have neglected their dependence on leadership due to the traditional reluctance of economists to consider phenomena associated with preference change. The relevance of Hermalin’s (1998) model of leadership by example and Casson’s (1991) theory of...

Evolution of Leadership Theories

Evolution of Leadership Theories is a comprehensive study of leadership trends over the years, and in various contexts and theoretical foundations. This study presents the history of dominant leadership theories and research, beginning with the Great man thesis and Trait theory, to the Transformational and Transactional leadership styles to various leadership characteristics. This thesis also o...

Rethinking middle leadership roles in secondary schools

Leadership and Management Theories Revisited

ii The DDL project The Danish Management Barometer (in Danish: Det Danske Ledelsesbarometer or the DDL project) is a research project carried out in cooperation between researchers at the Aarhus School of Business and the Danish Association of Managers and Executives. The purpose is through a regular survey procedure to monitor the development within the managerial function and the way it is pr...

Leadership and Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations Leadership and Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organizations

Economic theories of Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) have modified standard economic assumptions to explain altruism and nonprofit entrepreneurship but have neglected their dependence on leadership due to the traditional reluctance of economists to consider phenomena associated with preference change. The relevance of Hermalin’s (1998) model of leadership by example and Casson’s (1991) theory of...