Evolution of Situational Leadership Theory: a Critical Review
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Evolution of the Situational Leadership Theory is reviewed in relation to conceptual developments associated with the theory and published empirical work testing the theory. Overall, its theoretical robustness and pragmatic utility are challenged because of logical and internal inconsistencies, conceptual ambiguity, incompleteness, and confusion associated with multiple versions of the model. The role of the authors' of Situational Leadership in creating confusion about the theory is detailed.
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