Problems in Defining Leadership – A Systematic Literature Review
Problems in Defining Leadership – A Systematic Literature Review

Summary/Abstract: The paper offers an analysis and definition of the concept of leadership in the light of current socio-economic trends. The following research questions were posed: “How is leadership understood?” and “What elements comprise its definition?”. The definitions of leadership place the term in a range of categories: as a characteristic, a behaviour, a process, a role relationship, or a position in an organisational structure. It has been analysed through multiple paradigms, including classical, transactional, transformational, situational, and service leadership. It is not clear at present which definition is dominant, nor which research methods have been used to determine its constituent elements.

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