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DYLEMATY I WYZWANIA BADAŃ PRZYWÓDZTWA
DILEMMAS AND CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP RESEARCH

Author(s): Jerzy Szczupaczyński
Subject(s): Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Wydział Socjologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: leadership; transforming leadership; transactional leadership; conceptual voluntarism; normative concepts of leadership; leadership competencies

Summary/Abstract: The article identifes selected conceptual problems, which can be seen in leadership research. The presented theses make a critical contribution to the dominant discussion on the theoretical foundations of this feld of analysis. The frst tendency is the dominance of normative concepts with universalistic ambitions, which are adopted uncritically by researchers dealing with leadership in different domains. A related phenomenon is a categorical voluntarism, which causes theoretical models to appear in scientifc discourse, the multiplicity and purely normative nature of which does not favor the integration of leadership research. Two recipes are proposed to approach the indicated research dilemmas. The frst is to link the research more closely to the specifcity of individual domains that determine the institutional conditions for shaping leadership relationships. The second remedy is to pay more attention to the empirical validation of the theoretical models applied.

  • Issue Year: 18/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 9-23
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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