Library Services: Leadership: Leadership Theories

Examples

Looking for a specific theory to research? Here are some key examples:

Authentic leadership
Charismatic leadership
Contingency leadership
Followership
Path-goal
Relational leadership
Servant leadership
Shared leadership
Situational leadership
Transactional leadership
Transforming leadership

Specific Research Theories

After you've selected a specific leadership theory, you can start searching for popular and scholarly articles about it. Go ahead and start by running a search here in Business Source Complete and PsycINFO.

The full text for many of the articles will be available in your results. If not, Get It can check to see if we have the full text someplace else.

The Big Picture

Need a general overview of what "leadership" really is?

Run a quick search for the word leadership in Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) and look for chapters that have words like "theories," "values," or "styles" in the results.