... Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model from 1969 and Bernard Bass' Transformational Leadership. I will also give examples from real-life cases Based on the analysis, I will try to give some general advice as to which leadership style is the most useful. Main Body Before I start comparing the different theories, it will be useful to put them in a broader context. Leadership theories have, like any other aspect of management studies, been in constant development. We can broadly speak of three main views of leadership represented by: - Trait and behavioral theories - Situational / Contingency theories - Transformational and new leadership theories The theories I will now discuss belong to thelast two views listed. Both the Contingency and the Situational theory focus on the impact of situational contingencies, or situation-specific variables. Both believe that there is no single best way to lead; it all depends on the situation. The Transformational theory has a ...

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