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I. The Nature of Leadership

A. The Meaning of Leadership
B. Leadership Versus Management

II. Early Approaches to Leadership

A. Trait Approaches to Leadership
B. Behavioral Approaches to Leadership

1. The Michigan Studies
2. The Ohio State Studies
3. The Leadership Grid

III. The LPC Theory of Leadership

A. Task Versus Relationship Motivation
B. Situational Favorableness

1. Leader Motivation and Situational Favorableness
2. Leader-Situation Match

C. Evaluation and Implications

IV. The Path-Goal Theory of Leadership

A. Basic Premises

1. Leader Behavior
2. Situational Factors

B. Evaluation and Implications

V. Vroom's Decision Tree Approach to Leadership

A. Basic Premises
B. Evaluation and Implications

VI. Other Contemporary Approaches to Leadership

A. The Leader-Member Exchange Model
B. The Hersey and Blanchard Model