Looking beyond the leader in leadership

Martin Sposato

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 2024, vol. 17, issue 4, 356-361

Abstract: This article, which is based on a literature review, aims to present followership theory as a complement to the study of leadership. It first presents some common limitations of existing leadership theories and then suggests integrating followership theory into them to gain a more comprehensive understanding of leadership in organisations. Next, followership theory and its main characteristics are discussed. Finally, the article makes an original contribution by explaining how followership theory can be integrated into prominent leadership theories and showing how it can help advance leadership and organisational studies.

Keywords: leadership; followership; followership theory; followers. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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