The Evolution of Leadership Theories: A Literature Review

Thanh Tung Do and Ngoc Khuong Mai

Chapter 13 in Recent Developments in Vietnamese Business and Finance, 2021, pp 297-314 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Leadership theories have evolved over the decades, reflecting its complex and multifaceted nature. This narrative literature review aims to analyze significant leadership literature in popular leadership course books and published peer-reviewed English articles, from which future research directions can be extrapolated. Various development stages of leadership, which hold different research values, are examined and discussed. Since some emerging theories appear to be understudied (shared/distributive leadership, complexity theory of leadership, etc.), there are arguably much scope and opportunities for these to be developed in the future.

Keywords: Vietnam; Business; Finance; Economy; Economics; Banking; Gender Equality; Management; Business Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F2 F3 F4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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