Abstract
Stating that leadership is a complex phenomenon repeats a truism that is painfully obvious to all who have ever participated in, observed, or analyzed the process as leaders, followers, students or scholars. Despite its inherent complexity, those who seek an understanding of the nature of leadership and leadership processes are well rewarded by the insights generated thereby. This essay provides an expanded conception of one of the key elements of the leadership process--the context of leadership.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1995
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Copyright © 1995 The Free Press. This chapter first appeared in The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages.
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Recommended Citation
Wren, J. Thomas. "The Historical and Contemporary Contexts of Leadership: A Conceptual Model." In The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages, edited by J. Thomas Wren and Marc J. Swatez, 245-52. New York: Free Press, 1995.