This article integrates the concept of power with situational leadership
by relating the perception of a leader's power bases with various leader
ship styles. The sources of power are identified; situational leadership is
reviewed; and a new instrument, the Power Perception Profile, is de
scribed and discussed. Maturity levels are defined, and their relation
ships to power sources and leadership styles are discussed.
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