This paper discusses advancements in three areas of leadership theorizing (trait, situational, and situational contingency approaches) since 1975, and identifies several major approaches to leadership that have emerged in the last two decades. An integrative framework is presented to compare the primary focus of leadership theories from 1975 to the primary focus of current leadership theories. The question of whether the conclusions of a review of the leadership literature done in 1975 would still hold today is also examined.
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