Critics towards Style Approaches

The style approach has also got some criticism:

  • The research on styles has not shown how leaders' styles are associated with performance outcomes.
  • The style approach has failed to find a universal style of leadership that could be effective in almost every situation.
  • The style approach indicates that the most effective leadership style is the high-high style (high task and high relationship). However, several research findings do not agree with this and and argye that certain situations may require different leadership styles (Northouse, 2007, p.79).

 

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Sirje Virkus, Tallinn University, 2009