Citation

Wielkiewicz RM, Stelzner SP. Am. Psychol. 2007; 62(6): 605-606.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, College of Saint Benedict, St Joseph, MN 56374, USA. rwielk@csbsju.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0003-066X62.6.605

PMID

17874907

Abstract

A special issue of the American Psychologist (January 2007) was devoted to leadership. The six articles, by W. Bennis; S. J. Zaccaro; V. H. Vroom and A. G. Yago; B. J. Avolio; R. J. Sternberg; and R. J. Hackman and R. Wageman, were written from an "industrial" perspective that places primary emphasis on positional leaders and their actions. Some readers of this series might conclude that the industrial model best explains leadership. It does not. The ecological perspective offers an alternative that deserves consideration. It is time to end the dominance of the industrial perspective.

Language: en