Contemporary Models For Leadership Description And Study (Part One)

Business environment is characterised by its strong dynamics, complexity and high degree of uncertainty that forces the processes of reconsideration of imposed management models, including a new reading and understanding of existing theories and shaping of new conceptual management and leadership models. The article discusses modern models for leadership research. Quantitative and qualitative analysis methods are discussed.The article provides an insight into the models used to study leadership in Bulgaria. The discussion provides insights into current research perspectives. In the first part, quantitative and qualitative models for leadership research are discussed. At the end, attention is paid to the different approaches adopted by Bulgarian researchers in the field.