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Critical Revision of Leadership Styles in Management and Company Cases

In: Contemporary Leadership Challenges

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  • Beatriz Pena-Acuna

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In this chapter, we expose from a critical point of view the main leadership styles and then three successful international case companies (Inditex, Santander, and Telefónica) that recognized their style and the strategies they developed. These cases will be the start point to discuss what kind of leadership seems to be more suitable for staff development and for a better management of human resources. Our hypothesis is that with these styles of leadership, effectiveness of human resources is enhanced, and productivity of enterprises is assured to remain competitive, adapted, and successful. Also, we assume that there are some cultures in which these styles of leadership are better prepared, as the culture predisposes employees to accept and assimilate them. We are aware that worldwide business culture has a long way to progress toward more evolved leadership styles. This business culture is partly linked, or it is concomitant to the value or condition that is given to citizens in societies.

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  • Beatriz Pena-Acuna, 2017. "Critical Revision of Leadership Styles in Management and Company Cases," Chapters, in: Aida Alvinius (ed.), Contemporary Leadership Challenges, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:108474
    DOI: 10.5772/65952
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    leadership styles; business; management; case studies; humanization;
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    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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