Leadership as a Fundamental Factor for Human Societies Progress – a Historical Review of the Leadership Theories

Abstract:

The article attempts to make a historical review of leadership theories and, on this basis, to derive their approximate systematization. The article emphasizes the importance of the phenomenon of leadership as a major factor in the management of human resources and security in human societies. The exposition goes through the various leadership theories that have existed to date. The research methodology includes etymological analysis, historical analysis, content analysis, the methods of induction and deduction, reveals logical connections and dependencies between related and similar concepts and phenomena.

Assoc. Prof. Elitsa Petrova, PhD, DSc. is PhD in Economics and Management and DSc. in Security and Defence, born 1978. A graduate of „St. St. Cyril and Methodius” University (2003). She worked at leadership and teaching positions in the management and social field. She currently works at the Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria. Currently active as lecturer, LEARepresentative for Horizon, Departmental Coordinator of Erasmus+. She focuses on the topic of Management, Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, Project Management, Management of Innovation, Organizational Behaviour. She is the author of 3 own monographs, co-author in 5 monographs, 15 published textbooks, over 150 articles in domestic and foreign journals.    

ORCID: http: /orcid.org/0000-0002-7545-095X

Country: Bulgaria

23/09/2024

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