Authors :
Saleh Musa Sa’ad; Fidelia Msurshima Tilley-Gyado
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7312266
Abstract :
Contingency Leadership Theory guides the
application of Contingency (Situational) Leadership
approach which emphasizes the style a leader applies in
the situation in which he operates. This paper assessed the
styles of Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum, President Paul
Kagame and President Olusegun Obasanjo as global,
regional and national leaders respectively in the context of
Contingency Leadership Theory. The common
denominator found among the three leaders was that they
were all at one time or the other military men and this to
a far extent shaped their authoritarian leadership styles.
On the basis of this, the study concluded that the
dictatorial, autocratic, despotic and benevolent
democratic styles applied by the three leaders accounted
for the remarkable successes they recorded in the course
of exercising their assigned mandates.
Keywords :
Contingency Leadership Theory, Contingency Leadership, Dictator, Autocrat, Despot, Benevolent Democrat.
Contingency Leadership Theory guides the
application of Contingency (Situational) Leadership
approach which emphasizes the style a leader applies in
the situation in which he operates. This paper assessed the
styles of Sheikh Mohammed Al-Maktoum, President Paul
Kagame and President Olusegun Obasanjo as global,
regional and national leaders respectively in the context of
Contingency Leadership Theory. The common
denominator found among the three leaders was that they
were all at one time or the other military men and this to
a far extent shaped their authoritarian leadership styles.
On the basis of this, the study concluded that the
dictatorial, autocratic, despotic and benevolent
democratic styles applied by the three leaders accounted
for the remarkable successes they recorded in the course
of exercising their assigned mandates.
Keywords :
Contingency Leadership Theory, Contingency Leadership, Dictator, Autocrat, Despot, Benevolent Democrat.
