What concept focuses on the inability of a leader to make any difference in follower outcomes?

Neutralizer is the concept that focuses on the inability of a leader to make any difference in followers outcome. Neutralizers prevent the leader from taking actions to improve work performance. Neutralizers take from the leader's control and doesn't improve the follower's performance.

Thus, neutralizers stop leaders from acting as they wish. Example of neutralizer is distance between the leader and follower.