Theory that asserts specific behavior differentiates leader from a non leader

Great Man Theory

Popular in the first half of the twentieth century. based on research and Mann Stogdill assumed that, contrary to appearances, personality traits is a factor, which only slightly affects the effectiveness in achieving power. These popular research contributed to the spread of this view, which is valid today, despite the fact that the same method of testing aroused a lot of doubts. For this reason, other researchers have taken on the task of re-check the validity of the conclusions and hypotheses, which clearly shows that the government strongly correlates with intelligence, masculinity (attributes stereotypically attributed to men) and good mental health. Another study confirmed the results nowszejreplikacji and show that the appropriate personality traits is the key to power.