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James macgregor burns has 50 books on goodreads with 14255 ratings. James macgregor burns, who studied political leaders like roosevelt and kennedy, first described these two distinct styles of leadership in his 1978 book, leadership. Pdf themes and theories of leadership researchgate. James macgregor burns 19182014 received his doctorate in political science from harvard. Historian and political scientist james macgregor burns has spent much of his career.
This was further developed by leadership expert james macgregor burns. Historian and political scientist james macgregor burns has spent much of his career documenting the use and misuse of power by. Burns had studied various political leaders, including both franklin d. In 1978, james macgregor burns published leadership, his seminal examination of how leaders shape the course of history by transforming followers into creative new leaders. That shift alone made people view the topic in more philosophical ways rather than the more typical mechanistic or reductionist approach. While traditional conceptions of leadership tend to be dominated by images of presidents and prime ministers speaking to the masses from on high, genuine leadership actually has very little to do with power and domination, writes james macgregor burns.
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