Part III – Leadership (MGMT 6023)

Part III – Leadership

(MGMT 6023)

Part III of the comprehensive exam is focused on leadership. You will want to revisit content from the following courses at minimum:

•  MGMT6306 Theories of Leadership
•  MGMT6322 Leadership and The Christian Worldview

The following are topics/concepts/theories covered in the leadership courses and are the topics/concepts/theories you should use when addressing the comprehensive exam question:

• Trait Theory
• Behavioral Theories of Leadership
• Situational Leadership
• Strategic Leadership
• Charismatic Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Laissez-faire Leadership
• Leader-Member Exchange Theory
• Effective Followership
• Courageous Followership
• Authentic Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Healthy Leadership
• Spiritual Leadership
• Ethical Leadership
• Dysfunctional Leadership
• Toxic Leadership

Respond to the following:

Discuss the concept of leadership development. You should discuss a minimum of 5 relevant leadership concepts/ theories. You should specifically identify the theories, analyze each theory with regard to leadership development and compare and contrast the merits of the theories. Draw a conclusion as to which theories are relevant to today’s leader. Support your findings with information from the scholarly literature and suggest a focus for future research in this area.