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DELEGATIVE LEADERSHIP [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Sociology of Work
CONT

Laissez-faire leadership ... is a type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions. Researchers have found that this is generally the leadership style that leads to the lowest productivity among group members.

Key term(s)
  • laissez faire leadership
  • laisser faire leadership
  • laisser-faire leadership

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Sociologie du travail
CONT

[...] le leadership laisser-faire est le comportement de l'individu en position d'autorité qui a abdiqué ses responsabilités et ses devoirs, et ne donne aucune indication ou instruction à ses subordonnés.

Spanish

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