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LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP [2 records]

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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Record 2 1999-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Control
DEF

A style of providing direction in group activities where subordinates are permitted to function with a high degree of independence. The leader's role is primarily to provide support resources, not direct subordinates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de gestion
DEF

Style de commandement selon lequel les subordonnés d'un gestionnaire bénéficient d'une très large indépendance dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions. Ce dernier n'intervient que si son aide est nécessaire et ne dirige pas ses employés de manière constante.

Spanish

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