Critical Evaluated the Contingency Theories of Leadership and Trait Theories of Leadership more Useful for Leaders in Organisation

Abstract

This paper aims to explore contingency theories of Leadership and Trait theories of leadership more useful for Leaders in organisation. Leadership had two important principles; they are trait theories and contingency theory. This essay will focus on the contingency theories or trait theories in leadership and contingency theories, which is more useful for leaders in the organisation. Based on this paper research resulted the quality of leadership and leadership behaviour can promote leadership effectiveness by environmental factors influence. According to the evaluation of both Trait and Contingency theories, Contingency theories are more useful for an organisation to adopt. Trait theory is only used to define traits of the effective leader; however, contingency theories enable the leader to take situational factors and followers’ behaviour into account.