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Purpose
This paper aims to look at how the word “leadership” is often used too casually and too carelessly.
Design/methodology/approach
Attention is drawn to the importance of understanding the nature of the organisation where leadership occurs.
Findings
The paper illustrates why leadership is not a matter of personal qualities but a “function of the organisation” in which the overriding consideration is context and organisational purpose.
Originality/value
The paper provides a useful explanation of leadership.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2012
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