Consideration_and_initiating_structure
Consideration and initiating structure
Two types of leadership behavior
Consideration and initiating structure are two dimensions of leader behavior identified in 1945 as a result of the Ohio State Leadership Studies. Reviews of research on these dimensions are described in Stogdill's Handbook of leadership: A survey of theory and research and Littrell's Explicit leader behaviour.
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According to the findings of these studies, leaders exhibit two types of behaviors to facilitate goal accomplishment:
- People-oriented (consideration)
- Task oriented (initiating structure)
The model is similar to the Michigan Studies of Leadership.
In his Handbook, Stogdill expanded the model to twelve dimensions.