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In the previous chapter, we argued that leadership has a pervasive effect on organizations. Yet this is far from universally accepted. There are still those who take the view that leadership is vastly overemphasized when explaining the performance of organizations. In this chapter, we will consider these arguments.
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Pendleton, D., Furnham, A. (2012). Leadership’s impact on the performance of organizations. In: Leadership: All You Need To Know. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230354425_3
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