LEADERSHIP STYLES IN MILITARY ORGANIZATION. THEORETICAL ASPECTS AND CRITERIA OF EFFECTIVENESS Cover Image

ЛИДЕРСКИ СТИЛОВЕ ВЪВ ВОЕННАТА ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ. ТЕОРЕТИЧНИ АСПЕКТИ И КРИТЕРИИ ЗА ЕФЕКТИВНОСТ
LEADERSHIP STYLES IN MILITARY ORGANIZATION. THEORETICAL ASPECTS AND CRITERIA OF EFFECTIVENESS

Author(s): Svetlana Raitcheva
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: The military leadership is one of the crucial factors for effective functioning of army organization. It could be defined as a process of influencing subordinates to accomplish the mission by providing purpose, direction and motivation. The practice shows that it is not enough to have power and authority in to manage activity. It is neccessary to apply effective operative leader styles, not only successful professional and manage realisation of the millitary troops, which take command posts. In connection with this the commanders of direct level in Bulgarian Army were extracted opinions about effective commandship, by method of focus groups. The general conclusions from the separated groups allow to define the basic measures for assessment of commander's effectiveness. They have been separated in to seven main areas on the professional activity of the commander in peacetime.

  • Issue Year: 08/2005
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 103-111
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Bulgarian
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