Mini-Paper
Jason M. Coles
Wilmington University
MGMT 6503
Dr. Richard D. Krett
02/01/15
Have you ever wondered if people were born to be leaders or if
they learned how to become that way? In history there are many
examples of people who led individuals for both good and bad causes.
What allowed someone like Hitler to lead an entire country or Napoleon
to conquer a vast part of the world? Was it a question of education,
region, or demographics? Many of these answers can be answered by
examining the science of leaders. Through the study and observation
of leadership, Stogdill identified that capacity, achievement,
responsibility, participation, and status were all consistent in the
relationship between intelligence and leadership (Lord, DeVader,
Alliger). Kirkpatrick and Lock observed that leaders possess drive, the
