ASSESSING LEADERSHIP STYLE: POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE MEDDLE EAST

Abstract

The concept of leadership has been a center of focus for many researchers in the recent past. The researchers would want to identify and recognize what constitutes an effective leadership. Most academic institutions have opted to include a study of leadership styles in their curriculum as a way of developing the concept among the individuals in the institutions and in the society. There is a need to establish a set of qualities that are characteristic of good leadership so that an organization can seek for quality leaders. The kind of leadership that is exercised at a given organization while greatly affects the performance of the organization. This paper explores the different kinds of leadership styles that can be adopted by political leaders and the effects of the styles. Much attention is given to the political upheavals that have been seen in the Arab nations. Keywords: Leadership style, Middle East Leaders, Political Leaders, Arab Leaders.