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BUS 100: Introduction of Leadership Skills

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Help Finding Articles

Here's some search advice to help you locate articles on each of the five leadership styles described in the article linked from the Expectations for Research Paper on Leadership sheet.

  • Autocratic Leadership
    • Consider searching for [ (autocra* OR domineer* OR tyran* OR authoritar*) AND leadership ]
  • Laissez-Faire Leadership
    • Consider searching for [ (laissez-faire OR delegative) AND leadership ]
  • Participative Leadership 
    • BSP will automatically include "Inclusive Leadership" in your search
    • Consider also [ (democratic OR participative OR participatory OR inclusive) AND leadership ]
  • Visionary Leadership
    • Consider adding "...OR transformational leadership" to your search, e.g., [ (visionary OR transformational) AND leadership ]
    • Or, more elegantly: search for "transforma* leadership," e.g., [ visionary leadership OR "transforma* leadership" ]

The * finds all possible endings for the characters that come before it, e.g., autocra* will find autocracy, autocrat, autocratic.

Find the Best Articles

Improve your search by using the following options to limit your search:

  • Peer Reviewed
  • Publication Date try limiting your search to the past 5-7 years
  • Subject lists to limit your search to articles that focus on your topic; also helps you to identify the best search terms for your topic

Getting Full Text

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For articles that have a See all online options message, look for link(s) under View Online to access the full text. If there is no immediate link to full text, then choose Request from Interlibrary Loan.

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