Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advocate the use of processual rather than the common variance‐theoretic approaches to the study of groups and organizational processes. There is a proliferation of paradigms and a lack of cumulation in organization science. This paper argues that...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to report on the underlying consensus in the major leadership approaches. This led to an assessment of the comprehensiveness of 11 leadership approaches and the role of place in achieving it. Design/methodology/approach – Overall, 11 leadership...