The leaderless group discussion.

Personal Factors Associated with Leadership: A Survey of the Literature

Ralph M. Stogdill · The Journal of Psychology · 1948 · 2.5K citations

Management, Leadership, Psychology +12

Functional Roles of Group Members

Kenneth D. Benne, Paul H. Sheats · Journal of Social Issues · 1948 · 690 citations

Management, Organizational Behavior, Social Psychology +14

The description of supervisory behavior.

Edwin A. Fleishman · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1953 · 664 citations

Education, Organizational Behavior, Psychology +10

Communication in Experimentally Created Hierarchies

Harold H. Kelley · Human Relations · 1951 · 189 citations

Life Sciences, Communication, Organization Studies +9

The principles and traits of leadership.

Cecil A. Gibb · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1947 · 186 citations

Management, Leadership, Organizational Behavior +10