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Is leadership and management the same? What about the differences among the two when discussing roles, expectations, and theories? In this solution, you will learn how to think differently between the terms leadership and management and provided a reference to a popular text discussing leadership theories.

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Leadership is different than management. For example, there are many types of leadership theories in place. From a trait and skills approach to a transformational approach, leadership differs in type and function. Management, on the other hand is quite different. When thinking about management, the most apparent differences between leadership are that management comes with many types of duties. For example, management is different in that a ...

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