Leadership Models in Armenia: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

SAGE Open

Petros G. Malakyan¹ 

关键词: Armenia;    leadership;    monarchy;    church;    national;    communist;    democratic;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244013494220

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This paper addresses historical and contemporary issues of leadership in Armenia. Five leadership models have been acknowledged in Armenia during its four thousand year history: Monarchic, Church, National, Communist, and Democratic Leadership. Each model has been presented within its historical context and analyzed in light of current leadership behaviors in Armenia. The results of the study show that (a) current Armenian leaders seem to reflect the behaviors and attitudes of the historical leadership models above; (b) history should matter in leadership studies to understand leadership behaviors, in this case in Armenia, and how the past continues to shape their current worldviews and social identities; and (c) democracy imported to Armenia from the West, with little considerations of the historical characteristics of the Armenian people, has not produced the desired democratic reforms since 1991 independence. Perhaps an integrative approach to all five leadership models is necessary to address leadership challenges in Armenia today.

【 授权许可】

CC BY