title: Leadership and attachment theory.
abstract: Comments on the six articles contained in the special issue of the American Psychologist (January 2007) devoted to leadership, written by W. Bennis; S. J. Zaccaro; V. H. Vroom and A. G. Yago; B. J. Avolio; R. J. Sternberg; and R. J. Hackman and R. Wageman. The current authors opine that the inclusion of attachment theory in the study of leadership could strengthen leadership theories as a whole.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0808, USA. cbreshnah@usc.edu
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Bresnahan
authors.forename: Ian I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Mitroff
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009769:Object Attachment; D011582:Psychological Theory