01174pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002100040245007400061260000900135300001100144362000800155520081200163650001800975650001500993773002001008180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAhmad, S. Fayyaz  aEffective organizational leadership: character, competence and vision  c2002  ap.1-6.  aSep  aModern complex and large organizations require effective leadership at different levels of hierarchy to achieve excellence of results. The traditional theories of leadership have concentrated upon identifying the styles, skills and strategies of effective leadership. Recent literature, however, has focused upon studying the interplay between ethical character, technical competence and practical skills of highly effective leaders. The present paper attempts to review the recent developments in the field of leadership and to develop an integrated view of leadership character and competence based on charismatic, transformational, attribution, visionary, ethical and spiritual perspectives. The implications of leadership characteristics have been identified in terms of leadership skills. - Reproduced.  aOrganizations  aLeadership  aBusiness Review