The first formal study of leadership, including the autocratic style, is credited to Kurt Lewin and others in an article that appeared in the American Journal of Sociology in the 1930s. Lewin and his colleagues found autocratic leaders: Generally do not solicit or accept input from others for decision-making purposes.
Who is the founder of leadership style?
In 1939, social psychologist, Kurt Lewin, identified three styles of leadership that relate to how a leader makes decisions. These three Lewins Leadership Styles describe the level of control that a leader holds over the decision making process and the amount that they involve their team.