Leadership and Transculturalism

In conventional economic standard theory, leadership as a productive factor systematically plays only a minimal role. As an expression of the principal-agency relationship, leadership is equated with position and right of direction, which allows only a fragmented analysis of the leadership function in organisations. Based on the consideration that every leadership relationship is a relation of leader and follower, but that not every leadership relationship is relational, the characteristics of relational leadership are developed. Transcultural leadership, a prerequisite that cannot be ignored in value creation networks, will be presented as one of the forms of relational leadership and made accessible for in-depth discussion.