Los 3 ESTILOS de LIDERAZGO según Kurt Lewin ✅ | EXPERIMENTO SOCIAL
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In this section, we will discuss the three leadership styles according to Kurt Lewin and the results of a psychosocial experiment conducted by American scientists.
Leadership Styles According to Kurt Lewin
- Autocratic Leader: Strictly orders tasks without room for discussion or initiative.
- Liberal Leader: Gives complete freedom to the group, resulting in total passivity and anarchic behavior.
- Democratic Leader: Allows debate, decision-making, and encourages initiative while achieving set objectives.
Results of the Psychosocial Experiment
- Autocratic Style:
- Children only worked when instructor was present.
- Behaved aggressively towards peers when instructor was absent.
- Showed competitive behavior and discredited their peers' work.
- Liberal Style:
- Students never reached set objectives.
- Showed total passivity and anarchic behavior even with supervisor present.
- Democratic Style:
- Achieved set objectives like autocratic style.
- Developed values of companionship and cooperation.
- Continued working disciplined even when teacher left the classroom.
Kurt Lewin demonstrated that the democratic leadership style is most appropriate for task development and positive student behavior. The autocratic style leads to aggression, competition, and a threat to peers, while the liberal style lacks structure for effective group behavior.