Subject. This article examines the internal processes in the organization and the leadership attributes. Objectives. The article aims to study the phenomenon of leadership based on the analysis of the opinions of students of top Russian universities about the factors that form leadership skills, and compare the results obtained with leadership theory. Methods. For the study, we used a comparative analysis and generalization. Results. The article presents the results of a sociological survey of students, highlighting the ideas of young people regarding the important skills and attributes of a modern leader. Conclusions. A democratic management style that contributes to the manifestation of the abilities of all team members is most acceptable for the younger generation.
Eagly A.H. Female Leadership Advantage and Disadvantage: Resolving the Contradictions. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007, vol. 31, iss. 1. URL: Link
Karau S.J., Hart J.W. Group Cohesiveness and Social Loafing: Effects of a Social Interaction Manipulation on Individual Motivation within Groups. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 1998, vol. 2, iss. 3, pp. 185–191. URL: Link
Neff T.J., Citrin J.M., Brown P.B. Lessons from the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders. New York, Currency/Doubleday, 1999, 432 p.
Zacher H., Rosing K., Frese M. Age and Leadership: The Moderating Role of Legacy Beliefs. The Leadership Quarterly, 2011, vol. 22, iss. 1, pp. 43–50. URL: Link
Walter F., Scheibe S. A Literature Review and Emotion-Based Model of Age and Leadership: New Directions for the Trait Approach. The Leadership Quarterly, 2013, vol. 24, iss. 6, pp. 882–901. URL: Link
Bataeva B.S. [Leadership under uncertainty and emotional leadership]. Problemy teorii i praktiki upravleniya = International Journal of Management Theory and Practice, 2016, no. 10, pp. 107–111. (In Russ.)
Woods F.A. The Influence of Monarchs: Steps in a New Science of History. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 1914, vol. 77, no. 8, pp. 872–875. URL: Link
Cotterill S.T., Fransen K. Athlete Leadership in Sport Teams: Current Understanding and Future Directions. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2016, vol. 9, iss. 1, pp. 116–133. URL: Link
Arthur C.A., Bastardoz N. Leadership in Sport. In: Tenenbaum G., Eklund R.C. (eds) Handbook of Sport Psychology. New York, John Wiley & Sons, 2020, pp. 334–371. URL: Link
Zacher H., Rosing K., Henning T., Frese M. Establishing the Next Generation at Work: Leader Generativity as a Moderator of the Relationships between Leader Age, Leader-Member Exchange, and Leadership Success. Psychology and Aging, 2011, vol. 26, iss. 1, pp. 241–252. URL: Link
Altshuller G.S. Tvorchestvo kak tochnaya nauka [Creativity as an Exact Science]. Petrozavodsk, Skandinaviya Publ., 2004, 208 p.
Fromm E. Begstvo ot svobody [Escape from Freedom]. Moscow, Progress Publ., 1990, 269 p.
Aggarwal P., O'Brien C.L. Social Loafing on Group Projects: Structural Antecedents and Effect on Student Satisfaction. Journal of Marketing Education, 2008, vol. 30, iss. 3, pp. 255–264. URL: Link
Nielsen V.L. Personal Attributes and Institutions: Gender and the Behavior of Public Employees. Why Gender Matters to not only "Gendered Policy Areas". Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2015, vol. 25, iss. 4, pp. 1005–1029. URL: Link
Astaf'eva O.V. [A study into the governance specifics of educational institutions through the lens of the digitization effect on the educational process]. Natsional'nye interesy: prioritety i bezopasnost' = National Interests: Priorities and Security, 2019, vol. 15, iss. 4, pp. 772–783. (In Russ.) URL: Link