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laissez-faire

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laissez-faire

political doctrine that an economic system functions best without governmental interference. [Politics: Misc.]
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To what extent do the secondary school principals in the sample demonstrate authoritative, democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles?
While, the laissez-faire leadership style practices non-interference policy and workers are free of any type of hard and fast rules and they do not follow any particular course to meet the organizational goals.
On the whole, the utility of FRL model has been acknowledged in relation to its more comprehensive approach, to cover multiple leadership behaviours, in terms of incorporating non-leadership approach (laissez-faire) to a more transformational approach (idealised influence), instead of placing sole focus on single or uniform approach of leadership (Kirkbride, 2006).
presidents have leaned toward different strategies, from Ronald Reagan's laissez-faire tactics to Franklin Roosevelt's social market inclinations.
Mill, Marshall, and Pigou and champion the end of laissez-faire.
TABLE 4: PEARSON'S CORRELATION FOR STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION AGAINST LAISSEZ FAIRE LEADERSHIP STYLE QUESTIONS Correlations Strategy Laissez-faire Pearson Correlation 1 .621 (**) Strategy Sig.
Rivot's motive thereby is to draw a different picture of Keynes and Friedman compared to their stereotypes: whereas Keynes is often regarded as favouring interventions into the market system, Friedman on the opposite is regularly viewed as the typical laissez-faire economist (2).
Cahill criticises the idealist conception of neoliberalism, arguing that 'actually existing neoliberalism' is quite a different phenomenon than anything to be found in laissez-faire ideology.
* Laissez-Faire Leadership: according to Bernard Bass, Laissez-Faire leader avoids active leadership role and is regarded as the most passive type of the leadership [10].
Findings of the study are in line with the theoretical assumptions of transformational and laissez-faire leadership style but inconsistent for transactional leadership style.
The Objective Standard is a quarterly journal of culture and politics written from an Objectivist perspective (Objectivism being Ayn Rand's philosophy of reason, egoism, and laissez-faire capitalism).
Chapters argue for the alternative: an establishment of laissez-faire capitalism, and considers the moral superiority of a capitalist system based on individual rights and less government involvement in social affairs.
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