Abstract
Situational leadership theory in local administration: validity of the model. In this paper, in the framework of the Situational Leadership Theory —SLT— (Hersey & Blanchard, 1982), management styles and leadership ef fectiveness are analised in a sample of 105 subordinates and 18 managers of the Social Welfare Area in Local Administr ation. Results show no significant differences between managers and subordinates in their respective preferred management styles. Indeed, no significant differences were found between mana gers and subordinates in leadership effectiveness, as defined by SLT.
