(WP10/02 Clave pdf) In the past few years, the concept of leadership has shifted from the
solitary leader to the team as a potential source of leadership. This shift from a single person
to a" shared leadership" model requires new concepts and methods to capture the nature
and structure of leadership by teams (Yukl, 1998). In this chapter, we argue that a social
network approach helps to provide the conceptual framework and methodological tools to
support a shared leadership perspective.

In the past few years, the concept of leadership has shifted from the solitary leader to the
team as a potential source of leadership. This shift from a single person to a “shared
leadership” model requires new concepts and methods to capture the nature and structure
of leadership by teams (Yukl, 1998). In this chapter, we argue that a social network approach
helps to provide the conceptual framework and methodological tools to support a shared
leadership perspective. To articulate this approach, we first outline some of the basic …