Leadership models in European retail industry

Leadership models and management have always been up-to-date in retail enterprises in Europe and have a high level of significance. This paper shows the seven most popular leadership models with their characteristics and details. Moreover further leadership models and theories are presented. The research questions are: Which of these seven main approaches are the most appropriate theories for the retail industry? Or is it not possible to find a final answer which applies generally? Furthermore it is shown which kind of models are up-to-date and what types of classical leadership models still have been used successfully, partially with adaptations. Hereby, during the discussion of results, some possible ways are shown, where the world of leadership models in the European retail trade could move.