PROSCRIPTIVE

http:asstudents.unco.edu/students/AE-Extra/2001/8/Art-2.html Three distinct polarizations of management and leadership research was found to fit into the following categories: descriptive, proscriptive and, prescriptive. The descriptive ideology includes aspects pertaining to the qualitative nature of a discipline. In other words, characterizations that may either be illustrative, expressive or interpretive. The proscriptive ideology is exclusive or restrictive in nature; in other words, by choosing one leadership style or theoretical foundation to follow, one does not choose the remaining choices. The prescriptive ideology adds situational factors to the application of theory An argument is made for restructuring management and leadership thought. In other words, organizational behaviors are adapted to the desired outcomes, based on individual organizational norms and mores. It is in this capacity that each individual organization will "fit" their management and leadership needs to their desired outcomes.