領導是長久以來一直廣受各界重視與感興趣的一個主題。它之所以廣受吸迷，可能是
由於它神秘的過程及深入我們每個人的生活。其實，揭開其神秘的面紗，將發現其背後俱
有一定的哲理與邏輯。領導乃是「領導者」藉由「權力」的施展來影響「被領導者」以完
成某些「事」的一系列活動過程。因此，本文將根據領導的三大要素「人」(領導者及
社領導者)、「事」、及「權力」等，從比較管理的觀點嘗試對中西領導的思想加以分析
比較。希望能藉助西方國家近年來在領導之「科學」研究上的成就，來加速我國傳統以來
在領導「藝術」面的發揮，以致「中學為體，西學為用」來有效地落實領導的效力。 Leadership is a subject that has long been focused and interested among scholars and laypersons alike. The widespread fascination with leadership may be because it is such a mysterious process, as well as one that touches everybody's life. In effect, some logical veins will easily be found out after raising the mysterious veil. Leadership is a series of activities through which "leader" takes advantage of the "power" to influence the 'follower" to do "something" the leader wants the follower to do. This paper, therefore, attempts to analyze and compare the thoughts of leadership between the western countries and China based on the three elements of leadership-- people (i.e., leader and follower), thing, and power -- from a perspective of comparative management. It is hoped that the conceptual conclusions in this paper can rapidly facilitate the effective performance of the delicate arts of leadership embodied traditionally in China via the application of the achievements of scientific reserach in leadership in western countries .
