LIDERANÇA E GESTÃO: A EVOLUÇÃO E A COMPLETUDE DOS PAPÉIS

Management and leadership are words that confuses themselves – that is usual to use them as synonyms. The same happens with the responsible for playing these roles – manager and leader. This paper brings a literature review of the relationship between both roles and of the concepts, bringing several views, from different times and environments, about the theme. Several definitions are seen, and some of them are consolidated, by affinity, making easier the theorical understanding and its practical application. Had this concepts view, the founded gaps on the theme are highlighted, complimentary studies are suggested, and also we conclude the existence of an important distinction between the roles, which should be taken in account on the practical application of the function. Key words: Leadership, management, functions, teams