截止目前,多数同志都将领导学的研究分为经验研究(或应用研究)和理论研究两种类型。但是,仔细考察便可发现,这种划分方法值得商榷。它最突出的缺点表现在混同了经验研究与应用研究这两种层次不同的研究,事实上,现代领导学是由三种不同层次的研究类型即经验研究、理论研究和应用研究所组成的完整体系。此三种研究各具特色,并各有其相应的特殊功能。经验研究是最初的、也是最简单、层次最低的研究类型,它同研究对象的联系是直接的,其主要目标在于对现实的、具体的领导活动和领导现象进行调查、归纳与概括,为理论研究提供丰富而翔实的“素材”,主要解决“是什么”的问题。理论研究则以经验研究 Up to now, most comrades have divided the study of leadership into two types: empirical research (or applied research) and theoretical research. However, careful examination can be found, this method of division is questionable. Its most prominent shortcoming manifests itself in the fact that modern leadership mixes two different levels of empirical research and applied research. In fact, modern leadership consists of three types of research, empirical research, theoretical research and applied research system. Each of these three studies is distinctive and has its own corresponding special function. Empirical research is the first and the simplest and the lowest level of research type. Its connection with the research object is direct. Its main objective is to investigate, summarize and summarize the actual and specific leadership activities and the leading phenomenon as the theoretical Research provides rich and informative “material”, the main solution to “what is” problem. Theoretical research is based on empirical research