Líder o gerente, ¿qué los hace diferentes? (Leader or manager, What makes them different?)

A traves del tiempo, el concepto de liderazgo ha sido analizado desde diversas perspectivas y aplicado a infinidad de areas tematicas. Algunos lo analizan desde la vision humana, otros desde la eficiencia y productividad, algunos mas definen estilos y perfiles de liderazgo. El presente articulo es un analisis teorico del origen, evolucion y tipos de liderazgo, asi como la diferenciacion entre este termino y el de gestion, que permita establecer las bases de posteriores estudios no solo teoricos sino tambien empiricos respecto al tema. Palabras clave: lider, liderazgo, gerente, gestion Abstract. Over time, the concept of leadership has been analyzed from various perspectives and applied to many areas. Some analyze it from the human perspective, others from efficiency and productivity, some more define leadership styles and profiles. The present article is a theoretical analysis of the origin and evolution of leadership, types of leadership, as well as the differentiation between this term and that of management, that allows to establish the bases of later studies not only theoretical but also empirical with respect to the subject. Key words: leader, leadership, management, manager.