本研究主旨在探討企業領導階層的特質，並分析『成功型』領導者與『有效型』領導者應具備之行為屬性。文獻中除探討及整合上述問題過去相關研究之理論學說外，並特別針對加拿大最新相關研究，以比較中、加兩國領導者行為屬性上之異同。本文發現：加拿大成功型領導者所具之屬性，本國領導者一般皆無需具備。 本研究繼而針對我國『國營企業」及『民營企業』之領導者進行實証研究，結果發現：不論該領導者所屬企業為國營或民營，若要成為『有效型』之領導者，則必須具備較強之『變通能力』，而『變通能力』對民營企業領導者遠比對國營企業領導者更具重要性。 至於與『成功型』領導者有關之行為屬性，在民營企業中，以具備較強之『稽核能力』及『願意把握任何可能機會』的人，較可能屬於『成功型』之領導者。相對的，在國營企業中，對「成功型」之領導者而言，本文所歸納之九個行為屬性可能就不如對民營企業之領導者來得重要了。換言之，在國營企業中，要成為一位『成功型』領導者，並不需要本文所述九種變數中的任何一項屬性。

The purpose of this study is for a discussion of the characteristics of those who were taking the leading positions in the enterprises, and an analysis of the behavioral attributes a "Successful Type" or an "Effective Type" of leader should possess. Other than integrated documentary re-search in this field; a comparative study of the local condition om China and Canada was made. A significant discovery is that all of the attributes of a "Successful Type" of leader in a Canadian enterprise were not neces-sarily required of Chinese enterprises; the Chinese condition that depends on the candidate background to decide promotion in the public enterprises. As the study was carried further on a positive analysis of those who were playing leading roles in the public and the privately businesses in China, it was found that no matter whether the enterprise was "pub-lic" or "private", one should have a comparative stronger ability as being "flexible, if he was to become an "Effective Type" of leader. Those who possessed stronger ability in "auditing", "grasping anyof the opportunities that seems possible" had a better chance to become a "Successful Type" of leader in an privately business. On the contrary, for a "Successful Type" of leader in a public business, all of the nine behavioral attributes as dis-cussed in this research were not so important as they appeared a privately business.