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This study aims to contribute to explaining leadership behaviour. On the basis of the theory of planned behaviour, it investigates which essential influencing factors describe and explain leadership behaviour that is more employee- or task-oriented. In addition, the author describes and explains the influence of selected moderators on the interdependence between attitude and behavioural intention. Specifically, these are social behaviour, preferred decision-making behaviour, self-monitoring and conformity. Through an online survey of 105 executives and five in-depth guideline-based interviews, this work examines the relationship between attitude and behaviour in detail. Its special features are the explicit representation and discussion of the aforementioned interdependencies based on the determinants of the theory of planned behaviour and, in addition, the effects of the four selected moderators. The findings of the study show that the theory of planned behaviour is applicable to the context of leadership. The attitude, self-efficacy and social behaviour of leaders prove to be particularly relevant in this respect.