management principles assignment 2
Introduction
There are a number of reasons, which assist with the success of an organization. It’s not only the effectiveness and efficiency of getting things done through people that help contribute, but in particularly the managers themselves as they direct others within organizations. These managers are often stereotyped as being ‘leaders.’ By definition, a leader is someone who heavily influences others as they have managerial authority, Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent (Clark, 1997). In most cases this person is a manager, this is someone who works with and through others, coordinating their work, and their influence results in goals being achieved (Robbins, 2012). Fiedler’s Contingency Model suggests, “Leaders differ in the degree of their orientation toward the task versus toward the people.” (Fiedler, 2008, p307)
The case, ‘Toyota’s Tough Boss’ is an example of leadership being put into place, the standard of leadership Hiroshi Okuda illustrates, as a manager will be discussed in terms of the contemporary views on leadership. The leadership behaviors, styles and theories will also be discussed in general and that are related to Okuda.
Explain the different leadership styles (not theories) defined in the academic literature and discuss what style of leadership is the most appropriate in different environmental situations and with different categorizations of employees. (500 words)
There are three leadership styles, which consist of autocratic, democratic, and Laissez Faire. The leadership style autocratic is where the leader makes use of the power they have by taking advantage of the authority entitled to them, this process is done through actions, like decision making (Marquis & Huston, 2008). This form of leadership revolves around the transactional theory, this relates to the significance of the association, between the
There are a number of reasons, which assist with the success of an organization. It’s not only the effectiveness and efficiency of getting things done through people that help contribute, but in particularly the managers themselves as they direct others within organizations. These managers are often stereotyped as being ‘leaders.’ By definition, a leader is someone who heavily influences others as they have managerial authority, Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent (Clark, 1997). In most cases this person is a manager, this is someone who works with and through others, coordinating their work, and their influence results in goals being achieved (Robbins, 2012). Fiedler’s Contingency Model suggests, “Leaders differ in the degree of their orientation toward the task versus toward the people.” (Fiedler, 2008, p307)
The case, ‘Toyota’s Tough Boss’ is an example of leadership being put into place, the standard of leadership Hiroshi Okuda illustrates, as a manager will be discussed in terms of the contemporary views on leadership. The leadership behaviors, styles and theories will also be discussed in general and that are related to Okuda.
Explain the different leadership styles (not theories) defined in the academic literature and discuss what style of leadership is the most appropriate in different environmental situations and with different categorizations of employees. (500 words)
There are three leadership styles, which consist of autocratic, democratic, and Laissez Faire. The leadership style autocratic is where the leader makes use of the power they have by taking advantage of the authority entitled to them, this process is done through actions, like decision making (Marquis & Huston, 2008). This form of leadership revolves around the transactional theory, this relates to the significance of the association, between the