Management Styles
Running head: MANAGEMENT STYLES
Management styles: The key distinctions
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MANAGEMENT STYLES
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Abstract
The following reviews and evaluates key theories of leadership and management developed by
Kurt Lewin and summarizes the findings from practical research on the subject. The focus will be on the three popular types of management and their stark differences. Discussed will be the importance of the three styles and how each has its strengths and weaknesses. An integrating conceptual structure is presented to show what the different theories have to offer and what possibly works best in a typical working environment.
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Management styles: The key distinctions
A continuing debate in the world of academia and corporate circles alike throughout the
20th and the 21st Century relates to what type of management or leadership works best when applied in a multitude of environments. Every employer is striving for a new and innovative way to lead its workforce. A good officer of operations wants to achieve a way to appease the workers, staying as efficient as possible. Of course, this would all depend of one 's point of view and where the priorities lie of those in charge. Group dynamics play a distinct role in a company 's success; therefore, they should be heavily taken into account.
A pioneer in the subjects of group dynamics, social, organizational and applied psychology is universally recognized psychologist, Kurt Lewin. He broke new ground in the use of theory by using experimentation to test a hypothesis. He placed an everlasting significance on an entire discipline of group dynamics and action research (Greathouse, 1997). Lewin had a desire to explore the circumstances and forces which bring about change or those that resist it
(Marrow, 1969, p.178). His dedication to applying psychology to the problems of society led to the development of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologies (M.I.T.) Research
Management styles: The key distinctions
1
MANAGEMENT STYLES
2
Abstract
The following reviews and evaluates key theories of leadership and management developed by
Kurt Lewin and summarizes the findings from practical research on the subject. The focus will be on the three popular types of management and their stark differences. Discussed will be the importance of the three styles and how each has its strengths and weaknesses. An integrating conceptual structure is presented to show what the different theories have to offer and what possibly works best in a typical working environment.
MANAGEMENT STYLES
3
Management styles: The key distinctions
A continuing debate in the world of academia and corporate circles alike throughout the
20th and the 21st Century relates to what type of management or leadership works best when applied in a multitude of environments. Every employer is striving for a new and innovative way to lead its workforce. A good officer of operations wants to achieve a way to appease the workers, staying as efficient as possible. Of course, this would all depend of one 's point of view and where the priorities lie of those in charge. Group dynamics play a distinct role in a company 's success; therefore, they should be heavily taken into account.
A pioneer in the subjects of group dynamics, social, organizational and applied psychology is universally recognized psychologist, Kurt Lewin. He broke new ground in the use of theory by using experimentation to test a hypothesis. He placed an everlasting significance on an entire discipline of group dynamics and action research (Greathouse, 1997). Lewin had a desire to explore the circumstances and forces which bring about change or those that resist it
(Marrow, 1969, p.178). His dedication to applying psychology to the problems of society led to the development of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologies (M.I.T.) Research
References: Drucker, P. (2001). The essential drucker: The best of sixty years of peter drucker 's essential writings on management Greathouse, J. (1997). Kurt Lewin. Informally published manuscript, Psychology, Muskingum College, New Concord, OH, Retrieved from Powell, S. K. (2008). Leadership skills and concepts. In E. Kors (Ed.), CMSA Core Curriculum for Case Management (2nd ed., p