The presence of different internal and external forces that affect the operations within a company provides the manager with a chance to choose the best reaction to a situation. The use of the situational leadership theory as a response mechanism is quite appropriate because it offers new changes that adhere to different goals intended within an organization (Lambert‚ Marler‚ &Gueutal‚ 2008). The experiences gained during a specific period will determine how well the management can respond to biting
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associated with employee motivation (Geren‚ 2011). Therefore‚ applying appropriate motivation theories is attaching much attention in China than before. As a prime example of Western motivation theories‚ McGregor states that every management method is based on an assumption of human nature and behavior at work in theory X and Y (McGregor‚ 2000). Whereas theory X emphasizes on strategies of control‚ theory Y focus motivators more on individual goals. In spite of numerous criticisms that query the certainty
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Most leadership theories‚ transformational‚ transactional and laissez – faire focus on the development and motivating the followers. But they gave less attention towards spirituality. Many studies have been done in order to find the impact of leadership styles on the employee performance and how it can be used to improve the organizational outcomes. Spirituality is considered to be the innercore of leadership. Spirituality is something that is beyond the self. Leaders today‚ losing the values‚ morals
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Postmodernism Theories of Leadership and Management I. Systems theory The systems management theory has had a significant effect on management science. A system is an interrelated set of elements functioning as a whole. An organization as a system is composed of four elements: • Inputs — material or human resources • Transformation processes — technological and managerial processes • Outputs — products or services • Feedback — reactions from the environment Advocates of the leadership/management
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Great man theory of leadership Definition Ideological theory that "great" leaders possess characteristics or traits not found in the rest of the population. This concept is based on the belief that great leaders are not made but born with unique characteristics which allow them to rise to the occasion during difficult periods in history to overcome obstacles and lead their nation successfully. Introduction Are some people born to lead? If we look at the great leaders of the past such as Alexander
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Abstract When I think of bad or evil leadership‚ I think the power between leaders and followers are often locked in a complicated dance of sorts. Leadership today is a phenomenon‚ which implies that a leader‚ by nature‚ is someone wise and inspirational. However‚ it is better to understand that sometimes a leader is driven by darker forces‚ as well as their followers. Leadership can be painted in shades of gray‚ sometimes in black and bad leadership is as ubiquitous as it is insidious. This
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that a Y: The Last Man show is currently in development at FX. Created by writer Brian K. Vaughn and artist Pia Guerra and published under Vertigo; Y: The Last Man tells the story of Yorick Brown - the last surviving man on earth. Joined only by his pet Capuchin monkey Ampersand and an ever changing group of unforgettable characters; Brown sets off on an epic journey to find his missing girlfriend and uncover the truth behind the mysterious virus that wiped out every living being with a Y chromosome
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Business and Management: Leadership My Leadership Theory and Practice This is certainly one of the most insightful course that I have had taken so far from this EMBA program. I truly enjoyed the way how this course could stimulate my thinking‚ and has helped to broaden my mind to help me to cope with different issues and situations in the future. Most important‚ the sharing from the high profiled speakers has benefited me a great deal by understand what are their approaches in a real
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The researcher believes that the servant leadership is one of the most leadership styles that seek a higher level of humanity and support. Simply‚ putting others interest first‚ before your own is enough to clearly see how the servant leader sacrifices his own benefits for the benefits of the group‚ and that makes follower more comfortable and increases the level of trust in the servant leader (Dirks and Ferrin‚ 2002 as cited by Kashyab and Rangnekar). There is no doubt that Paul was a servant leader
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References: (1) Bracho GV. Introducción y conceptos básicos de la comunicación. http://www.imacmexico.org/ev_es.php?ID=2156_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC (Introduction to communication and basic concepts). (2) Bratschi G. Comunicando el desastre. Facultad de Ciencia Políticas y Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Serie Extensión‚ Mendoza‚ Argentina‚ 1995. (Communicating disaster. Faculty of Political and Social
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