Disruptive and sustaining technologies – the difference Disruptive technologies are technological innovations which‚ as their name suggests‚ disrupt the status quo. They may displace existing technology‚ or introduce an entirely novel concept to society. The digital camera and the telephone are two examples of disruptive technologies. Developing and marketing such technologies requires skill and some financial backings‚ as consumers may initially be wary of such technologies before adopting them
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and low level of grievances but this meant performance levels were much lower. Fiedler put forward his situational theory in 1958. He proposed that leadership was dependent upon the situation and assumed that all leaders are affected by an inherent set of leadership behaviours‚ which he believed was difficult to change. He identified two basic leadership styles which were task or relationship orientated. According to Tulsian and Pandey (2008) leaders who are task orientated will perform at the best
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International Journal of Hospitality Management 28 (2009) 254–262 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Hospitality Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhosman Transformational leadership style‚ market competition and departmental performance: Evidence from luxury hotels in Australia Anoop Patiar a‚*‚ Lokman Mia b a b Department of Tourism‚ Leisure‚ Hotel and Sport Management‚ Griffith University‚ 170 Kessels Road‚ Nathan‚ Brisbane‚ Qld
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concept of transformational leadership‚ and to examine why many consider it as being overshadowed by inspirational leadership. In order to do that‚ the assignment starts with a general idea of Leadership‚ and differentiating it from Management‚ as many confuse them as the same thing. An explanation of how authors like Burns and Bass wrote about Transformational Leadership‚ and pointing out its differences from transactional leadership. Continuing by defining transformational leadership and analysing
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T RANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES 415 EUROPEAN JOURNAL O F W ORK A ND O RGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY‚ 1997‚ 6 (4)‚ 415-430 Identification of Transformational Leadership Qualities: An Examination of Potential Biases Filip Lievens‚ Pascal Van Geit‚ and Pol Coetsier University of Ghent‚ Belgium A basic ingredient in transformational leadership development consists in identifying leadership qualities via distribution of the multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) to followers of the
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This paper expounds on Transformational Leadership based on the concepts developed in class ML 510 (August – September 2009). Other than the class concepts‚ the works of Northouse‚ 2003; Yukl‚ 1989; Collins‚ 2001; Tichy & Ulrich‚ 1984; Bass & Steidlmeir‚ 1998‚ informed the theoretical frameworks for the paper. Theories and concepts informed the basis of whether such leadership factors do or not exist in the Kenyan situation. Not withstanding‚ it is notable that leadership of NIST is undergoing a
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yet to create supportive and equality based environments the transformational leadership and management module proves more applicable to the environment of nursing. According to Hurley and Hutchinson “there is an equally pressing need for nurses to be more capable of leading themselves‚ other professional staff and in leading on the care delivery” (Hurley and
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Transformational Leadership In today’s healthcare system‚ effective leadership is essential to improving and reaching organizational outcomes. A leader is someone with the ability to influence others but‚ an effective leader uses positive strategies to inspire employees to work towards the same goal. Leadership in nursing requires a constant effort to motivate others to become part of the organizational transformation. This can be achieved using a transformational leadership style with
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Two dominant leadership styles are transactional and transformational leaderships. Transactional Leadership: Attempts to create employee satisfaction through negotiation for levels of performance that is “bartering” for desired behavior. It focuses on making certain that the required conduct and procedures are implemented. The use of negotiation is barter to achieve the desired outcomes results in a dynamic relationship between leaders and employees in which reactions‚ conflict and crisis are
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Transformational leadership is a topic which I find very interesting; and‚ is also relevant to my professional field and the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Given the current business climate‚ it is imperative that organizational leaders have an idea of where they want to take the company‚ be able to influence others to buy into the idea‚ and take the actions necessary to achieve the goals that are set for the organization. In her article‚ What is Transformational Leadership
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