2012‚ 202-207 Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Nigerian Banks Ojokuku R. M1‚ Odetayo T. A2* and Sajuyigbe A. S3 1 Department of Management and Accounting‚ Ladoke Akintola University of Technology‚ Oyo State‚ Nigeria 2 Department of Accountancy‚ Osun State Polytechnic‚ Iree‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria 3 Department of Business Administration‚ Osun State Polytechnic‚ Iree‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria The study examined the impact of leadership style on organizational
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revered‚ and modeled in today’s society as those having exemplary leadership skills‚ having the keys to motivating‚ influencing‚ inspiring‚ and moving the masses to accomplish great and mighty things. But there was only one perfect‚ righteous leader; one who led by example‚ and implemented the wisdom keys from the Word of God: Jesus Christ. And He gave to us His Word‚ the Bible‚ the perfect manuscript for life‚ including key leadership concepts that we can be apply today. Using the life of Christ
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Leadership Theories and Styles IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals Week Event April 28‚ 2009 Development of Leadership Theory Development of Leadership Theory • Until approximately 1930‚ there was not much academic interest in the area of leadership academic interest in the area of leadership • Fredrick Taylor –Scientific Management (time/motion Fredrick Taylor Scientific Management (time/motion studies of productivity) (late 1800’s) • Max Weber –(writing on bureaucracy) a leader possessed power by virtue of his position (1922)
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Theories of Social Stratification The structural-functional approach points to ways social stratification helps society operate. • The Davis-Moore thesis states that social stratification is universal because of its functional consequences. • In caste systems‚ people are rewarded for performing the duties of their position at birth. • In class systems‚ unequal rewards attract the ablest people to the most important jobs and encourage effort. The social-conflict approach claims that stratification
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Abstract A leader is any person who influences individuals and groups within an organization‚ helps them establish goals‚ and guides them toward achievement of those goals‚ thereby allowing them to be effective (Nahavandi‚ 2015). Leaders in turn are responsible for the overall success or failure of an organization. Over the years‚ there have been many leadership theories developed. Flexible leadership theory (FLT) theorizes that businesses implement three key factors to achieve organizational
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Contemporary Leadership Theories Podcast Transcript Speakers: Scott‚ Diane‚ Candice Shehorn Scott: Hey everyone‚ welcome to the podcast where we talk in detail about management and business principles that YOU need for success. Scott: And today we have a great discussion planned about leadership theories. Diane: That’s right‚ and there are quite a few to dive into. Today there are four main views regarding leadership: leader-member exchange‚ charismatic-visionary leadership... Scott: And team
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What is leadership? Leadership is "the behaviour of an individual when he is directing the activities of a group towards a shared goal". (Hemphill and Coons‚ 1957‚ p.7) A leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. How they set that direction and influence people depends on a variety of factors. To really comprehend the "territory" of leadership‚ one should briefly scan some of the major theories‚ notice various styles of leadership
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Types of Organizations and leadership styles Hypothesis: different types of organizations perform better with leadership styles tailored to that industry or type of organization. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When researching the different styles of leadership‚ one question that likely comes to mind is the relationship of the leadership style to the performance of the organization. Organizations in the same industry can have vast differences
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Leadership in Criminal Justice Organizations AJS/512 March 10‚ 2014 Monty Spencer Leadership in Criminal Justice Organizations The criminal justice organization is composed of law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections. Law enforcement‚ courts‚ and correction each have a significant role within law enforcement. It takes a great leader to manage and deal with all of the issues within the criminal justice organization. This paper will describe the challenges currently faced by leaders of criminal
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The Leadership Quarterly 18 (2007) 298 – 318 www.elsevier.com/locate/leaqua Complexity Leadership Theory: Shifting leadership from the industrial age to the knowledge era ☆ Mary Uhl-Bien a‚⁎‚ Russ Marion b‚1 ‚ Bill McKelvey c‚2 a Department of Management‚ University of Nebraska-Lincoln‚ P.O. Box 880491‚ Lincoln‚ NE 68588-0491‚ USA b Educational Leadership‚ School of Education‚ Clemson University‚ Clemson‚ SC 29631-0710‚ USA c The UCLA Anderson School of Management‚ 110 Westwood Plaza‚ Los Angeles
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