and leadership contributes to either minimizing or raising productivity of an organization. Therefore‚ it is important to identify leadership styles that a leader can apply in order to promote an efficient organizational structure and culture. The paper will assess two theories‚ which relate to the social media sector‚ by identifying a social media company executive with effective leadership skills and link his attributes to the theories. Leadership Theories The transformational leadership theory
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What does it take be a leader? Do you need to have knowledge‚ power and/or admiration of those around you? Can anyone become a leader? According to Riggio (2013)‚ leadership is the ability to guide people to success. The path-goal theory expands on this definition by including that the leaders responsibility is to help the achieve the groups goals (Riggio‚2013). The trait theory of leadership involves looking into the traits that create an active‚competent leader. A trait is considered a quality
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Example found in the movie: When Scotty criticizes the Kirk’s choice to take nuclear warheads on to the Enterprise it creates a very tense moment between the two team members. Scotty criticizes Kirk’s decision vehemently and when Kirk is still insistent on direction to load he nuclear warheads on the Enterprise‚ Scotty aggressively but half-heartedly offers up his resignation. In a surprising instant‚ Captain Kirk accepts his resignation which shocks Scotty. Though the Captain values Scotty’s
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There are many theories galore in business. Most have a lot of practicality behind them. The Leadership Member Exchange Theory is one of those theories. Human beings tend to form relationships with others. Some relationships are good. Some aren’t. This theory examines the relationship between a leader and his group members and the unique ways these relationships can develop. People who are closer to the leader and usually have more responsibility and higher access to available resources are called
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Leadership Theory in the Wizard of Oz The movie The Wizard of Oz based on the story by L. Frank Baum has been used by many as a lesson in leadership. There are several emerging leaders in the story from Dorothy up to the Wizard of Oz himself each with their own leadership and motivational style. Let’s examine this classic film as it relates to 2 popular theories: the Path-Goal Theory and the Expectancy Theory of Motivation. I. The Path-Goal Theory The Path-Goal Theory is a leadership model that
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The Leadership member exchange theory according to many sources‚ states that all relationships between managers and subordinates go through three stages. (LMX Theory 1975) These three stages are identified as role taking‚ role making‚ and routinization. Role taking is first‚ and as soon as new members enter your group. During role taking‚ members take time to evaluate these new members‚ and come up with an idea of their strengths. Role making is the second stage where the manager or leader subconsciously
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The situational leadership was developed and studied by Hershey & Blanchard in late 1960. It is the most acclaimed‚ utilized and effective leadership and influential tool in the history of the behavioral sciences (Situation.com). The situational leadership model is flexible tool‚ which enables different types of leaders and management to influence others effectively. This model stresses on the importance of the relationship between the leaders and the followers‚ but serves as a framework while analyzing
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MS DHONI A CASE STUDY BASED ON LEADERSHIP THEORIES SUBMITTED BY S.V.R KIRITI B12115 ABSTRACT: We are a cricket crazy nation. We live cricket. We experience happiness by it‚ sometimes we are devasted by it. One thing is certain though we are greatly influenced by it. Hence this term paper focuses on one of the most high pressure jobs in the world- “The captain of Indian cricket team- MS Dhoni”. INTRODUCTION: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and captain of Indian ODI
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Academic Essay - Military Leadership Theory ABSTRACT While researching the Military Leadership theory I was able to discover many interesting philosophies and ideals that transfer seamlessly to the business world. It is my belief that many of today’s organizations derive their structure to the military’s hierarchical structure and leadership model. This is evident by almost every organization’s “top down” management structure regardless of its size. As I will discuss‚ the military typically
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Following the servant leadership theory‚ I tend to put the needs of others before my own. I spend so much time trying to assisting everyone else that I don’t get to focus on myself. I am always dropping everything I do to assist others‚ which would sometimes interfere with my own productivity. I assist approximately seventy-five supervisors‚ and by having the open communication‚ I am sometimes interrupted twenty through thirty times a day answering questions. The second weakness I have is sometimes
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