motivation and evaluate critically the extent to the link between motivation and organizational performance. Work motivation is an ensemble of internal and external forces which could initialize the work behavior‚ determining its direction‚form‚ intensity and duration which is concerned with positive incentives and avoid negative incentives in the workplace (Pinder 2008). There are an array of theories that were put forward by organizational scholars. For instance‚ Maslow’s Need-based theories which
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analyse the relationship between companies and their stakeholders and to determine whether or not good relationships with stakeholders lead to benefits‚ therefore possibly leading to significant cost savings. Benefits of good relationships with stakeholders: Positive relationships with stakeholders lead to several benefits for a company‚ in many aspects of the work place. Some of these benefits include: * Conflict resolution If positive relationships are maintained between management and
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Transformational versus Transactional Leadership This document is intended to compare and contrasts Transformational and Transactional Leadership and discusses how they are used in management of organizations by managers. Before we can delve into the comparison or contrast‚ we first need to define what we mean by each of these terms we are comparing and contrasting. Transformational Leadership Defined This type of leadership can best be defined as a process in which "leaders and followers help
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General Electric’s history. During his 20 years at the helm‚ Welch transformed the company from an aging industrial manufacturer into one of the world’s most competitive organisations‚ by building more shareholder wealth than any corporate chief in history. Time and again he reinvented the company‚ and time and again‚ his employees went along with it (Krames‚ 2002). The paradigm of transformational leadership is useful in analysing how he was able to accomplish this (Dubrin‚ Dalglish & Miller
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factor in employee performance. It is of great importance to an organization to recognize ways in which it can use employee motivation to positively affect employee performance. The methods used by organizations to motivate its employees are essential in determining how they affect employee performance. There are both positive and negative motivational tools that may be explored. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between motivation and employee performance. “Motivation
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Transformational versus Transactional Leadership Leadership and Team Development-Fall 2011 Abstract This research paper addresses various aspects of transformational and transactional leadership styles. It mainly presents a comparative overview of these leadership styles. Further‚ it talks about an example of each transformational and transactional leadership in real-world. This leads to mentioning various applications that each leadership style finds in today’s business. Analysis of strengths
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SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND CONTINGENCY THEORIES Executive Summary This ensuing essay is a formal discussion on the need for leadership change based upon continuously evolving situations in modern day conglomerates .The introduction summarizes situational leadership followed by a critical analysis on the same. The latter presents various leadership styles which are respectively applied in specific types of situations and tasks. Recommendations are provided at the end along with the conclusion
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Transformational Leadership Style versus Transactional Leadership Style; Impact on Routines and Team Performance It is suggested that Transformational Leadership Style will cause a change in routines in maximum situations that will translate to higher team performance. Using the Input-Process-Outcome model‚ the study examines the Input of Leadership Styles as espoused in the Full Range Leadership Model; Transformation Leadership and Transactional Leadership‚ the Processes of Team Routines
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Leadership‚ Policy and Change Julian I Abstract This paper will focus on how effective Leadership can influence policy and change in the United States healthcare system. The implementation of new policy‚ program‚ and institutional change is often meant to improve the quality of the nation’s ever-changing healthcare system. Several journal articles and texts have been selected particularly with a focus on leadership strategies to improve the quality of healthcare‚ and leadership’s
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relationship focuses on the continuing recreation of higher purposes‚ change for the better occurs both in the purposes and resources of those involved and in the relationship itself. The transformational leader plays an essential role in shifting change‚ followers and leaders are bound together in the transformation process. The importance of developing followers to their fullest potential extended the concept of transformational leadership (Bass‚ 1985; Bass & Avolio‚1993). Transformational leaders
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