...Management and Leadership The debate over the differences between management and leadership has stoked a continuing intense argument over the past fifty years for academicians and industrialists alike. In acknowledging, the contrast between the two, Bennis, (2010) illustrates these differences, whilst revealing how they overlap. He explores the effects of both functions on organisations and explains that a mixture of elements from both management and leadership as the most fruitful way of apportioning with subordinates. Bennis identified the roles of a manager has one who initiates, administers, maintains, and focuses on methods. Desires immediate results, relies on control, questions how and when, and has a focus on the status quo. Leadership, however, are those who originate, innovate, develop, initiate, people focused and have an extended view. They also inspire trust; question why and what, have their focus on the possibilities, and challenge the status quo (Bennis, 2010). Kanter (2004) argues that leadership and management has many interpretations with multiple dimensions, and as such, is a topic that is difficult to depict. The philosophical influence of leadership can be demonstrated from the copious military, sporting, social and business accomplishments, which have emerged throughout history. Leadership is more than an assortment of abilities; it is dependent on numerous personal qualities that are difficult to see yet are very powerful. Management was formed...
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...Compare and Contrast of Select Leadership Models Leadership comes in different forms and in different aspects of life from private business to government entities (Wren, 1995, p. 5). The models of leadership used are dependent upon the individual attributes of the leaders, for example traits, values, self-identity, skills, and competencies (Yukl, 2013, p. 136). A close look at select leadership models and how they compare and contrast with each other provides insight into the types of leadership that might be employed within organizations as they face various leadership issues and challenges. In this paper, we will review four leadership models: charismatic, servant, situational, and transformational. A separate discussion describing similarities and differences between the models as they apply. As similarities and differences are identified, we will discuss how contemporary leadership issues and challenges are addressed within the scope of each leadership model. Leadership Models Charismatic Leadership A charismatic leader has three key dimensions that Weber (1968) identified as concepts of charisma that include vision or mission, extraordinary or exceptional qualities, and recognition (as cited in Avolio and Yammarino, 2013, p. 167). Transformational leadership closely resembles charismatic leadership as both are vision related and empowering; however the main difference deals with the expectations set by the leader. Charismatic leaders typically set unrealistic expectations...
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...that she will most benefit the organization and be most successful. The following paragraphs will discuss the most effective position for the student, the strengths, and weaknesses of that student’s leadership style, a compare, and contrast of leadership theories, and a personal leadership style model. Position Most Effective for Student The student made the decision that the most effective position for her in this new restructuring is in the human resources department as the Payroll Manager. The student has extensive knowledge concerning payroll issues, child support orders, garnishments, and her computer skills allows her to enter necessary information into spreadsheets or personnel records. She is also familiar with taking deductions from employees’ checks for clinic fees or other activities in the organization that requires the employee to pay a fee. This position allows her to interact with the other employees plus will benefit the organization by staying current with court orders and knowing that employee records are up-to-date. This particular position will allow the employee to work on something that interests her and therefore mean more to her. She can spend her time working productively for the organization while completing work she enjoys. Personal Leadership Style Model This...
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...Running Head: Leadership Theories 1 Leadership Theories Leadership Models and Theories 2 Leadership Theories According to Daft (2008, p.20), leadership typically reflects the larger society, and theories have evolved as norms, attitudes, and understandings in the larger world of change. Throughout the centuries leaders have adapted in response to these changes. Northouse (2007, p3) defines leadership as a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. A person’s ability to influence others to accomplish an objective and direction are key processes in leadership. There are many great leaders and leadership styles that can be easily discussed. Twenty-first century leadership has developed useful and simplistic ways to determine and exercise their leadership styles on their way to developing and understanding their leadership styles based on the situation and the organization. Leadership is a very dynamic and diverse process, This literature selection by selection, as introduced by the editor, presents enlightening thoughts on a different aspect of leadership. Over the years, many researchers have developed various leadership theories, notably great scholars such as, Plato, Aristotle, Lao-tzu and others. ...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |OI/361 Version 1 | | |Innovation, Design, and Creativity | | |for a Competitive Advantage | Copyright © 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course will provide students with a solid foundation in innovation, design, and creativity. Additionally, students will be prepared to apply relevant principles, tools, and techniques to promote and sustain organizational innovation for competitive advantage. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change...
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...Chapter 18 Managers as Leaders Leaders in organizations make things happen. But what makes leaders different from nonleaders? What’s the most appropriate style of leadership? What can you do to be seen as a leader? Those are just a few of the questions we’ll try to answer in this chapter. Focus on the following learning outcomes as you read and study this chapter. LEARNING OUTCOMES 18.1 Define leader and leadership. 18.2 Compare and contrast early theories of leadership. 18.3 Describe the three major contingency theories of leadership. 18.4 Describe contemporary views of leadership. 18.5 Discuss contemporary issues affecting leadership. SPOTLIGHT: Manager at Work What is the difference between being a manager and being a leader? Are these terms synonymous? Management guru Peter F. Drucker once said, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” You might begin the study of Chapter 18 by asking your students for their perspectives on these questions and the quotation from Dr. Drucker. This chapter’s Spotlight: Manager at Work, looks at the legacy of Steve Jobs. In many ways, Jobs epitomizes the leader of a high tech company. How he was extremely charismatic and extremely compelling in getting people to join with him and believe in his vision. But also how he was despotic, tyrannical, abrasive, uncompromising, and a perfectionist. Jobs broke the rules of management and remade them to fit his vision. Students...
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...problem. In an organization, innovation can be used in many ways. Rather its upgrade a systematic way of processing or coming up with a new product to sell, innovation has been used to bring it all together. When thinking of innovation, there are two components to consider, one being creativity (as previously explained), and the other is implementation. Implementation is mainly turning ideas into process. Coming up with an idea, developing that idea, and then commercializing that idea are all processes that falls under implementation. Design Design is the process of which creativity is transformed through innovation into its physical form. Design deals with everyday things and makes them better. In designing, one would explore solutions, compare alternatives, and decide on the best course of action. It involves a lot of research and sometimes, even experimentation. Business implications Implementing creativity, design, and innovation into business is essential to the success of that business. This includes information technology, networking, teamwork, functional systems of...
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...chapter topics and DO NOT assume that the questions below will be set directly as they are in the coming examination. Remember this – study the topic but never study the question. The questions below could be set differently but topics could be similar. Blank spaces are provided under each of the drafts so that you can add in your own research and examples. Good luck in your preparations. Note: these are brief points; use this word document to work with your team/groups to insert your own points and examples. I provide the template only! 1. Describe the four ways of strategic thinking (or lenses). Give examples to illustrate how the design and experience lenses on strategy development help understand the strategic development processes in organizations. Approach: a. Reference is pages 28-42 of the text b. Lecture slides (GDS version only) – Lecture 1; slides 1-42 to 1-50 c. You need to briefly explain the four ways – design, experience, variety and discourse d. But focus on...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |OI/361 Version 2 | | |Innovation, Design, and Creativity for a | | |Competitive Advantage | Copyright © 2012, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course will provide students with a solid foundation in innovation, design, and creativity. Additionally, students will be prepared to apply relevant principles, tools, and techniques to promote and sustain organizational innovation for competitive advantage. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure...
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...Final Exam BUS520/Leadership and Organizational Behavior • Define leadership. Discuss the reasons as to why leadership plays a critical role in the field of Organizational Behavior. Compare and contrast the following leadership theories/styles: 1. Trait Theory 2. Path Goal Theory 3. Transformational Leadership 4. Autocratic Leadership Leadership is the process of influencing others and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives (Schermehorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien, Hunt 12th Edition 2012). In our day-to-day life, leadership can be viewed as either actual or potential. Leadership is an important function of management, which helps to maximize efficiency and to achieve organizational goals. A leader is a person who starts the work by communicating the policies and plans to the employees from where the work actually starts. A leader proves to be playing an incentive role in motivating employees with economic and non-economic rewards. A leader not only supervises but also plays guiding role for all employees to help them perform effectively and efficiently. Strong leaders have the ability to encourage and nurture those that report to them. They are also able to delegate in such a way, as people will grow. Leaders are looked at as role models that lead by example. ...
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...Servant Leadership Rick Purvis Indiana Wesleyan University Servant Leadership Though there are many styles of leadership, servant leadership suggests that possessing certain quality’s will allow the leader to lead with authority and not just power. In this paper, we will examine servant leadership and how servant leadership is used in a business setting. We will also compare and contrast an example of servant leadership using the Maxwell leadership bible and Jim Beam Brands in Frankfort KY. Finally, we will discuss how Rick Purvis uses servant leadership in his place of employment. Now, lets get started by describing what servant leadership is. Servant leadership is described in an essay published by Robert K. Greenleaf. In his essay, Robert Greenleaf said: The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions…The leader-first and the servant-first are two extreme types. Between them there are shadings and blends that are part of the infinite variety of human nature (www.greenleaf.org, 2008). Servant Leaders are respected, listened to, and valued, even though they may not manage others (Davies, 2006). In short, servant leaders are individuals that lead by asking how they can help. They...
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...COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF TRAIT-BASED, SITUATIONAL, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORIES 1 Comparison and Contrast of Trait-Based, Situational, and Transformational Leadership Theories Ciprian Patrulescu Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2132126 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF TRAIT-BASED, SITUATIONAL, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORIES 2 Abstract This research paper compares and contrasts several leadership theories, the evolution of the theories, and future research implications. The leadership theories discussed in the paper include the trait-based, situational, and transformational leadership theories. Trait-based theories represented the earliest attempts to quantitatively study leaders and leadership effectiveness by focusing on the innate skills and traits of the person. Situational theories expanded to explore the influence of different situations on leadership. Lastly, transformational leadership theories further expanded on the role of the leader in motivating followers through inspiration. Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2132126 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF TRAIT-BASED, SITUATIONAL, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORIES 3 Comparison and Contrast of Trait-based, Situational, and Transformational Leadership Theories There are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have tried to define leadership (Stogdill, 1974). The definition of leadership by Weathersby (1999...
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...I. Introduction Leadership has gained more attention of researchers from the whole world. Leadership is needed to corporations because it could bring extra assets to organizations and increase the line of bottom ultimately. There is a wide variety of theoretical approaches to analysis the complexities process of leadership. The essay will introduce three main leadership approaches: Trait approach, Situational & Contingency approach and Transformational approach. These approaches have their similarities and distinction. Compare and contrast these three research strands and critically discuss what they contribute to our understanding of leadership effectiveness. Discuss with example to indentify how I understand about these approaches by using real organization and how they work and help the organizations more efficiency. II. Three Leadership Approaches 1. The Trait Approach As one of the earliest theories of leadership, Trait approach suggests that certain individuals have special inborn characteristics or qualities which support people to be leaders, and that it is these qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders. (Northouse P.G 2013) Personal attributes or characteristics of leaders, such as physical and personality trait, competencies and values are the key ideas of trait approach. (Gardner. J.W 1989) Self-confidence, intelligence, ambition, perseverance, assertiveness, emotional stability, creativity, and motivation such a list of characteristics is...
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...Section Two: Leadership Styles (Between 300 – 400 words) (E.R. 3.2) b. Compare and contrast two different leadership styles - Bring out the differences in the attributes and skills that are required for each leadership style - Elaborate on any four differences - Explain their significance for effective leadership in organizations Transactional Leadership These exchanges involve four dimensions: |[pic] |Contingent Rewards: Transactional leaders link the goal to rewards, clarify expectations, provide necessary resources, set mutually agreed | | |upon goals, and provide various kinds of rewards for successful performance. They set SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, | | |and timely) goals for their subordinates. | |[pic] |Active Management by Exception: Transactional leaders actively monitor the work of their subordinates, watch for deviations from rules and | | |standards and taking corrective action to prevent mistakes. | |[pic] |Passive Management by Exception: Transactional leaders intervene only when standards are not met or when the performance is not as per the | | |expectations. They may even use punishment as a response to unacceptable performance. | |[pic] |Laissez-faire: The...
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...Examining a Business Failure G. L. Ivie University of Phoenix Organizational Leadership LDR/531 Rodney Walton, M B A. March 18, 2012 Examining a Business Failure This paper is a brief examination into how different variables both dependent and independent in relation to various theories of organizational behavior played a significant role in the failure of the once profitable and prominent Swiss Air Airline company. It provides specific examples of how certain organizational behavioral theories if applied before the company’s insolvency might have predicted the airlines impending bankruptcy. It also compares and contrasts the different aspects of the company’s leadership, management, and corporate structure, and the significant role that these organizational behavioral variables played in the company’s downfall. Swissair The year of 2001 was not only noted for the terrorist attacks of 911, but it was also the year that the world witnessed the collapse of Swissair, one of the world’s most successful airlines and the first to officially fly the Swiss Flag as a national carrier. In October of that year the airlines was forced into filing Sweden’s form of Chapter 11 in an effort to protect itself from its creditors. Several organizational behavioral theories and their associated variables could have predicted the likelihood of the failure based on the behavior of the corporation’s top leadership and the management of its subsidiaries as the company began the strategic implementation...
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