...Empirical Research - Leadership [Professor’s Name] [Writer’s Name] [Course Title] [Date] Introduction Robert Jarvick, inventor of the artificial heart stated, "Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them...they make things happen”. A group comprises of individuals carrying out various roles. However, the role of a leader is without doubts the most valuable and important role amongst all. Leadership influences and directs the behavior of the people in the group. A leadership style comprises of all characteristics demonstrated by the leader of a certain group in order to direct the members of the group accordingly. Psychologists divide the styles of leadership into two broad categories: Socially oriented (leadership style focusing on the emotional and social well being of the group) and Task oriented (leadership style focusing on the achievement of the target goal). These two categories further project three leadership styles which are: Autocratic (the leader controlling the decision-making process single handedly), democratic (the leader encourages and motivates all group members to involve in the decision-making process), and finally the laissez-faire leader (the leader who lets the group members work in any way they desire and takes no responsibility for the group). Research Question The purpose of this research is to identify which of the three leadership styles (autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire)...
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...Michael Noreman The article that I examined was titled, “When Power Makes Others Speechless: The Negative Impact of Leader Power on Team Performance”, written by Leigh Plunkett Tost, Francesca Gino, and Richard P. Larrick. The main question this article addressed was whether a leader’s heightened power within a group dynamic led the leader to dominating discussions within meetings within groups. This is a particularly interesting subject since organizations make extensive use of teams on a daily basis. In order for a team to function correctly, the dynamic between the leader and the rest of the team must be positive, or else the team will not function correctly. If leaders and teams do not function correctly this will make the business less efficient resulting in lower profits for the firm. It is for this bottom line reason that organizations must make effective teams. The article lists several hypothesis regarding team dynamics and power of leaders. I have chosen a select hypothesis to highlight that which most closely relates to the theme of the article. The first hypothesis states, “Formal leaders with a high subjective sense of power spend more time talking in a meeting then formal leaders with a neutral sense of power”. What this means is that leaders who feel extremely powerful and important are more likely to dominate discussion within a team than leaders who do not feel a significant sense of power. This seems to be mainly an issue with ego. If the leader has a...
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...Research with human subjects has a long and often troubled history in the U.S. and throughout the world. Chances are you have already heard of some of the most egregious—and famous—examples of unethical research in the biomedical sciences, such as the experiments conducted by Nazi doctors and scientists on concentration camp prisoners during World War II and the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male, conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service. These abuses led to the creation of codes of research ethics in Europe and the U.S. In the wake of the Second World War, the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials on war crimes produced the Nuremberg Code, which outlined ten points for conducting ethical research with human subjects. Nearly two decades later, the World Medical Association developed a code of research ethics, known as the Declaration of Helsinki, published in 1964 and subsequently revised. This document built on both the Nuremberg Code and physicians' code of ethics known as the Declaration of Geneva by adapting the existing guidelines to address the growing field of clinical research. In the U.S., news that researchers deceived and withheld treatment from subjects in the Tuskegee Study, led to the creation of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The National Commission was charged with the establishing a code of research ethics for U.S. research with human subjects. In 1979, the Commission issued the...
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...head: SUCCESSFUL LEADERSHIP Successful Leadership: The Aspiration to Inspire Others Heather Shaw Liberty University Abstract This paper addresses many of the behaviors needed to lead others effectively. Leadership is not achieved through an appointed position, but rather, through character traits that inspire others to follow. The variations of leadership power and styles identify key leadership qualities. The fundamental traits of transformational and servant leadership, focus on the empowerment of others. Ethical integrity is the foundation of leadership character, a critical factor of successful leadership abilities. Successful Leadership: The Aspiration to Inspire Others Purpose of Leadership Often, a common misconception made between leaders and managers. There is a significant difference distinguishing management and leadership. Any person has the ability to manage; however, it takes the very nature and character of an individual to lead others. Kirsten Graham published an article Leading with a Purpose: A Case for Soul Leadership in Development and Learning in Organizations, examining the very principles of leadership (2011). Graham (2011) emphasizes a crucial element of leadership stating that leadership is not acquired through processes and abilities, “but the expression of their true nature”. Leaders have a vision to explore opportunities, empowering others to follow in the same passion for success. The role of leadership is crucial to empower...
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...Historical Leadership by Patel Neha. June 2016 University of the Cumberlands ELCOL 834 Dr. Dale Davis Introduction Leadership is defined as both a research area and a practical skill, regarding the ability of an individual, or organization, to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations for a purpose (Davis, 2016). Throughout the history of the humankind, there have been various great leaders who played incentive roll through their leadership skills and virtuous characteristics. Various enlightened characteristics of the leaders like being motivational, confident, communicative, honest, truthful, dedicated, positive, matured, focused, and humanist may influence others to follow their footsteps. A leader...
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...On Transformational Leadership and the Leader’s Leader- There are numerous people that I have received an abundant amount of influence from. In my life, I consider Pastor Eman as a transformational leader. His full name is Emmanuel Hernandez. I came to know Pastor Eman three years ago in Bakersfield, California, and ever since I met him I fell in love the way that he works with youth and manages to take youth out of their comfort zone in order to use their talents to their full extent. According to the chart on page 140 of the article “7 Transformations of Leadership”, in HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership, I would label Pastor Eman as a strategist. He deals with conflict comfortably (p. 149 orange book 7TL [rooke and torbert]), he delegates power to his student leaders, he is passionate about creating personal relationships and organizational relations, and is interested in becoming involved in national and international developments. He is unwavering in his principles and values, and it is evident that he is a man that loves the youth ministry, his job. His passion is so overwhelming and contagious that youth and even adults will follow him and work with him in spite of chaotic or uncertain moments in life. Pastor Eman is a man that refused to conform to options given; he always...
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...ABSTRACT Servant leadership is an ever expanding field that is gaining more attention from business leaders. It is similar to some earlier models in that it focuses on the leader and the behaviors of the leader; it deviates in that the leader puts the follower’s needs before their own. They do this by providing nurturing and support in hopes of developing the follower to realize their full potential. At the heart of servant leadership is the central idea of truly putting follower’s needs before those of the leader. The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyze the elements of Servant leadership. The goal is to explore the characteristics, theories, and models of servant leadership. The idea of servant leadership originated in the 1970’s...
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...A Research on the Influence of Leadership Style and Job Characteristics on Job Performance among Accountants of County and City Government in Taiwan By Li-Chuan Chu, PhD, and Chun-Che Lai The objectives of this paper are to explore the effect of leadership style and job characteristics on job performance and examine the mediating effect of organization commitment on the leadership style, the job characteristics and the job performance as weii as to provide the management suggestions according the research findings. The questionnaires are appiied to the accountants of county/city government in Taiwan, and the convenience sampiing is adopted. The foiiowing research findings are described after conducting the statisticai anaiyses. Firstiy, this research finds that the more idealized infiuence for the county/city mayor is, the stronger abiilty of problem soiving for the associated accountants are. in addition, the better management by exception conducted by the mayor, the more abiiity of probiem soiving for accountants exists, and therefore the higher passion of innovation happens. Secondiy, this research also reveals that the more job autonomy, job importance, and job diversity happen, the stronger abiiity of probiem solving for the accountants are. Besides, the higher job autonomy for accountants exists, the higher passion of innovation happens. The mediating effect of organization commitment was found between transformationai ieadership and job performance, it indicates that...
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...• A servant leader will have a deep commitment to listening intently to others. Greenleaf states that servant leaders communicate by listening first. This is an acknowledgement of the view point of the followers, and validates their perspectives. • Servant leaders will empathize with others, accepting and valuing who they are. They will attempt to see the world through the eyes of another person's point of view. They understand, through empathy, what their followers are thinking and feeling. • These leaders will have a tremendous potential for healing broken spirits and emotions. Servant leaders care about the personal well-being of their followers, and help them overcome personal situations and problems. By helping others become healed, servant...
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...Change is inevitable; that is a fact that we are all familiar with. Whether the change is good or bad, we cannot escape it. However, I wish to be a part of the changes that will have positive impacts on my community. To do so, I must learn how to be a better leader and I believe that I can through the Junior Leadership Academy. I believe that I am a good candidate for this program because I am motivated, involved, and often a leader to others. Throughout my life, I have always been motivated to do my best with everything I pursue. I push myself to go above and beyond, especially in school. I was the top of my class for the entirety of my time in junior high, and I continue to make the highest marks in my classes. Additionally, I am driven to work hard. Along with spending time studying for my classes, I also spend time studying for Quiz Bowl, which has lead my team and I to many victories in multiple games. My motivation is for a better future for not only myself, but for my friends and family, who have always supported me and who I can always rely on....
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...Leadership as a whole can be broken into two discrete components: relation-oriented leadership and task-oriented leadership. Relationships between a leader and their follower(s) take time to develop, require a large portion of trust, and two-way open communication. (Which follows trust) Overtime, relationships build to form deep interpersonal interactions. The idea is to create these relationships with the consequence of achieving goals after. With positive relations between a leader and a follower, the leader appears approachable to the follower, and the follower is easier to understand. Understanding one another creates such a bond that it encourages motivation as well. Decent relations will spark worthy work, which will produce suitable outcomes. Likewise, the negation states that negative relations will trigger unconstructive work, which will...
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...Leadership is an essential aspect of today's business. Leader can be described as a person who guides and supports his subordinates to achieve a common goal. Leader should possess a number of specific skills that may help him to organise and direct a group of people. Successful leadership requires a range of special qualities, such as communication skills or an ability to work under pressure. Three recent articles (Cappelli et al. 2010, Ladkin and Weber 2011, Useem 2010) have analysed a variety of characteristics of successful leaders. However, all three authors analyse this topic from the different perspectives. While the reflection by Useem is related to the military view, the reports by Ladkin & Weber and Cappelli et al. focus on the attributes of successful leaders in conditions of Hong Kong tourism industry and Indian business respectively. All authors concur that one of the most important factors for outstanding leadership is an connection with a team. This review will compare these articles in regard to three main aspects of successful leadership, focus on mission, team work and making decisions. All three articles provide an idea about establishing company’s mission as a top priority. Cappelli et al. and Ladkin & Weber point out that taking a long-term view is a crucial for the success of the organization (Cappelli et al. p.92, Ladkin&Weber p.278). At the same time, Useem argues that even though ‘focus on mission’ is one of the most important principles for leaders...
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...Dontae Gray Mrs. Brown English IV December 6th Compromise in Leadership When asked if he believes a president's faith matters Dr. Ben carson, former neurosurgeon and now 2016 GOP presidential candidate, said it would matter what that faith was and if it is inconsistent with the constitution then of course it should matter.Good leaders need to compromise for their followers. Any muslim who does not reject the sharia law can not be president. Sharia is the body of Islamic law. The term means "way" or "path"; it is the legal framework within which the public and some private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Islam. Sharia law is the most intrusive and strict, especially against women."Islamic Law—Sharia." World History Encyclopedia. Ed. Alfred J. Andrea and Carolyn Neel. Vol. 8: Era 4: Expanding Regional Civilizations, 300-1000. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011. 609-612. Gale Virtual...
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...The Leadership Quarterly 14 (2003) 769 – 806 Leadership theory and practice: Fostering an effective symbiosis Stephen J. Zaccaro*, Zachary N.J. Horn Department of Psychology, Center for Behavioral and Cognitive Study, George Mason University, David J. King Hall, 4400 University Drive, 3064 Fairfax, VA 22030-444, USA Accepted 12 September 2003 Abstract Leadership theory has not lived up to its promise of helping practitioners resolve the challenges and problematics that occur in organizational leadership. Many current theories and models are not contextualized, nor do the dynamic and critical issues facing leaders drive their construction. Alternatively, practitioners too often approach leadership problems using trial and error tactics derived more from anecdotes and popular fads than validated scientific data and models. Yet, while this gap between theory and research has bedeviled the leadership community for much of its history, there have been few if any systematic examinations of its causes. In this review, we have sought to highlight the particular barriers on the leadership practice and theory-building/testing constituencies, respectively, that constrain efforts to integrate them. We also offer a number of propositions and guidelines that we hope can break through these barriers and help stakeholders create a more effective leadership theory and practice symbiosis (LTPS). Finally, we have offered two cases of effective LTPS as examples and models for such integrative...
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...Developing Research Proposals Handout Prepared by Ted Zorn, University of Waikato This is a handout I often give to students when I expect them to provide a research proposal for a course project. That is, it’s intended for fairly brief proposals, not a prospectus for a masters or doctoral thesis. It gives students an example of the sort of thing I want, plus some commentary (in italics) about what I’m expecting in each section. I sometimes change the particular example given, in order to encourage them to think about particular kinds of projects. For instance, the example provided here was used in a Leadership Communication course. I’ve used the same format, but a different research project example, for a course on Organisational Communication Technology. Feel free to adapt it to your purposes. Research Proposal Proposed Research Topic: Purposes: Alvesson (1996) claims that a situational approach enables leadership to be viewed and studied as “a practical accomplishment” (p. 476) rather than starting with a conceptualisation of leadership as whatever the appointed leader does. This approach seems particularly well suited to self-managing teams (SMTs), in which leadership is presumably shared. In this project, I will explore how members of a self-managing team enact leadership in their regular team meetings. In particular, I will focus on how SMT members influence the direction of the team as well as the relationships and identities of individual members and the identity...
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