Leadership is definitely not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ sort of word, it is one of those words that is ceaselessly debated and typically elicits a spectrum of individual opinions, from describing personality attributes, ‘position’ characteristics, or even behaviors. But the most appropriately way to define Leadership is the ability to adapt the setting so everyone feels empowered to contribute creatively to solving the problems. In simple words "A leader is best when people barely know that he exists
employee performance is high which mainly depends on leadership style. Hence, leadership has suit the heart of issues in the business world today. A crucial factor in the leadership process is the relationship that the leader has with individual followers. The challenges of coping with today’s doubtful trade environment have put various organizations on their toes to fight for survival in the heat of competition. The heart of such strategic move towards surviving the competition is the leadership deliver
operations 12 3. Literature review 14 3.1. Leadership theories 17 3.1.1. The Great man theory 17 3.1.2. Trait theory 17 3.1.3. Behavioral theories 18 3.1.4. Contingency theories 18 3.1.5. Situational theories 18 3.2. Leadership styles 20 3.2.1. Transformational leadership 20 3.2.1.1. Dimensions and attributes of transformational leadership 22 3.2.2. Transactional
Rukmani et al. (2010) studied the impact of leadership approaches on organizational effectiveness in Tamil Nadu, India. The researchers’ team designed their study to answer the question: How much of an influence do leadership capabilities have on organizational success? The researchers collected the data from a sample of 300 directors from a public sector organization in Tamil Nadu, India. They used the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) to acquire an evaluation of transformational, transactional
Leadership is defined as the act of influencing subordinates in an organization through making sound decisions and being charismatic in order to achieve a specific set objective. According to Hiebert and Klatt (2001), leaders and managers are not necessarily interchangeable given that managers perform tasks of planning, organizing, communicating and controlling whilst leaders persuade employees to seek defined objectives. Therefore, the concept of effective leadership plays a major role in the market
Research Paper Topic: Leadership Style and its impact on employees job Satisfaction A study of Administrative Staff of private Sector Universities in Karachi Submitted by: KASHIF JAN I.D: SM14-ES-0004 Course: Advanced Research Methodology Program: M.S (HRM) Submitted To: Sir Waqar Qadri (Course instructor Advanced Research Methodology) University Name: Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Abstract Leadership is a process that exists
INTRODUCTION ncreased complexity in organizational work environments has given rise to higher levels of job-related stress experienced by organizational members (Brockner et al., 1992; Champy, 1995). Job-related stress is de®ned as an uncomfortable and undesirable feeling experienced by an individual `who is required to deviate from normal or self-desired functioning in the work place as the result of opportunities, constraints, or demands relating to potentially important work- related outcomes'
operating within the school organization. Mentioned that among these were the existence of public discrediting for teachers and their profession and the incidence of undemocratic administration and supervision. Good performance of teachers depends on the quality or type of leadership style of school administrators. Horing and Loeb (2010) argue that the importance of school leaders hiring and assigning teachers to classrooms where ample opportunities are created for learner excellence by way of effective
the historical views of leadership that is essential to understand that the historical views of leadership is an important function of management which help to maximize effectiveness and to achieve organizational goals. Leadership style is a style of providing direction, implementing plans, motivating and persuading followers. For centuries, early analyses of leadership differentiate between leader and follower characteristic. Modern day leader understanding of leadership in organization has been
LEADERSHIP Ogbeidi (2012) found that leadership is referred as “ability to lead, direct and organize a group”. The study of leadership has developed scientifically through changing paradigms during its history where several models and theories have tried to explain the concept of leadership. Kuchler (2008) acknowledges that although subject of leadership is diverse and somewhat scattered but it tends to be one of the most widely discussed topics by the researchers all over the world. We found myriad