At the beginning of the 21st century Martin Seligman and his colleagues developed Positive Psychology as a new branch of science in Psychology (Seligman, 2002). Positive psychology is a branch of psychology that studies science and applications that relate to the study of psychological strengths and positive emotions (Snyder and Lopez, 2007). Positive psychological views emphasize on how to utilize strengths and pre-eminence rather than focusing on deficiency and weakness, opening a new window for
Although the conceptualizations of authentic leadership can be found many years ago in the literature, the authentic leadership theory is newly emerging and developing from multiple areas of leadership research, positive organization behavior and ethics (Avolio & Gardner, 2005; Northouse, 2013; Walumbwa et al., 2008). The demand for authentic and more accountable leaders may be due to the failure of the banking industry, corporate scandals (i.e. Enron and WorldCom) (Northouse, 2013) and ethical meltdown
The Organizational Citizenship Behavior has been usually used as a predictor of many variables especially involving in any workplace setting. Some of it is: Charismatic Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior by Zehir et al (2014) ,Organizational Citizenship Behavior and leadership and employee readiness by Lou and Liu (2014) ,regarding Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Ethical Leadership by Lu (2014). However, Organizational Citizenship Behavior may be one of the most truthful predictors
individual in a leadership position. Allport’s theory focused on identifying a combination of characteristics that are common among leaders (Pidgeon, 2017). For example, Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced many to follow him in his fight for justice through his charisma, self-confidence, intellect, and courage. However, researchers have conducted studies to test this theory and found that there was very little evidence to prove there are specific traits found consistently to predict leadership effectiveness
While definition of global leadership dealt with the various aspects concerning the scope and multiplicity of operating in a multidimensional environment, the prospect of defining global mindset will offer the same level of ambiguity when one has to decide how to approach a unifying definition of this term. We decided to approach this complex term by using a framework which incorporates various proposed definitions of what global mindset means. The framework proposed in the article titled “Global
A treatise on leadership within healthcare has many dimensions. A comprehensive review of the following realms can help illustrate the functional domains of nursing leadership: Innovation, Change Management and Systems Thinking, Communication and Emotional Intelligence; Conflict Resolution; Policy and Advocacy; Decision Making; Organizational Climate and Culture; Influence Vs Power & Leadership and Management; Fiscal Responsibility; Retention and Succession Planning; Quality and Safety; Professional
Situational Leadership Every organization, environment, situation, and individual has one thing in common, they are all different. Leaders and managers need to remember each situation is different and one single leadership style may not be the best fit for every condition. According to Situational Leadership, there is no one best way to influence people. The leadership style a person should use with individuals or groups depends on the readiness level of the people the leader is attempting to
terms leadership, leaders, management, and managers interchangeably. We conclude with a discussion of the results and their implications for theory and practice. Ethical Leadership Ethical leadership can be defined as the practically displaying of suitable behavior through personal actions and interpersonal dealings, and the promoting such behaviors to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement, and decision-making (Brown, Trevino, & Harrison, 2005, p. 120). Ethical leadership is a
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
-Age & Gender- and Leadership Styles: Impact of Age and Gender on Leadership Styles of Employees Abstract Keywords Age, Leadership, Gender, Active Leadership, Positive Affect, Effective Leader, Gender Roles, Negative Affect, Passive Leadership, Performance, Work Life Variables: Leadership, Age and Gender Research Area: Marketing Research Type: Research Paper Introduction Age and Leadership: The leader is an extraordinary person who Inspires, and has a long lasting effect of his achievements and