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
In the context of Pakistan, very narrow research has been done on the leadership style adopted in the education sector. The Pakistani culture is based on the power distance and gives priority to the autocratic decision making style. In Pakistani culture there is high power distance but low individualism (Routamaa & Hautala, 2008). Jeger (1986) manifested that transactional leadership is more successful in variety of countries outside North America including India, Nigeria, Japan and Pakistan. Pakistan
Transactional Leadership Style Tameika Campbell Walden University Transactional Leadership Style Some leaders can easily influence followers to achieve goals based on their leadership style. Lussier and Achua (2016) define leadership style as behavior that characterizes a leader based on a combination of traits and skills leaders use as they interact with followers. I interviewed a seasoned business owner and examined his organization. The evaluation of the business owner proved that he is a
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
Selected financial data 11 2.5.1.1. Results of 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
Q1.The transactional leadership is a process of managing and directing followers, it focus on supervision and group performance, the leaders who use this leadership type focus on important tasks and they also use rewards and punishments to motivate the employees to work hard and to avoid any mistake or lack of performance in the company or organization. The main presumptions in the transactional leadership are: 1- The employees can give their best performance when the net of command is clear. 2-
sense independent businesses. SMEs and franchise businesses are part of a vibrant and growing sector in most economies round the world. Specifically the study came out with the following
There are ten main leadership styles which can be identified in the context of an organization. They are the bureaucratic leadership, delegative leadership, directive leadership, people-oriented leadership, charismatic leadership, servant leadership, transactional leadership, task – oriented leadership and transformational leadership. These leadership styles are changing from one to another. Most of the organizations are facing the issues due to not applying the right leadership style to the right
the manager of the small business does not have the capacity to operate it successfully. The owner lacks the leadership ability and knowledge necessary to make the business work”, this reflects to the situation when the entrepreneur does not have the resources, in terms of financial, physical labour. The second line reflects to the point when the owner of the business also lacks the leadership skills and ability and also the knowledge required to carry out the business. Being an entrepreneur is not
in dealing with cross-cultural setups like cross-cultural leadership in multicultural teams. Cultural intelligence is yet another non-academic individual intelligence level that researchers have found to be related to leadership styles and success (Alon & Higgins, 2005). Leaders use a variety of leadership styles to produce effective outcomes (Northouse, 2009). One way to measure these leadership styles is through The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Bass & Avolio, 2000). This questionnaire