Steve Jobs as a Leader
Steve Jobs
As a Leader
By
Mohammad Aman Nawabi
MBA Student 2013
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
LEADERSHIP STYLES ............................................................................................... 3
AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE ........................................................................... 4
PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE ........................................................................ 4
LAISSEZ-FAIR LEADERSHIP STYLE ......................................................................... 5
LEADERSHIP THEORIES ........................................................................................... 5
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY ........................................................... 5
TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY.................................................................. 7
STEVE JOBS AND THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY .............................. 7
STEVE JOBS’ TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY ................................................. 8
UNIQUENESS OF STEVE JOBS LEADERSHIP ............................................................... 9
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 11
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E XECUTIVE SUMMARY
Leadership style has an impact on all aspects of business in organization.
Therefore over the last four decades, leadership scholars and practicing managers have been focused to identify those behaviors that affects a leader’s effectiveness in their leadership( Avolio, alumbwa, & Weber,
2009)
The definition of ‘leadership’ and why it is important is vary to different people. (Den Hartog & Koopman, 2008) defined leadership as whether the leader’s abilities,
As a Leader
By
Mohammad Aman Nawabi
MBA Student 2013
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 2
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 3
LEADERSHIP STYLES ............................................................................................... 3
AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE ........................................................................... 4
PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE ........................................................................ 4
LAISSEZ-FAIR LEADERSHIP STYLE ......................................................................... 5
LEADERSHIP THEORIES ........................................................................................... 5
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY ........................................................... 5
TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY.................................................................. 7
STEVE JOBS AND THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY .............................. 7
STEVE JOBS’ TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY ................................................. 8
UNIQUENESS OF STEVE JOBS LEADERSHIP ............................................................... 9
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 11
1
E XECUTIVE SUMMARY
Leadership style has an impact on all aspects of business in organization.
Therefore over the last four decades, leadership scholars and practicing managers have been focused to identify those behaviors that affects a leader’s effectiveness in their leadership( Avolio, alumbwa, & Weber,
2009)
The definition of ‘leadership’ and why it is important is vary to different people. (Den Hartog & Koopman, 2008) defined leadership as whether the leader’s abilities,