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    Contingency Theories of Leadership Nelson Mandela‚ Margaret Thatcher‚ Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa are just few of the names that come to mind whenever we think of great leaders. They have a vision of what they want and have the ability to communicate their vision in order to gain the support and cooperation of their followers. Often we find it easy to identify great leaders yet it is difficult to explain the qualities that make them great. In comparison‚ Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher

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    According to Harold Koontz‚ “leadership is defined as an art or process of influencing people so that they strive willingly and enthusiastically towards attainment of group goals”. According to Yukl (1994)‚ “leadership is a process which one member of a group influences other group members towards attainment of specific group goals”. Thus‚ leadership is a process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organizational goals. The above definition

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    Evolution of leadership theories 1) The Great man Theory (Trait Theories) These were basis of leadership research until 1940’s. The great man theory from Aristoteham philosophy asserts that some people are born to lead whereas others are born to be led. Trait theory(ies) assume that some people have certain characteristics or personality trait that make them better leaders than others. (refer to traits as stipulated by Bass (notes) Behavioral Theories During human relations era‚ many behavioural

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    What is leadership? Leadership is "the behaviour of an individual when he is directing the activities of a group towards a shared goal". (Hemphill and Coons‚ 1957‚ p.7) A leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. How they set that direction and influence people depends on a variety of factors. To really comprehend the "territory" of leadership‚ one should briefly scan some of the major theories‚ notice various styles of leadership

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    Situational Leadership Theory Jacksonville University November 17‚ 2011 Situational Leadership Theory What is nursing leadership? How do we define an effective leader? These are questions at the fore front of every nurse whose optimal goal is to provide the highest quality of safe care to the patients and families who have entrusted their care to him or her. It is difficult to encapsulate the word leadership by merely attempting to define it. As nurses

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    understanding of local culture and how it affect Western leadership practices and behavior is key in order to become a successful leader‚ as Western enterprises continues to establish themselves into these emerging markets. In the very same way as enterprises from emerging markets need to understand the local culture when they establish themselves in Western countries. The aim of this report is to investigate what cultural factors/dimension that affect leadership in the context of multi countries as well as

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    A Question of Motivation Florence Adepoju‚ Traci Howard‚ Ashley Jackson‚ & Nadia Syahmalina BMGT 364: Management and Organization Theory Professor Steiger September 23‚ 2012 Introduction  The case study‚ A Question of Motivation‚ explores the various types of leadership styles that affect the motivation of the employee. Jonathan and Dan have two different managerial styles. Jonathan‚ a supervisor in the supermarket‚ varies the duties of his subordinates (Robbins & Judge). In contrast

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    Implicit Leadership Theories Since the beginning of leadership literature‚ many researchers and studies tried to explain effective leadership from different perspectives. Early studies focused on the identification of traits that distinguished leaders from followers. Despite many studies have been carried out in the field‚ there was no universal list of traits presented containing characteristics that would guarantee success of leaders (Lussier & Achua‚ 2004). This failure led to the shift of

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    Leadership Theories and Styles IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals Week  Event April 28‚ 2009 Development of Leadership Theory Development of Leadership Theory • Until approximately 1930‚ there was not much  academic interest in the area of leadership academic interest in the area of leadership • Fredrick Taylor –Scientific Management (time/motion Fredrick Taylor  Scientific Management (time/motion  studies of productivity) (late 1800’s) • Max Weber –(writing on bureaucracy)  a leader  possessed power by virtue of his position (1922)

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    Integrating Leadership Theory and Practice through Computer-based Simulation: A Guide to Integrating vLeader 2007 with The Leadership Experience (4th Ed) Richard L. Daft. (2008) Thompson-South-Western Prepared by John E. Dunning Troy University © 2007‚ by John E. Dunning‚ All Rights Reserved. ii Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ………………………………………………………………... LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………………… Part One: Using Simulations to Reinforce Leadership Theory • Introduction to

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