The Leadership Quarterly 17 (2006) 559 – 576 www.elsevier.com/locate/leaqua Leadership and the organizational context: Like the weather? ☆ Lyman W. Porter ⁎‚ Grace B. McLaughlin 1 The Paul Merage School of Business‚ University of California–Irvine‚ Irvine‚ CA 92697-3125‚ USA Abstract This article reviews the leadership literature from 1990–2005 in twenty-one major journals in order to determine the nature and extent of attention to the organizational context as a factor affecting leaders’
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Understanding Leadership * Understanding leadership styles There are many different leadership styles and different styles work in different situations. In order to have a stronger team‚ it is essential to adapt to each situation and individual by using a variety of leadership styles. Different factors will influence the choice of leadership styles‚ including the context (volunteering‚ private organisation or public sector)‚ the people involved and the level of responsibility‚ the goal to
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ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPTS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Everyone manages. We manage our finances‚ time‚ careers‚ and relationships. We tend not to think of these activities as “managing” or of ourselves as being “managers.” Nevertheless‚ they are. These examples of managing or being managers are relatively simple and straightforward‚ even though we may find many of them fraught with difficulty. It is when the concepts of managing or being a manager are applied to organizations that
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INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP * Preet Vachhani (08BT01004) * Bikram Kumar(08BT01005) * Vikas Kumar (08BT01009) * Deepanshu Gupta (08BT01019) * Sanket Koradia (08BT01081) * The concept of organizational leadership‚ as described here‚ is not entirely new. For almost a century‚ various observers have observed the self-organizing characteristics of groups‚ and their natural tendency‚ more or less of their own harmony and rhythm‚ to design and direct
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Leadership and Culture Virginia Armstrong University of Hawaii: West Oahu Abstract Effective leadership requires a delicate utilization of power and authority. Although they possess unique attitudes‚ traits and styles‚ successful leaders strive to promote their organization’s vision and culture and motivate others to embrace it as well. Studies have attempted to define one superior leadership model but have failed due to individual and circumstantial elements. Keywords:
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As we all know‚ effective leadership is a person who knows their responsibilities‚ and skills to the fullness. An effective leader is someone you would want in your “Apples” industry who knows how to move the company to the next level in reference to growth. Effective leadership must be willing to communicate with your employees‚ and not be afraid to resolve conflicts. The main role of an effective leader in the industry is communication. The interaction among leaders’ sources of influence
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LEADERSHIP THEORIES. 1. "Great Man" Theories: Have you ever heard someone described as "born to lead?" According to this point of view‚ great leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics such as charisma‚ confidence‚ intelligence‚ and social skills that make them natural-born leaders. Great man theories assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent – that great leaders are born‚ not made. These theories often portray great leaders as heroic‚ mythic and destined to
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have not had a reply from team members until 17th December. Conference agenda is with their conference pack and this is one on my own Contents Title page 1 Contents 2 The importance of leadership 3 Leadership Thoeries 4 Influential Leader 5 Bibliography 5 The importance of leadership A leader is a person who is a figure head of an organisation or a group of people‚ a leader is someone that followers/employees will look to for guidance and as an example. Leaders do not have
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WA 3 MIDN Birdsall University of Texas at Austin When we discuss the differences between leadership and management‚ most would seem fairly cut and dry‚ yet the line is still drawn in a gray scale. A pure manager can be replaced by a machine or a computer‚ but a pure leader wouldn’t accomplish much without managerial skills. They are indivisible of each other; therefore one cannot exist effectively without the other. In our future careers it will be absolutely necessary to able to be the best
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Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies Educating global leaders: Exploring intercultural competence in leadership education Irving‚ Justin A. Bethel University Abstract The globalization of the world has brought about massive shifts over the past two decades. With the increase of international travel‚ the quantum leaps in global communication brought about by the World Wide Web and the increasingly interdependent global economy‚ the way leaders and organizations approach
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