...Select one of the 5 paper you read before, use SPSE technique & Robert Brown’s 8 questions by responding issue Topic Authentic leadership development: Getting to theroot of positive forms of leadership SPSE technique Describe the general background: We begin by considering some of the environmental and organizational forces that may have triggered interest in describing and studying authentic leadership and its development. Describe a problem that the research addresses: Leadership has always been more difficult in challenging times, but the unique stressors facing organizations throughout the world today call for a renewed focus on what constitutes genuine leadership. What did you do or try to address this problem? if authentic leadership over time is shown as simply highlighting the processes nested in more traditional models of leadership such as ethical or transformational, then emerging theory in this area would have served to enhance the importance of self-awareness in explaining the highest forms and impact of leadership on sustained, veritable performance. How did you evaluate the proposed solution and what were the results? We conclude by discussing the status of authentic leadership theory with respect to its purpose, construct definitions, historical foundations, consideration of context, relational/processual focus, attention to levels of analysis and temporality, along with a discussion of promising directions for future research. Robert Brown’s...
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...Management Psychology Coursework Title: Essay on Authentic Leadership Word Count (excluding references and appendices): 2,200 This is to confirm that I submit this piece of assessed work in the full knowledge of the published guidelines on plagiarism and its consequences Type name: Alastair Breheny Abstract: Being a young leadership theory, the jury is still out on the precise definition of authentic leadership (AL) as well as its effectiveness in an organisational setting. This essay sets out to try and narrow the definition of AL based on the most recent literature relating to both the practical and theoretical approaches of authentic leadership. Both Robert Terry’s “Authentic Action Wheel” (1993) and Bill George’s five characteristics of AL are discussed before turning the attention to Walumbwa et al’s four construct model of AL which involves Self-Awareness, Relational Transparency, Internalized Moral Perspective and Balanced Processing of Information. The essay then assesses the effectiveness of the different forms of measurement existing for AL before discussing the potential applications of AL in the workplace. The essay ends by providing criticisms of the theory and recommends further research in the area of AL, particularly in relation to measuring the effectiveness of the theory in an applied setting. Keywords: Authentic Leadership, Authenticity, AL theory, PsyCap Introduction: “Hard times arouse an instinctive...
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...4-1-2010 Can Leadership Be Developed by Applying Leadership Theories? : An Examination of Three Theory-based Approaches to Leadership Development Joshua C. Laguerre Rhode Island College, JOSHUA.LAGUERRE@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/honors_projects Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, Human Resources Management Commons, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Commons, and the Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons Recommended Citation Laguerre, Joshua C., "Can Leadership Be Developed by Applying Leadership Theories? : An Examination of Three Theory-based Approaches to Leadership Development" (2010). Honors Projects Overview. Paper 42. http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/honors_projects/42 This Honors is brought to you for free and open access by the Rhode Island College Honors Projects at Digital Commons @ RIC. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Projects Overview by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ RIC. For more information, please contact hbenaicha@ric.edu, andrewjasondavis@gmail.com. CAN LEADERSHIP BE DEVELOPED BY APPLYING LEADERSHIP THEORIES?: AN EXAMINATION OF THREE THEORY-BASED APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT By Joshua C. Laguerre An Honors Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Honors in The Department of Management and Marketing The School of Management Rhode Island College 2010 1 Can Leadership Be Developed?...
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...TERM PAPER ON Theory of Leadership Style Submitted To Md. Sahidur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong Submitted by Session: 2005-2006 Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong 07 June, 2011 University of Chittagong Letter of submission Date: 07 June, 2011 Mr. Md. Sahidur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong. Subject: Prayer for obliging the ‘TERM PAPER’. Sir, With due respect, beg to focus your kind attention with the following fact that as biased requirement of the BBA Programmed. I had studied many feature, journal, research material, reports, and professional papers to collect the information regarding Theories of Leadership. And I have tried my best to build and maintain follower ship by earning the respect of those they lead. I hope that you will accept my TERM PAPER considering its distinctiveness. Yours truly, ………………… Department of Management Studies University of Chittagong Acknowledgement At first I want to give thanks to the Almighty Allah who is our creator and has given us life to live on the earth. That’s why, I like to pray to Him and want His blessings to lead our life properly. The Term paper could not have been prepared without the generous contribution...
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...AUTHENTIC VERSUS TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: ASSESSING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR OF FOLLOWERS Thomas H. Tonkin Regent University ABSTRACT With the corporate scandals of the 2000s, many employees in organizations are clamoring for authenticity in their leaders. Though authenticity appears to be a noble trait, how effective is this as a leadership approach, specifically in increasing altruistic employee organizational citizenship behaviors? Is authentic leadership more effective than other leadership approaches, such as transformational leadership? This study examined the extent to which authentic leadership is a stronger predictor of employee organizational citizenship behavior (OCBs) compared to transformational leadership. The analysis also investigated the extent to which overall job satisfaction mediated the relationship between authentic leadership and OCBs. The findings suggest that in fact three out of the fours sub scales in authentic leadership had a positive effect on both overall job satisfaction and the OCB of altruism. This study implies suggestions for practical interventions based on the associated theories found in this paper. Keywords: Authentic leadership, transformational leadership, job satisfaction OCBs INTRODUCTION Though there are many theories on leadership, one view is agreed by most scholars, leadership is a real phenomenon that is critical for the effectiveness of organizations (Bennis, 2003; Yukl...
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...ALL MODULE 1 ASSIGNMENTS DUE: SUNDAY, APRIL 3 BY MIDNIGHT Introduction In this module we will be researching leadership theories in general, as well as reflecting on our own leadership styles and traits. Later, in the second half of the course we will research and understand leadership as it relates to organizational leadership. In the first half of the course, the focus is on the individual leader. There are various theories about the importance of the inner life to your work. My take on it is that you teach (or whatever you do) out of who you are as a human being. Parker Palmer (1998) stated in The Courage to Teach, Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one's inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach, I project the condition of my soul onto my students, my subject, and our way of being together. The entanglements I experience in the classroom are often no more or less than the convolutions of my inner life. Viewed from this angle, teaching holds a mirror to the soul. If I am willing to look in that mirror and not run from what I see, I have a chance to gain self-knowledge--and knowing myself is as crucial to good teaching as knowing my students and my subject [emphasis mine] (Palmer, p. 2). In this course, make a commitment to reflect on who you are—your strengths, your corresponding weaknesses, your passions--with the goal of knowing yourself, knowing your students/clients/colleagues, and knowing your job roles. DISCUSSION BOARD #1: SELF...
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...Contemporary Business July 13, 2011 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the common elements in the theories/ philosophies of Steve Case, James Kouzes, and Peter Drucker on entrepreneurial leadership compared to the new definition according to the arguments presented in Understanding Entrepreneurial Leadership in Today’s Dynamic Markets. The paper will describe what type of organization a transactional, transformational, and authentic leader would thrive in the most and least work place. In addition, it will discuss how the tools and resources provided by the Small Business Administration and SCORE. Lastly it will briefly list leaderships that would apply to the greatest number of businesses. Leading people effectively is a tremendous challenge, a great opportunity, and a serious responsibility. Today’s organizations need effective leaders who understand the complexities of our ever changing global environment. These leaders are people who have the intelligence, sensitivity, and ability to empathize with others. A leader is one who can motivate their followers to strive for excellence. Leadership is the process of developing ideas and a vision, living by values that support those ideas and that vision, influencing others to embrace them in their own behaviors, and making hard decisions about human and other resources, (Hellriegel and Slocum 2011). Create a hybrid theory/philosophy which combines the common elements found in the thinking of Case...
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...J Bus Ethics (2015) 131:107–119 DOI 10.1007/s10551-014-2271-z Authentic Leadership and Whistleblowing: Mediating Roles of Psychological Safety and Personal Identification Sheng-min Liu • Jian-qiao Liao • Hongguo Wei Received: 26 July 2013 / Accepted: 22 June 2014 / Published online: 8 January 2015 Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 Abstract The issues of organizational wrongdoing damage organizational performance and limit the development of organizations. Although organizational members may know the wrongdoing and have the opportunity to blow the whistle, they would keep silent because of the interpersonal risks. However, leaders can play an important role in shaping employee whistleblowing. This study focuses on discovering the mechanisms of how authentic leaders influence employee whistleblowing with a sample from China. Results demonstrate that authentic leadership is positively related to internal whistleblowing. Team psychological safety partly mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and internal whistleblowing. Personal identification partly mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and internal whistleblowing. The study contributes to the extant theory by filling the gap between leadership and whistleblowing. Keywords Internal whistleblowing Á Authentic leadership Á Psychological safety Á Personal identification S. Liu Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road...
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...SHIFTS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP Continual Paradigm Shifts in Entrepreneurial Leadership Barbara Gilley Professor Daniel Frost BUS508013VA016-1116-00: Strayer University July 17, 2011 CONTINUAL PARADIGM SHIFTS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP Pg.2 ABSTRACT This paper will focus on Creating a hybrid theory/philosophy which combines the common elements found in the thinking of Case, Kouzes, and Drucker, including the new definition of entrepreneurial leadership presented in Understanding Entrepreneurial Leadership in today’s Dynamic Markets, and will describe what type of organization a transactional, transformational, and authentic leader would thrive in the most, as well as which type of leader would thrive the least, as well as, evaluating the resources and tools available through the Small Business Administration and SCORE, and determine which single resource or tool is most useful to the greatest number of businesses; a rationale will be explained. This paper will evaluate the resources and tools available through the Small Business Administration and SCORE, and determine which single resource or tool is most useful to the greatest number of businesses and a rationale will be explained; and this paper will create a list of leadership best practices that would apply to the greatest number of businesses both small and large, and a rationale will be explained. CONTINUAL PARADIGM SHIFTS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP Pg. 3 OUTLINE ...
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...Team B shares a common goal to achieve an A grade in Communications for Accountants. This paper explores various leadership styles that would influence our group communication in a way that best fits our personalities and needs. Initially we had a great degree of variance in which style we chose, but the team decided that transformational leadership is the best fit. We will discuss each style that we initially chose and the reasons why we agreed on transformational leadership. Transitional leadership is used to guide the followers of a leader toward an established goal by informing the followers what role they will play and what the task requirements are for that role. People tend to do better when they know what is expected of them. People who know what role they play in reaching a goal also tend to be more focused and productive. Transitional leadership is a style of leadership that is easy to follow; however, there are four methods that a manager may use to make the style more productive. The first method is the contingent reward. This means that the leader may reward the follower for playing their role and meeting their task requirements. The rewards can be anything so long as the follower feels that they have been recognized. The second method is the active form of management by exception which means that the leader watches for the followers to deviate from the task and then punishes the follower for not staying on task. The third method is the passive form of management...
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...MGT3150 * * Managerial Leadership Module Handbook Autumn Term (24 week module) Department : Business and Management Module Leader: Jennie O’Connor Email: jennie4@mdx.ac.uk Telephone: 020 8411 4242 Room: W125 Campus: Hendon Module Tutors: Gavin Andrews (Hendon) Baboo Bhurusingh Ramkissoon (Mauritius) Eric Hwang (Hong Kong) Mr. C H Liyanage (ICB – Sri Lanka) Mohamad Rishardh (ICT – Sri Lanka) Neelofer Mashood (Dubai) Academic Year: October 2012/2013 Table of Contents Section | Content | Page | 123456Appendices123 | Module AimsModule SyllabusLearning OutcomesTeaching and Learning StrategiesLearning ResourcesAssessment StrategyKey DatesTeam Progress ReportAuthentic Learning Report Marking Criteria | 334579141517 | | | | 1. MODULE AIMS The purpose of general business and management programmes is threefold: 1. Study of organisations (public, private and non profit), their management and the changing external environment in which they operate. 2. Preparation for, and the development of, a career in business and management. 3. Enhancement of lifelong learning skills and personal development to contribute to society at large (QAA 2007). Within this context, this module aims to do the following: 4. Examine the historical context of managerial leadership and critically evaluate effectiveness of the theoretical perspectives such as: leadership behaviour and style, traits...
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...Leaders and Followers Leadership has been defined as the process of influencing others in a manner that enhances their contribution to the realization of group goals (Haslam, 2004). Studies conducted on leadership styles and theories led to an abundance of information. The study of leadership has identified different styles exhibited by leaders. Leaders predominantly use a single style or may demonstrate the use of different styles depending on the situation. Scholars today have discussed the nature of leadership in terms of interaction among the people involved. The leader is not the work of a single person; but rather a "collaborative endeavor" among group members (Rost, 2008). With such a wide definition it can be assumed that effective leadership may depend on the combination of the leader, the follower, the situation, or any mixture of these aspects. This paper will discuss contingency, transformational, and transactional theories and the relationship between leaders and followers. The implications that these theoretical perspectives have on organizations as well as the organizational psychology development (OPD) professional concern with developing and implementing a talent management and development strategy through an organization's leaders. How these theories play out in my organization will also be discussed. Contingency, Transformational, and Transactional Theories During the 1960's and 1970's leadership theories were developed under the 'contingency' perspective...
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...The Real Value of Authentic Leaders: A Values-centric Model to understand Follower Behaviors Abstract Deriving from the literature on values, we propose a model which answers the call from scholars to examine the underlying processes through which authentic leadership impacts followers’ behavior and performance. We propose that by developing intrapersonal and interpersonal continuity in their followers’ values (value salience and person-supervisor value congruence respectively), authentic leaders could enhance followers’ task performance and organizational citizenship behavior, and reduce counterproductive work behavior. The model also contributes to research on values by examining the psychological and contextual factors, i.e. person-organization value congruence and self-concept clarity, which moderate the relationship between authentic leadership, value congruence and follower outcomes. Introduction Having witnessed several failures of corporate and economic machinery in the recent past, management scholars have been forced to look into the underlying reasons thereof from several different perspectives. As a fundamental shift in focus onto softer aspects of corporate leadership, leaders are being increasingly scrutinized for their leadership styles and moral values. Through this paper, we aim to contribute to a growing area of research in this domain by proposing a theoretical model to understand how leaders’ attitudes and values impact followers’ behavior and performance...
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...Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 563-576 This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here (https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/index.jsp). Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. www.emeraldinsight.com A Dynamic Theory of Leadership Development Abstract Purpose - The paper offers a dynamic theory of leadership development. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines selected leadership literature through the lens of theory building blocks. It identifies the role of the ideal goal in leadership and its importance in developing the psychological aspect of leadership. Findings – The paper posits that leadership is a developmental process, which is based on the type of choice a leader makes. While choice implies that two good options are always available from which to select, one should make choices in accordance with his worldview, looking for affiliation (i.e. the Theta worldview), or looking for achievement (i.e. the Lambda worldview). Consequently, leaders need to recognise that the choices they make for organisational activities have to fit their own worldview. Pursuing the fit between one’s worldview and planned organisational activities ensures that leaders continuously improve their ethical behaviour. The paper concludes with the presentation...
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...University of Makati J.P. Rizal Extension, West Rembo, Makati City College of Allied Health Studies Center of Nursing CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP There has been much research compiled that compares the differences of the classic theories of leadership and management versus contemporary style of leadership and management. Both styles have been found to have their unique advantages, depending on the type of organization the theories are being utilized in. In this paper, I will be discussing the key variables needed in a leadership theory to effectively lead and manage others. I will also examine major components of each theory, and how they compare to one another. Finally, I will examine which theory best fits my leadership qualities, and my ability to lead others in an organizational setting. SERVANT LEADERSHIP theory Servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world. While servant leadership is a timeless concept, the phrase “servant leadership” was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in The Servant as Leader, an essay that he first published in 1970. In that essay, Greenleaf said: “The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of...
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