...LEADERSHIP STYLE AND BEHAVIOR AMONG BABY BOOMERS, GENERATION X AND GENERATION Y By Nortini Isahak Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 1.0 Work Behavior Characteristic between Baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y 1.1 Baby Boomers 3 1.2 Generation X 4 1.3 Generation Y 5 2.0 The Challenge 2.1 Characteristics of each generation 6 2.2 Perception of other generations 7 3.0 Leadership Styles for Different Generational Groups 9 4.0 Recommendation 11 Conclusion 13 References 14 ABSTRACT Generation Y (born 1981 and 2000) is young worker, Generation X (born 1965-1980) is middle generation and Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) is older employers. Usually young workers want to make a quick impact, the middle generation needs to believe in the mission, and older employees don’t like ambivalence. It is important organization to take time and build the trusting relationship where each generation brings ahead their potentials and works towards the organization goal. The leaders should recognize the different work characteristics between generational groups and apply leadership styles that will positively contribute to employee motivation. As a result, due to the shifting nature of the job/task itself and the changing nature of subordinate characteristics and behavior. Leadership styles have also had to make changes. Accordingly, a task-oriented leadership style is more acceptable to Baby boomers...
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...value within the group. When we refer to a leader, it might be in various aspects like politics, sports, religion etc. In any aspect or field, he will be the person who guides the people in that particular field or will be there as a role model, where people follow his path towards the common destination. Coming to a leader in workplace, he needs to know the managerial skills in an efficient manner to guide people in achieving the goal. An individual with good set of skills, work efficiency and organizational values can be considered as a manager but not as a leader. Whereas a leader on the other hand apart from having these traits helps his fellow members to achieve these traits as well. A leader can actually arise from anywhere by creatively transforming his skills and abilities. A good leader is a person who doesn’t bosses around people, instead he should be recognized as one among them. He should be supportive to share the successes that the team achieves as well as to take responsibility for their failures. Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it Dwight D Eisenhower Leadership Leadership is about creating, controlling and making use of our own energy and also energy of people in...
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...An assignment on Behaviors of managers with their workers in Apple Inc. Submitted by: Submitted to: Date of submission: TABLE OF CONTENT Contents Page no. Executive summary 02 Introduction 03 Comparison of organizational structure and culture 03 Impact of organizational structure and culture 04 Factors influencing individual behavior 05 Comparison of the effectiveness of different leadership styles 05 “Organizational theory underpins the practice of management” 07 Different approaches to management 08 Impact of different leadership styles on motivation 09 Comparison of the application of different motivational theories 09 Evaluation of the usefulness of a motivation theory 10 The nature of groups and group behavior 11 Factors promoting or inhibiting the development of effective teamwork 12 Impact of technology on team functioning 13 References 15 Executive Summary This assignment basically discusses the behavior of managers to the employees to a particular business organization. Explaining and discussing the aforementioned issue, the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organizations is compared. Apart from that the different...
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...Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Tara Brooks Professor Alston Organizational Behavior, BUS 520 4 November 2012 Consensual Relationship Agreements 2 Abstract The dating scene is not easy these days, especially for dedicate singles putting in 60-plus hours at the office every week. But if you've had your eye on the gorgeous guy or girl in the next cubicle, consider that the consequences of intra-office dating can far outweigh the convenience of a consensual workplace relationship. Consensual relationships agreements are widely in the workplace in American organizations. These agreements entail and outline the dos and don’ts of co-existing with fellow colleagues while maintaining a romantic relationship with them. The public display of affection, favoritism, and lack of productivity are all addressed and managed within these documents. Some organizations argue that these documents should not be used, while others believe they should be enforced In this paper, I will discuss the argument for the use of consensual relationship agreements, create a counter argument against the use of CRAs, discuss the ethical principles involved in the principles involved in the use of CRAs and create one (1) other option besides CRAs that would address workplace romances. Abstract Sir Richard Branson learned, from an early age, not to let adversity stand...
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...Running head: Relating Leadership Styles to Organizational Behavior 1 By Keta Johnson A Paper Submitted to Dr. Wanda Corner In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for BTM7001: Advanced Scholarly WritingError occured in marking Attendance. Some error occurred. Please try again. Error occurred in getting Attendance data. Advanced Scholarly Writingjhkkk Northcentral University Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration Specialization in Public Administration September 14, 2014 Running head: Relating Leadership Styles to Organizational 2 Relating Leadership Styles to Organizational Behavior Numerous studies have been conducted to demonstrate the various relationships between managers and subordinates. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a critical analysis of peer-reviewed articles in which researchers have addressed various leadership styles and how it affects employees. The literature review section will provide an analysis of the theoretical framework and case studies presented by authors. After analyzing the articles, the discussion and findings section will offer conclusions that can be drawn from the results; and also provide an interpretation of what the findings from the scholarly studies mean. The recommendations section will then identify what organizational leaders can do to address the gaps and/or the organizational leadership issues related to the literature review and discussion. Lastly, the conclusion section...
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...1.3 Discuss the factors which influence individual behavior at work: 4 2. Understand different approaches to management and leadership: 5 2.1 Compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organizations: 5 2.2 Explain how organizational theory underpins the practice of management: 5 2.3 Evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organizations: 6 3. Understand ways of using motivational theories in organizations 7 3.1 Discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organizations in period of change: 7 3.2 Compare the application of different motivational theories within the workplace: 8 3.3 Evaluate the usefulness of a motivation theory for managers: 9 4. Understand mechanism for developing effective teamwork in organizations 10 4.1 Explain the nature of groups and group behavior within organizations: 10 4.2 Discuss factors that may promote or inhibit the development of effective teamwork in organizations: 10 4.3 evaluate the impact of technology on team functioning within a given organization: 11 References: 12 Introduction: Organization is the combination of people for allocating and using specific resources to produce goods and services. Organization can be different types. Producing goods and service may not always the main factor. To identify and understand organization, one must go through the organizational behavior. It is a must to operate and even working within an...
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...Leadership, Teambuilding, and Communication BUS 322 December 14, 2012 Abstract This paper is about how leadership, teambuilding, and communication can affect an organization. The organization that was researched for this paper is The College Board. This paper also shows how to be a good leader and implement the right leadership style for the organization. There are different types of interpersonal forms of power and it is important to outline what type to use in each organization. This also shows the conflicts that arise when being in a team setting and how to overcome them with different conflict management styles. There are communication barriers that can arise in an organization and this shows how overcome those barriers. This paper is showing the different things that come up in an organization and tries to make the best recommendations for The College Board to manage it the right way. Leadership theories and forms of power Leadership has many different theories from the traditional and contemporary to the emerging theory. According to Nelson and Quick (2013) “Leadership in organizations is the process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the work environment.” (p. 193) The behavioral theory is a traditional theory that identifies people with leadership styles. The three behavioral styles are autocratic, democratic, and laissaz-faire. Autocratic style of leadership is when a manager has absolute power or authority over their employees. The...
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...Discrimination issues Juan Perez Law/531 October 29, 2015 Patrice Carrington, Instructor Business dispute We realize the civil lawsuit of Rose Hills filed against Grupo Deco California in California State court. Grupo Deco California’s legal structure is recognized as Limited Liability Company and Rose Hills has a Corporation legal structure. Rose Hills has a variety of business which includes the operation of Funeral homes and cemeteries in southern California. Rose Hills gets an agreement to lease one of their Funeral homes (San Fernando Funeral Home) to Grupo Deco California. Legal form of Business Both Grupo Deco California and Rose Hills have a Corporation as their legal structure. A Corporation is one of the most common corporate structures we currently have. The Corporation is owned by stockholders and it is legally considered a separate entity. Due to the fact that is legally separated, the stockholders are totally protected from creditors. According to Leonard, David, Marilyn, and Gwendolyn (2006) “A stockholder's personal liability is thus usually limited to the amount of investment in the corporation.” (p. 174). Some advantages of a corporation is that a corporation’s life continues regardless of what may happen to its shareholders or officers. Raising Capital can be easier with this type of legal structure by borrowing, selling stocks. Also, a shareholder may transfer his or her ownership of the business without interrupting operations. And probably...
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...Approach to Enhancing the Workplace G.D Q.C Abstract Psychology offers access for enhancing productivity in the workplace. Wiegand and Geller (2003) make reference to a number of factors we should focus on to enhance individuals’ success while providing a positive and supportive workplace climate. The discussion in the following article by Csikszentmihalyi (1990) extends to the concept of a term called “Flow” which discusses how a different state of mind can also have an effect on a better workplace. Lastly Martin (2005) researches the different leadership and management styles and discusses how an authoritative leadership style works best to improve the workforce. Approach to Enhancing the Workplace It is a fact that a workplace cannot run correctly and make a profit if it has workers that are not being productive. Therefore we can find a lot of information of how we can improve the workplace by simply enhancing the way we treat our workers and showing them the correct way to improvement. I believe that many of the principles here are principles of effective and productive human performance that can be applied to the workplace. The issues in the articles are relevant to motivation and performance in the workplace and are also relevant to managers and leaders seeking to enhance workplace outcomes. Most of it will rely in large part on the extent to which workers are behaviorally, affectively...
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...Organizational Behavior An Evidence-Based Approach Twelfth Edition Fred Luthans George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Nebraska Me Graw Hill Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, Wl New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogota Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto Contents About the Author Preface v PART ONE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT Evidence-Based Consulting Practices 1 iv Organizational Behavior Case: Conceptual Model: Dream or Reality? 30 Chapter 2 Environmental Context: Globalization, Diversity, and Ethics 31 1 Learning Objectives 31 Globalization 31 Diversity in the Workplace 34 Chapter 1 Introduction to Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach 5 Learning Objectives 5 The Challenges Facing Management 6 Undergoing a Paradigm Shift 8 A New Perspective for Management 10 Evidence-Based Management 12 Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies Reasons for the Emergence of Diversity 35 Developing the Multicultural Organization 38 Individual Approaches to Managing Diversity 39 Organizational Approaches to Managing Diversity 41 Ethics and Ethical Behavior in Organizations 46 47 The Impact of Ethics on "Bottom-Line " Outcomes 13 The Illumination Studies: A Serendipitous Discovery 13 Subsequent Phases of the Hawthorne Studies 14 Implications of the Hawthorne Studies 15 Research Methodology to Determine Valid Evidence...
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...Leadership Style: What Do People Do When They Are Leading? Chanel Diggs BUS520139VA041-1142-001 Dr. Laura Jones Strayer University 03/04/2014 Leadership Style: What Do People Do When They Are Leading? Leadership is not necessarily exemplified only by people in management. Schermerhorn (2012) defines leadership as the process of influencing others and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives. Therefore, it does not take a “manager” to lead. Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, has a set of values and a leadership style that helps Southwest Airlines stand out amongst any other airline in the industry. Background of the CEO Gary Kelly is a 28-year Southwest veteran who began his career at Southwest Airlines as a Controller. In addition to working for Southwest Airlines, Kelly sits in the board as Independent Director of several corporations and trade associations. Kelly was promoted to CEO and Vice Chairman of Southwest in 2004 after serving as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance, then Executive Vice President and CFO. Gary is a lifelong Texan, having received a B.B.A in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Southwest Airlines in 1986, Gary was a Certified Public Accountant for Arthur Young & Company in Dallas and Controller for Systems Center, Inc. CEO’s Leadership Style and Philosophy Gary Kelly’s leadership style would be that of transformational...
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...HBO - PRELIM Task 1(a) According to Taylor (1909), “Scientific Management is an art of knowing exactly what you want your men to do and seeing that they do it in the best and cheapest way”. In Taylors view, if a work is analysed scientifically it will be possible to find one best way to do it. It implies application of scientific principles for studying & identifying management problems. In this, he proposed that by optimizing and simplifying jobs, productivity would increase. He also advanced the idea that workers and managers needed to cooperate with one another. This was very different from the way work was typically done in businesses beforehand. A factory manager at that time had very little contact with the workers, and he left them on their own to produce the necessary product. There was no standardization, and a worker's main motivation was often continued employment, so there was no incentive to work as quickly or as efficiently as possible. Taylor believed that all workers were motivated by money, so he promoted the idea of "a fair day's pay for a fair day's work." In other words, if a worker didn't achieve enough in a day, he didn't deserve to be paid as much as another worker who was highly productive (Taylor, 1909). Hence scientific management is a thoughtful, organized, dual approach towards the job of management against hit or miss or Rule of Thumb. Principles of Scientific Management 1. Development of Science for each part of men’s job (replacement...
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...Behavior styles are styles that each one of us has and explains a bit about ourselves and our behavior traits and personal characteristics. There are four different styles of behavior; Dominance, Interactive; Caution, and Steadiness. Each style differentiates from one another without being completely different. Our team members are associated to 3 of the four styles which helps us draw from a variety of characteristics which we all represent to better our understanding of each other and our ability to work together. The three styles that Team B associates with are: Interactive Styles: Fast, spontaneous, our priority is people, we seek participation and applause. Our strengths are persuading, motivating, and entertaining. Our growth areas we are inattentive to details, short attention span, and low follow-through, fears are loss of social recognition, irritations are routines, and complexity. Under stress interactive style may become sarcastic and superficial. In the workplace we are interacting, busy, and personal. Dominance style: Fast and decisive, priority is goals, they seek productivity and control, their strengths are administration, leadership, and pioneering. Their growth areas is impatient, insensitive to others, and poor listeners. Fears are being taken advantage of; irritations are inefficiency and indecision, when the dominance style is under stress they become dictatorial, and critical. In the workplace they are efficient, busy, and structured. Caution style"...
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...Q.Describe Ricardo Semler's leadership style. What do you think the advantages anddrawbacks of his style might be?1.London Business School chief Nigel Nicholson in his 1998 Harvard Business Reviewpaper How Hardwired is Human Behavior? suggested that human nature was just aslikely to cause problems in the workplace as in larger social and political settings,and that similar methods were required to deal with stressful situations and difficultproblems. He held up the workplace democracy model advanced by Ricardo Semleras the "only" one that actually took cognizance of human foibles.Q.Describe Ricardo Semler\\\'s leadership style. What do you think the advantagesand drawbacks of his style might be?Ans. His leadership style shows how a business can run circles around competitorsby rejecting the traditional 'carrot and stick' methods of incentives and controls andtrusting in the creativity and ingenuity of the workforce. His approach harnesses thecreative value of employees, leading to greater productivity and flexibility formanagers and employees alike.Semler's mission is to change the habits of thought that lead to rigid, anddehumanizing workplaces, into ones that create workplaces that are engagingproductive ones, and which regard people as whole human beings, seeing life andwork as interrelated in a mutual commitment.His presentations are provocative, insightful and based on personal experiences asa CEO. His leadership example is a powerful catalyst for other leaders to explorefresh...
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...Organizational Behavior An Evidence-Based Approach Twelfth Edition Fred Luthans George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Nebraska Me Graw Hill Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, Wl New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogota Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto Contents About the Author Preface v PART ONE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT Evidence-Based Consulting Practices 1 iv Organizational Behavior Case: Conceptual Model: Dream or Reality? 30 Chapter 2 Environmental Context: Globalization, Diversity, and Ethics 31 1 Learning Objectives 31 Globalization 31 Diversity in the Workplace 34 Chapter 1 Introduction to Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach 5 Learning Objectives 5 The Challenges Facing Management 6 Undergoing a Paradigm Shift 8 A New Perspective for Management 10 Evidence-Based Management 12 Historical Background: The Hawthorne Studies Reasons for the Emergence of Diversity 35 Developing the Multicultural Organization 38 Individual Approaches to Managing Diversity 39 Organizational Approaches to Managing Diversity 41 Ethics and Ethical Behavior in Organizations 46 47 The Impact of Ethics on "Bottom-Line " Outcomes 13 The Illumination Studies: A Serendipitous Discovery 13 Subsequent Phases of the Hawthorne Studies 14 Implications of the Hawthorne Studies 15 Research...
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