...you. Influence: the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others (dictionary.com). 2. What is leadership and how does it differ from management? Ans. Leadership: According to Robbins and Judge,” Leadership is defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.”(2014) the source of this influence may be formal, such as that provided by managerial rank in an organization. But not all leaders are managers, nor are all managers leaders. On the other hand, management is defined as the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc.(Robbins &Judge,2014) Difference between leadership and management are: All organizations need strong leadership and strong management for optimal effectiveness. We need leaders to challenge the status quo, create visions of the future, and inspire organizational members to achieve the visions. We also need managers to formulate detailed plans, and to create efficient organizational structures, and oversee day-to-day operations. The manager administers; the leader innovates. There is little difference in manager and leader is. There is little difference in leadership and management is: The...
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...ECONOMIC WAR ON ORGANIZATIONS FROM A LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR PERSPECTIVE. Individual Term Paper Table of Contents I. A. 1. 2. B. 1. 2. II. A. 1. 2. B. 1. 2. C. 1. 2. III. A. B. Background of the topic ............................................................................................................... 3 What is Economic War and what are its practices? .............................................................. 3 Pre-technological Era ........................................................................................................... 3 Technological Era ................................................................................................................. 3 How Competitive Intelligence translates into companies’ life? ............................................ 6 As a tool of Corporate Strategy ........................................................................................... 6 As a part of the Corporate Culture ..................................................................................... 6 Economic War and Corporate Culture .................................................................................. 7 Organizational Leadership....................................................................................................... 7 Where Economic War becomes a problem: advocating ethical behaviour ..................... 7 Where Economic War benefits: crisis leadership ......................................
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...differences between women and men in leadership behaviour 428 Jon Aarum Andersen Received May 2010 Revised October 2010 Accepted November 2010 Faculty of Social Sciences, Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer, Norway, and Per H. Hansson Department of Education, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Abstract Purpose – This study aims to explore behavioural differences between women and men in managerial positions and suggest explanations for differences and similarities. Design/methodology/approach – In order to eliminate any effects of organizational differences on leadership behaviour, this study had public managers responding to questionnaires that measured their leadership style, decision-making style, and motivation profile. Findings – Statistical analyses of data from three groups of Swedish public managers (n ¼ 385) revealed virtually no significant differences in behaviour between female and male managers. Regardless of whether there is a female or male majority of employees or a female or male majority of managers, no effect on leadership behaviour occurs. Originality/value – A number of studies indicate that managers’ behaviour is different in different types of organizations. This study suggests, therefore, that, independent of gender, organizational and demographic characteristics modify leadership behaviours, thus explaining similarities in leadership behaviour. Keywords Women, Men, Gender, Leadership behaviour, Public sector organizations...
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...WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MBA PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR VENUE: POSTGRADUATE ROOM 3 DAY: SATURDAYS TIME: 11.30 AM - 2.30 PM LECTURER: DR ABDULAI KUYINI MOHAMMED Course description Effective management of human resources within organizations requires an understanding of various behavior and processes. Managers need to know why people behave as they do in relation to their jobs, their work groups and their organizations. This knowledge of individuals’ perceptions, motivational attitudes and behavior will enable managers to not only understand themselves better, but also to adopt appropriate managerial policies and leadership styles to increase their effectiveness. The focus of instruction in this course will move progressively through the individual, group and organizational levels of behavior and will examine the interrelationships of behavioral phenomena among these levels. In addition, concepts such as motivation, leadership and communication and their relevance to organizational behavior will be examined Objectives At the end of this course you should be able to: * develop your skills in analyzing organizational issues and developing appropriate recommendations to enhance organizational performance; * enhance your understanding of human behavior at the individual, interpersonal and organizational levels; * acquire knowledge about concepts and frameworks that can be used to build your management effectiveness; *...
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...------------------------------------------------- Course Code & Title BUS209 Organizational Behaviour ------------------------------------------------- Course Instructor: Homayara L. Ahmed ------------------------------------------------- Batch: BBA 22 ------------------------------------------------- Contact Details: Room 311; Email: homayara@iba-du.edu; ------------------------------------------------- Office hours: Weekdays 10 am to 1 pm (and on appointment) ------------------------------------------------- Class timing : Sun & Wed 8.30 am to 11.15 am Course Objective Organizational Behaviour is the study of human behaviour in organizational settings, their interaction with the organization, and the organization itself. Since an organization is defined as a group of people working together to achieve a common goal, for future managers, who will be working in various organizations – of one form or another, this course will provide great insight as to the complexities involved in the human behaviour in work environment – their perception and roles, team orientation, organizational politics and conflict, motivation, acceptance of change etc, and how the organization reacts to all these. Course Contents / Lecture Topics Topic 1: The Field of Organizational Behaviour * Quest for People-centred Organization & Ethical Conduct * Managing Diversity Topic 2: Organizational Culture * Dynamics of Organizational Culture * Process of Cultural Change ...
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...Leadership and ethics Name Professor Course Date Some of the ethical issues that management may need to address include corporate social responsibility. This refers to the operation of a business or organization in a manner that takes into consideration the environmental and social aspects created by enterprise. It implies the commitment to create policies that include responsible practices in the undertakings of the entity. Corporate social responsibility policies serve as self-regulatory measures for the organization in monitoring and ensuring that it complies with ethical standards, regulations and societal norms. This practice takes responsibility of the organizations actions to facilitate a positive impact of the organizations...
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...Journal of EMILIA • Course: Unit 4003-introducing organisational cultre,vaues and behaviours • Date course was started: • Date of submission: • Total hours spent on this course: • Advisor: • Reasons for taking this course: • Programme: CMI L4Diploma in Management and Leadership • Major/Concentration: Management and Leadership 1.1 Determine a framework for analysing organisational culture To get Achievement in implementing plans or running in right path manager must first understand the values and culture of organisation.Managers should only try to implement the strategies which are favarouble with the organizations culture and value otherwise it is very likely to he may not succeed. As change in culture and value the manager should constantly be up dated with organization current atmosphere. Organizational culture can be better understood by observing the basic day to day life activity of employees within in the office building or within the organisation. Observing activity should include the relationship between employees themselves between higher authority and junior staff. How senior managers treat their junior. Organisational culture can also be understood by knowing how employees behave with their customers and suppliers. And one should also notice that how formally or informally people behave within the organization and weather there is abusing going within the staff from any superior staff to their junior staff. One can also analyse the...
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...often dependent on how well the organization can adapt. Which of the following behaviours on the part of individuals is necessary for the organization to survive? 2) _______ A) Being innovative. B) Performing their work in terms of productivity, quality, and service. C) Being motivated to join and remain with the organization. D) Being flexible. E) All of the above. 3) Which of the following statements best defines an "organization"? 3) _______ A) A group which accomplishes common goals through social interactions and individual effort. B) A collection of formally organized social entities. C) A social invention for accomplishing common goals through group effort. D) A social convention for accomplishing individual goals through group effort. E) A combination of people and physical capital designed to accomplish a common goal. 4) Organizational behaviour is interested in 4) _______ A) the structure of organizations. B) the formation of groups in organizations. C) the behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. D) the attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations. E) all of the above. 5) A large Canadian corporation has recently merged with a French company. Which of the following is least likely to be related to the field of organizational behaviour? 5) _______ A) The adoption of a bilingual...
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...Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structures have on behavior within an organization. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology, psychology, communication, and management; and it complements the academic studies of organizational theory (which is focused on organizational and intra-organizational topics) andhuman resource studies (which is more applied and business-oriented). It may also be referred to as organizational studies ororganizational science. The field has its roots in industrial and organizational psychology. Organizational studies encompass the study of organizations from multiple viewpoints, methods, and levels of analysis. For instance, one textbook[1] divides these multiple viewpoints into three perspectives: modern, symbolic, and postmodern. Another traditional distinction, present especially in American academia, is between the study of "micro" organizational behaviour — which refers to individual and group dynamics in an organizational setting — and "macro" strategic management and organizational theory which studies whole organizations and industries, how they adapt, and the strategies, structures and contingencies that guide them. To this distinction, some scholars have added an interest in "me so" scale structures - power, culture, and the networks of individuals and i.e. ronit units in organizations — and "field" level analysis which study how whole populations of organizations...
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...Introduction One of the topics that exist since ancient times are leadership, national culture and organizational culture because every nation and country have their culture and need their leaders. Some of the leaders are better than others and because of this reason they manage to govern their countries better and to win advantage for them. Like every country the companies all over the world have their organizational cultures and their leaders. Every company is trying to shape its organizational culture striving to reach its personal goals and because some are better than others they have better products and bigger market shares. The first purpose of this paper is to present the old organizational culture, the old values and leadership style of Ford and how they affected the performance of the company. The second goal of the paper is to show why the need for change came in Ford and how they managed to implement this change into practice. Organisational culture, Leadership and Leadership Style – Definitions One of the possible definitions for organisational culture that exists is as follow: Organisational culture is “the set of shared values, beliefs and norms that influences the way employees think, feel and behave toward each other and toward people outside the organization” (George and Jones, 2012). One of the aspects which are considered in this paper and which is aspect of organisational culture is organizational structure. It can be described as “the pattern of relationships...
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...ASSIGNMENT BRIEF- OB (UNIT 3) Course Title | Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (QCF) | Student Name: | Unit Title | * Organisations and Behaviour | College ID NO: | Unit Number | 3 | | Unit Credit Value | 15 | Pearson Reg. No: | Unit Level | 4 | | Unit Code | H/601/0551 | E-mail: | Pearson Centre No | | | Assessor/s:IQA: | | Learner Signature: | Learning Outcomes | To pass this unit, the student must achieve all the major learning outcomes as follows:1 Understand the relationship between organisational structure and culture2 Understand different approaches to management and leadership3 Understand ways of using motivational theories in organisations4 Understand mechanisms for developing effective teamwork in organisations. | Issue Date | | Final Submission Deadline: | Submission Date: | Signature of Assessor | | Signature ofInternal Verifier | | UNIT AIM The aim of this unit is to give learners an understanding of individual and group behaviour in organisations and to examine current theories and their application in managing behaviour in the workplace. UNIT INTRODUCTION This unit focuses on the behaviour of individuals and groups within organisations. It explores the links between the structure and culture of organisations and how these interact and influence the behaviour of the workforce. The structure of a large multi-national company with thousands of employees worldwide will be very different from a small local business...
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...Practical Wisdom and Organizational Behaviors Responsible leadership achieves the best results when high levels of individual leadership responsibility coincide. How can one find one’s responsible leadership identity in the midst of the changing and chaotic world? What are the building blocks of responsible leadership identity? The six building blocks of responsible leadership identity are based on individual psychologist Erik H. Erikson’s (1957; 1969; 1974) model of solving identity crises. The Value Basis: Finding one’s true identity requires an in-depth examination of one’s value basis. The question is: Have you found a set of basic philosophical or religious values that your outlook on life can be based on? Your mission should spell out the values which you build your work on. At individual level, this is a meditation exercise on how to take personal responsibility for your actions. Self-image vs External Image: The self-certainty question for responsible leadership to answer is: Do you feel that your self-image is consistent with the image you present to others? Or is your self-image better/worse than your external image? Arrogant boasters or cringing subordinates cannot become responsible leaders. Taking humble pride in oneself and in one’s achievements creates a healthy image. Time Perspective: When an individual reconsiders its time perspective, the following questions should be answered: Can you distinguish immediate gratification...
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...TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP - THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES UDC 65.012.3 Ivana Simić Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, Trg VJ 11, 18000 Niš, Yugoslavia Abstract. Transformational leadership represents the essential quality for successful management of transformational organizational changes. It is about the quality that, in fact, so-called transactional management has missed to bring to an end of the transformational cycles with efficiency. In that sense, the success in realizing transformational organizational changes means that the key people in an organization (managers) develop sets of appropriate skills and attributes that are characteristic to so-called transformational leaders. 1. INTRODUCTION When the organizations adjusted themselves to environmental changes by incremental, evolutionary changes, so-called transactional management was in favor of managing those changes. The conditions of modern organizations functioning require undertaking some radical, transformational changes. Management of such changes requires some new management qualities. One of these qualities is transformational leadership. This article points out the appearance of the transformational leadership concept, its nature and essential qualities (skills and attributes) these phenomenon consists of. 2. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONCEPT As an idea, transformational leadership was first mentioned in 1973, in the sociological...
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...The qualities of a good leader are innovative leader, highly resourceful, open to change, and a good communicator. Innovative leader is who thinks “outside the box” and seeks to implement creativity and leadership within its field of business. Highly resourceful meaning utilizing the tools that is available and find out by asking questions. A leader must create access to information. Open to change by having the leader taking into account all points of view and be willing to change a policy, program, and cultural tradition that are no longer beneficial to the group. A good communicator that listens to his team members, by asking questions, consider all options, and leads in the right direction. (Holden Leadership Center 2009) In the business community, Steve Jobs is the prime example of a good leader, who took the Apple industry to higher levels of achievement. Steve Jobs is innovative leader, resourceful; open to change, and a good communicator. Steve Jobs, “stay hungry. stay foolish” captivated billions of people with his innovative ideas and he’s thankful to use his apple team to lend support. An innovative leader that created a iPhone project so he can assemble his team on specific roles to engage in the tech activity. Steve Jobs was very resourceful on improving iMac computers and latest versions of iPhones. He gave his team a trail of questions for improvement on weakness that lies within the computer software and hardware. In despite of let downs on...
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...(2013) Individual Behaviour * Personality and Learning * e.g., Peterson’s peers refer to him as conscientious. Peterson’s conscientiousness could imply: * he is likely to perform well on most jobs (pg. 47) * he is likely to be an effective leader (pg. 308) * he is likely to contribute to the organizational effectiveness through citizenship behaviour (pg. 139). * Perception, Attribution, and Diversity * e.g., Peterson suspects trying to implement the inventory control system might have lead Curt Andrews to feel resentful and not trusted (pg. 6). * Curt’s perception of trust could explain his resistance to the inventory control system. Specifically, Peterson claims that Curt Andrews resists the inventory control system that was implemented to help Curt plan and coordinate (pg. 6). Curt’s resistance calls attention to a common reason for resisting change; namely, lack of trust (pg. 575). Curt resisted the inventory control systems because he did not trust Peterson’s motives for it. * Equally, perceptions of trust in management are positively related to job satisfaction, organizational commitment, job performance, and organizational citizenship (pg. 101). Curt’s participation in meetings and his issues with coworkers and subordinates may partly stem from his suspicion of Peterson’s motives. * Values, Attitudes, and Work Behaviour * e.g., Curt Andrews was significantly older than anyone else on the GMT organizational chart (see figure...
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