...Leadership in an organisation 1.1 Research Background The highly competitive market economies have continuously forced majority of organisations around the globe to find various strategies on improving themselves in terms of operations and performance. This is not only vital for meeting their organisational objectives, but also for sustenance (Zheir et al, 2012). Previous researches and studies claim that leadership is the key factor for an organisation or business to survive, operate and perform in today’s competitive market (Ximane,2015);(Bass,1990);( Jung, 2002). Furthermore proper leadership is the strategic element in increasing and achieving organisational goals (Bass &Avolio, 1995) ;( Yousef, 1998). On the other hand, some researches and studies contend that organisational leadership is an embellished concept in that it is not necessary in attaining organisational performance since there are other internal and external factors that come into play ( Ismail et al,1998; (Bass& Avolio,2002;(Munjis,2011). A number of researches and studies have been carried out to demonstrate that leadership and organisational performance, commitment and innovation go hand in hand (Judge, Bono, Ilies and Gerhardt, 2002; Judge and Piccolo, 2004; Keller, 2006; McGrath and MacMillan, 2000; Meyer and Hepard, 2000; Purcell, Kinnie, Hutchinson and Dickson, 2004; Yukl, 2002). Conversely, some studies for instance, House and Aditya (1997) suggest that is not a key factor in achieving organisational...
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...Transformational Leadership and its relationship with job satisfaction & rganizational commitment o among the employees of banking sector. This study was carried out in Jeddah, commercial city of Kingdome of Saudi Arabia. The a research concentrated on four commercial banks that re Al Bilad a Bank, AL Rajhi Bank, Riyad Bank and SABB. 300 questionnaires were circulated to employees of anks operating in Jeddah. Full-time bank b employees mostly working as trainee officers were our targeted p opulation. The questionnaire consisted of 38 items, divided into four categories; transformational eadership, overall job satisfaction, l organizational commitment and turnover intentions. Primary resources ere used for collecting data in order to carry out research w work. Multifactor leadership questionnaire eveloped by Bruce d &Avolio (2009) was used to measure the respondents’ perception about the transformational eadership. l By: Ayman Ali Al-Motawa Student Number: 1500140 Bus 633 Presented to: Dr-Asif Salam Transformational Leadership A Study of Banking Sector in Saudi Arabia Dr. Adil Zia H I. Introduction Uman resource is an important and indispensable factor for every organization. It is important to run an organization smoothly, effectively and efficiently (Mosadragh, 2013). Every success of an organization depends directly or indirectly on the hard work, loyalty and involvement of i t s managers and employees. In the era...
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...10402316 THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON WORK RELATED OUTCOMES. SUPERVISOR MRS. ANGELA A. GYASI-GYAMERAH Introduction Background of Study Work environments have become more complex and sophisticated in such a way that emphasizing on improving the human resource determines the success of the organization. Most organizations today face tremendous challenges from external environment, including an uncertain economy, continued globalization of markets, and rapidly advancing technology. Organizations are also facing major internal challenges, many of them resulting in restructuring, re-engineering and downsizing in the form of mergers and acquisition. With the increasing challenges resulting from internal and external environment, organizations can succeed by emphasizing on certain decisive factors that affect the work related outcomes of their employees (Kuchinke, 1999). Assessment of effective leadership styles in organizations has therefore become more critical for employees’ work related outcomes such as job satisfaction and organizational commitment (Earle, 1996). To run organizations smoothly, effectively and efficiently, the most valuable and indispensable factor organizations need is human resource (Mosadragh, 2003). Well-qualified and capable personnel are important in context of achieving goals and objectives of an organization. The success of an organization depends on hard working, loyal and involved managers and employees. Ulrich (2002) argued that the...
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...indirect effects of transformational leadership on innovative behavior | | | | | | Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Theoretical framework 8 Leadership and innovative behavior 8 Transformational leadership and innovative behavior 9 The mediating role of affective commitment between transformational leadership and innovative behavior 11 The mediating role of innovative climate between transformational leadership and innovative behavior 15 The moderating role of affective commitment between transformational leadership and employees’ innovative behavior 18 The moderating role of innovative climate between transformational leadership and employees’ innovative behavior 19 Methods 20 Participants and Procedure 20 Measures 22 Data analysis 24 Results 25 Descriptive statistics and scales 25 Correlation analysis 26 Testing hypothesis 27 Discussion 29 Limitations and recommendations 33 Directions for future research 35 Practical implications 36 References 37 Appendix 42 Tables……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………42 Figures. 45 Company report 46 Abstract This study aims at investigating how transformational leaders directly and indirectly (via affective commitment to the organization, the career, the leader, and the team and innovative climate) affect employees’ innovative behavior. The hypotheses are tested by applying quantitative analyses to data collected from 39 employees of a multinational high-technology...
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...RESEARCH / PROJECT DRS3023 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION STYLE & ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT WITH GENDER AS THE MODERATING FACTOR PROPOSAL FOR: MDM. DINA ABDUL RAZAK PREPARED BY: NORSYAFINAZ BINTI SHAH RIZAL THOMAS 012011110183 NURHASSAN BIN AZIZ 012011030529 MOHD NASRIQ BIN YAZID 012011030196 Submission date: [ 5-Jul-13 ] | Content | Page | | ABSTRACT (executive summary) | 3 | 1.0 | INTRODUCTIONBackground of studyProblem statement ObjectivesResearch questionScope of studyJustification of study | 4445556 | 2.0 | LITERATURE REVIEWManagement Communication StyleOrganizational CommitmentGender | 7788 | 3.0 | THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK & HYPOTHESISVariable relationshipTheoretical FrameworkHypothesis | 9999 | 4.0 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGYResearch ToolsSampling ProcedureData Collection Method | 10101010 | 5.0 | CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCHExpected significant contributions to a new knowledgeExpected benefits to the country/society/organization | 1111 | 6.0 | TIME FRAME | 12 | 7.0 | BUDGET | 13 | 8.0 | CONCLUSION | 14 | 9.0 | REFERENCE | 15 | ABSTRACT Our purpose of this study is to add to the research of relationship between management communication style & organizational commitment with gender as moderator effect. We design this study to find out the impact of organizational commitment on employee performance. This study shall review what factors increases or decreases the organizational commitment and how this will affect...
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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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...LITERATURE SURVEY On Job Satisfaction and Leadership Berikut merupakan survei literatur tentang faktor-faktor yang menentukan kepuasan kerja. Kepuasan kerja dan motivasi dipengaruhi secara positif oleh variabel pengakuan dan penghargaan dengan dimensi sebagai berikut: peluang promosi, prosedur operasi, pekerjaan itu sendiri, pengakuan, relasi dengan rekan kerja, kepuasan terhadap kompensasi, rasa aman, supervisor, dan pengembangan karier (Danis & Usman, 2010). Kepuasan kerja juga berkorelasi positif dengan keadilan organisasional: keadilan distributif, prosedural, interaksional (Al-Zu’bi, 2010). Pada perusahaan dengan tingkat upah yang rendah dan tingkat kepuasan karyawan sedang, kontribusi faktor-faktor kepuasan kerja paling besar ditentukan oleh faktor rekan sekerja, lingkungan kerja, dan pemimpin, tetapi paling rendah oleh faktor upah dan tunjangan (Salviah, 2002). Persepsi karyawan terhadap keadilan kompensasi memiliki korelasi yang signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerjanya (Astuti, 2001) Kebalikannya dari kepuasan kerja karyawan tingkat operasional, Batthi (20010) stres ditentukan 67% oleh faktor di dalam organisasi (beban kerja, waktu kerja, kepemimpinan, kebijakan perusahaan, kondisi kerja) dan 33% faktor di luar organisasi (kondisi ekonomi, keluarga karyawan, cuaca). Selain faktor di atas, salah satu yang perlu diketahui oleh pemimpin adalah seberapa besar pengaruh kepemimpinan, gaya kepemimpinan, dan spiritualitas pemimpin terhadap kepuasan kerja. Penelitian Aydin dan...
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...ship style in Google. 2- The affect of leadership style on group communication. 3- Source of power found in Google. 4- How this source of power affect group and organization communication. 5- Google culture. 6- The motivational theory that would be effective within that culture. 7- Evaluation of the role of communication as an element of this theory. 8- Describe the commitment of the workforce to Google. 9- Relationship between the commitment and the communication. 1-leadership style in Google My researches about Google leadership style. I find out that leaders using transformational leadership style and this is one of my own favorite styles. That's because the leaders increase the satisfaction and the moral between the employees. The leader that uses this type of leadership they motivate and they give intellectual simulation. Plus, they have taken in considerations the individuals as well. If we also take a look about the qualities of the transformational style when we see that this style encourages the workers or the employees to be more innovative and creative. By opening the channels of communication, That is less a stressful and more casual and this allows the ideas between the group members to be reach and understood more easily also, the transformational style It is helping and building trust among the employees and the leaders. 2- The affect of leadership style on group communication. The transformational leadership style it has...
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...of Leadership Style and Job Characteristics on Job Performance among Accountants of County and City Government in Taiwan By Li-Chuan Chu, PhD, and Chun-Che Lai The objectives of this paper are to explore the effect of leadership style and job characteristics on job performance and examine the mediating effect of organization commitment on the leadership style, the job characteristics and the job performance as weii as to provide the management suggestions according the research findings. The questionnaires are appiied to the accountants of county/city government in Taiwan, and the convenience sampiing is adopted. The foiiowing research findings are described after conducting the statisticai anaiyses. Firstiy, this research finds that the more idealized infiuence for the county/city mayor is, the stronger abiilty of problem soiving for the associated accountants are. in addition, the better management by exception conducted by the mayor, the more abiiity of probiem soiving for accountants exists, and therefore the higher passion of innovation happens. Secondiy, this research also reveals that the more job autonomy, job importance, and job diversity happen, the stronger abiiity of probiem solving for the accountants are. Besides, the higher job autonomy for accountants exists, the higher passion of innovation happens. The mediating effect of organization commitment was found between transformationai ieadership and job performance, it indicates that organization commitment would...
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...compares two studies dealing with leadership strategies in work-related settings. Although the settings vary, the study of management approaches and job satisfaction are similar in each. Charles Emery and Katherine Barker’s article, “The Effect of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles on Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Customer Contact Personnel”, assess the effect of transactional and transformational leadership styles on job satisfaction and the accountability of customer service personnel. The research suggests that some styles of management, such as transformational leadership, may be more effective in the dedication of customer service employees. Daniel Koys’ article, “The Effects of Employee Satisfaction, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Turnover on Organizational Effectiveness: A Unit-Level, Longitudinal Study”, addresses the issue of whether business outcomes are influenced by employee attitudes and behaviors or vice versa. In addition, the researchers concentrate on organizational citizenship as well as employee turnover. Each research study in this paper will be addressed as Article 1 and Article 2 respectively throughout this paper. Comparison of Research Questions Both of these topics examine employee outlook and job gratification in the workplace as well as the impact employees have on customer mindsets and business outcomes. In article 1, transformational leadership and its relationship with employee attitude was also...
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...Situational Leadership Theory and Its Contributions to Effective Organizational Change In like manner to humans, organizations change and grow. For instance, the Management Team consulting business identified seven stages of change: New Venture, Expansion, Professionalization, Consolidation, Diversification, Institutionalization, and Decline (“Stages of,” n.d.). Successful transition happens only with appropriate infrastructure; this includes leadership. How does an organization ensure that it can move forward proactively and positively in the face of these organizational changes? In other words, what type of leadership will help an organization most effectively navigate these changes in whichever stage they find themselves? Two theories of leadership provide possibilities: Trait and Situational. However, situational leadership theory (SLT) is the better one for addressing changes and challenges in an organization, due to its focus on the relationship between leaders and employees. Ironically, trait leadership studies can provide valuable insight into the leader component in SLT. This paper begins with an exploration of the basic tenets of the two theories. From this foundation, it explores the importance of the leadership-employee relationship, advantages of SLT, limits/challenges of SLT, and recommendations on how best to utilize SLT for organizational change. Basic Tenets of the Two Theories Trait and Situational theories of leadership provide two different views into...
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...European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 13, Number 3 (2010) 387 Relationship between Interpersonal Communication Skills and Organizational Commitment (Case Study: Jahad Keshavarzi and University of Qom, Iran) Hassan Zarei Matin Associate Professor, University of Tehran, Iran Golamreza Jandaghi Associate Professor, University of Tehran, Iran Fateme Haj Karimi Graduate, Public Management, University of Tehran, Iran Ali Hamidizadeh Graduate, Public Management, University of Tehran, Iran Abstract The aim of this paper is to identify the interpersonal communication skills that enhance organizational commitment. To do so in a descriptive survey, the models provided by Robbins and Hunsaker and by Allen and Meyer were used to measure interpersonal communication skills and organizational commitment respectively. The used tool was questionnaire. The statistical community included public organizations in Qom city among which two organizations were selected randomly. Sampling was also conducted randomly in both organizations. Finally, 106 individuals responded to questionnaire items. The findings of the research show that among existing skills in the model, just team building skill has a significant relation with organizational commitment. Keywords: Interpersonal Communication Skill, Organizational Commitment, Robbins and Hunsaker, Team building 1. Introduction The need for thoughtful, effective communication in the workplace is paramount. Seldom does an employee...
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...ABSTRACT Evidence is presented to support that organizational performance can be enhanced through ethical leadership. An ethical corporate culture has been associated with trust, commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, employee commitment, and financial performance. There is an opportunity for managers to take a proactive approach to incorporating ethical concerns into strategic planning. In addition, there has been public policy support for top management to be responsible for organizational ethics. Academic researchers can assist by investigating the relationship between ethical leadership and organizational performance variables. The Role of Ethical Leadership in Organizational Performance There is increasing support that it is good business for an organization to be ethical and that ethical cultures emerge from strong leadership. The rewards to organizations supporting ethical cultures include increased efficiency in daily operations and decision making, employee commitment, product quality improvements, customer loyalty, and improved financial performance (Ferrell, Maignan, and Loe 1999). Three different approaches are used by companies to implement ethics initiatives. Through compliance an organization can use internal controls to gain ethical conformity. Organizations may use ethics in public relations to enhance their reputation and gain extra media attention. A third, more committed approach involves using a value-based philosophy...
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...Abstract The purpose of this research is to discover ways for effective leadership and the impact it has on employee satisfaction. Leadership, management and supervision are terms which mean the same but are used similarly. A leader/manager/supervisor is a person who sees something that needs to be done, and knows that they can help make it happen. A leader, manager, or supervisor sees opportunity and captures it. He/she sees future that can be different and better and help others see that picture too. He/she is a coach, an encourager and is willing to take risks today for something better for tomorrow. A leader/manager/supervisor is a communicator, coordinator and listener. There are several types of leadership styles and they will be discussed in this paper. Additionally, this paper will discuss case studies to deliberate the role of leadership between employees using the different leadership styles. The results of the findings showed effective leadership does have an impact on employee satisfaction. The main recommendations are for leaders to practice the “Golden Rule”. Introduction Leadership is a process influence between leaders and employees where the leader attempts to inspire the workers to achieve organizational goals. Leadership plays an important role to ensure the achievement of desired outcomes in both formal and informal groups. Effective leadership and employee satisfaction are two terms that are equally important. A great...
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...1.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Generally, of the various leadership styles no other leadership style has a deeper or stronger historical base than servant leadership. The concept of servant leadership can be traced through passages dating back to the 4th century B.C., most notably passages documented from Lao-Tzu who lived in China 570 B.C. (Brewer, 2010). However, the contemporary study of servant leadership may be traced to the groundbreaking work of Greenleaf (1977). The model of servant leadership, as proposed by Robert Greenleaf (1977) seems especially well suited to providing employees with the empowerment and participatory job characteristics that are related to both employee and customer satisfaction. Servant-leadership represents a model of leadership in which the leader assumes a supportive, service orientated role among stakeholders and followers (Greenleaf, 1977). The fundamental concept of servant leadership is placing others before self and accordingly servant leaders care about the people that work for them, other person’s agendas come before their own and commitment to service comes first. The servant leader serves by building the skills of followers, removing obstacles, encouraging innovation, and empowering creative problem solving (Spears, 2004). Servant Leadershipis an understanding and practice of leadership that places the good of those led over the self-interest of the leader. Servant leadership promotes the valuing and development of people, the building...
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