Understanding Organizational Behavior

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Understanding Organizational Behavior
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Understanding Organizational Behavior
Case Study: Critical Analysis of the Leadership Styles in the Acquiring and Target Companies
Introduction
One of the major determining factors of organizational success is leadership. The type of
leadership style adopted by an organization can play a significant role in influencing its
prosperity by determining whether it succeeds or not. An organization that has a good leadership
definitely succeeds more than the one that does not. However, one thing that should be known
that leadership is diverse. Meaning, every leader has a right to choose and apply the leadership
style that appeals to them most. In this case study, there is a cultural clash in the merger caused
by the leadership differences employed by the acquiring and the target companies. The paper
presents a critical analysis of the leadership styles in the acquiring and target companies.
The Leadership Style in the Acquiring Company
The leadership style adopted in the acquiring company was autocratic. This is a type of
leadership style in which the decision-making process is centralized and dominated by the
topmost authority. To be autocratic means dictatorial. So, in this situation, the management was
purely dictatorial when it came to the decision-making process (Arnold, Connelly, Walsh &
Martin Ginis 2015). The management had assumed the decision-making role; hence, whenever
there was any decision to be made, it would unilaterally make it. Meaning, no any other
stakeholders would be consulted and requested to give opinion before a decision was made. It
was the sole right of the management to do so.