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Comparison Between Western and Indigenous Approaches

   

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As business world becomes increasinglyglobalized, the need to understand leadershipacross world is also becoming more urgent,making indigenous research increasinglyimportant and necessary.

TABLE OF CONTENTSESSAY: LEADERSHIP THEORIES..............................................................................................1PATERNALISTIC LEADERSHIP.................................................................................................1Strength...................................................................................................................................1Weaknesses.............................................................................................................................1SERVANT LEADERSHIP..............................................................................................................2Strengths.................................................................................................................................2Weaknesses.............................................................................................................................3TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP............................................................................................3Strengths.................................................................................................................................3Weaknesses.............................................................................................................................4Comparison.............................................................................................................................4INDIGENOUS APPROACHES......................................................................................................5Comparison between western and indigenous approaches....................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

ESSAY: LEADERSHIP THEORIESA perfect guidance as well as the consideration of organisational goals can be achievedby better leadership. Monitoring with motivating workforce is an essential or helpful tool to gainobjectives of business. Leadership addresses to create confidence in employees and they willbuild a trust or satisfaction. It helps in developing morale in the individuals as they will feelhappy and confident to share their views. There can be use of several theories over leadershipwhich will be beneficial in developing a good strength to firm. Techniques to guide or executethe workforce would be fruitful in initiation of any action and motivating staff to enhance theirtalent and performances (Importance of Leadership. 2017). Necessity of leadership is that workcan be done in a better way by proper guidance and there can be proper utilisation of time andtalent of human resources. It develops a coordination atworkplace between employees,managers, supervisors or team leaders.PATERNALISTIC LEADERSHIPPaternalistic leadership is the method where employees and partners of organisation aretreated as family members which helps in building trust, loyalty and a healthy relationship (Chenand et.al., 2014). Its psychological influence enhances confidence in employees and encouragesthem to improve their quality of doing work. StrengthThis kind of leadership is quite necessary for an entity in achieving targets and goals.Employees in the business are treated as the family member and this is the right way toencourage them. It becomes easy for leaders to identify their weaknesses and they will giveeffective solutions to them. This method or technique helps in motivating workers and building afavourable environment at the workplace. Major focus of leadership is to build positivity in worklife of employees (Pellegrini, Scandura and Jayaraman, 2010). Paternalistic leadership brings theimpression of being democratic as workers are free and independent to share their views orquestion if they have any doubts. This is somehow a social approach which builds the favourablerelationship between employees and supervisors.WeaknessesThere will be some weaknesses or disadvantages due to this method of leadership. If theleader is not able to make the good connection or interactions with their employees and they do1

not build loyalty or trust in their mind, then there will be no healthy relationship between themand the organisation has to suffer due to lack of quality in the functioning. This technique will beharmful as it increases dependency of employees towards leaders as they will not be independentto make their own decision (Wu and et.al., 2012). They will always need guidance of theirmentors and they will not have enough confident to take any action. If any wrong or incorrectdecision can be taken by worker than it will bring dissatisfaction in them (Soylu, 2011).Employee rights and legislation can be the barrier in building a healthy relationship orcontraction. The authority to take decisions are under execution of top level management. Theyassess work and make favourable decisions, this may create dissatisfaction in the employees asthey will not be asked for sharing their ideas or view in this regard.SERVANT LEADERSHIPServant leadership is the style or technique to serve group or team at very first preferencethan the principles. This technique of leadership provides power to the leaders and they act likethe administrator of the organisation (Spears, 2010). They will direct or impose the policies overemployees. This can be fruitful because the rules are to be made by only single leaders withoutand interference. There will be need of that sort of talented or skilled leaders who have the abilityto administer or execute the workforce. StrengthsThe main advantage of this method is, it provides diversity at the workplace. Here theleaders have desire and wish that the members or employees under their leadership must listen tothem and they will direct and regulate their work (Van Dierendonck and Nuijten, 2011). Therewill be guidance to work in order to impose the command over them. It can enhance moral inworkforce toward the work for achieving organisational goals but it can be throughimplementing rules and regulations to do the tasks. This can be favourable for the employees asthey will learn how to do their duties within given time duration. That will be fruitful for the firmin getting the work done within stipulated time period (Van Dierendonck, 2011). It helps inmaking corrective decisions promptly because the work can be done quickly and the leaders willhave enough time for better planning and decisions can be made for achieving the attainablefuture aims of business. Thus, this quality of leadership builds strong team at the workplace and2

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