Leadership Analysis: Styles of Leadership and Role of IT Management

LEADERSHIP
-AN IN-DEPTH
ANALYSIS
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INTRODUCTION
THE IT MARKET IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY COMPETITIVE WITH
EACH AND EVERY PASSING DAY. THE OPERATION AND
INTEGRATION IN THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE
ORGANIZATION IS FACING THE SIGNIFICANT NEED TO BELONG
TO THE TOP QUALITY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE COMPETITIVE
EDGE IN THE MARKET. THE MANAGEMENT AND THE LEADERSHIP
IN THE ORGANIZATION PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THIS CASE
AND THE FRUITFUL CONDUCTION OF THE MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES IS CRUCIAL IN INCREASING THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WILL ALLOW THE
ORGANIZATION TO SURVIVE FOR A LONGER PERIOD TIME WITH
SIGNIFICANT EASE. THE ASSIGNMENT IS FOCUSED IN
EXPRESSING DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP AND THE ROLE
OF IT MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH THE DETAILED DISCUSSION
ON THE CONCEPT OF INNOVATION.

LEADERSHIP STYLES
• THE LEADERSHIP STYLE IS THE PROCESS HOW
A LEADER PROVIDES DIRECTION OR
PRODUCES THE PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION
ALONG WITH THE MOTIVATION TO HIS OR HER
FOLLOWERS (BOLMAN & DEAL, 2017).
• THERE ARE SEVERAL STYLES OF LEADING LIKE
 AUTHORITARIAN
 PATERNALISTIC
 DEMOCRATIC
 LAISSEZ-FAIRE
 TRANSACTIONAL
 TRANSFORMATIONAL

AUTHORITARIAN
 THIS TYPE OF LEADERSHIP RELATES TO
THE CREATION OF THE DISTINCTIVE
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.
 THE STYLE OF LEADERSHIP HAS STRONG
EMPHASIS ON THE PROCESS OF DIRECT
SUPERVISION IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN
PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND
FOLLOWERSHIP (ZENG, 2014).
 THE STYLE FOLLOWS THE VISIONARY OF
THE PERSON WHO IS IN POWER AND
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT CONSIDER THE
ONES TO BE LED AT ALL TIMES.
 IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LEADERS OF
THE MENTIONED STYLE FOCUSES
LARGELY ON THE EFFICIENCY.

PATERNALISTIC
 IN THIS STYLE OF LEADERSHIP, THE LEADERS ARE
OBSERVED TO ACT LIKE A PARENTAL FIGURE WHO WILL
CONSIDERABLY FOCUS ON TAKING CARE OF HIS
SUBORDINATES (ZHANG, HUAI & XIE, 2015).
 IN THIS STYLE OF LEADING, THE WORKERS ARE
OBSERVED TO BE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE BELIEFS OF
THEIR LEADER AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
WORKERS AND THE LEADER IS STRONG.
 THE STYLE OF LEADERSHIP ENSURES THAT THE LEADERS
RECEIVE CONCRETE TRUST AND LOYALTIES OF HIS OR
HER FOLLOWERS.
 THE LEADERS OF THE STYLE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND THE WORKERS CAN BE
RETAINED FOR A CONSIDERABLY LONGER PERIOD OF TIME
IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT.
 THE MAIN DETRIMENTAL FACTOR IN THE CASE IS THAT
THE LEADER IN THE MENTIONED STYLE CAN BE
SUBJECTED TO HELP HIS FAVOURITES BY HIS OR HER
DECISION

DEMOCRATIC
 IN THIS STYLE OF LEADERSHIP, THE LEADER ENCOURAGES
THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION TO TAKE PART IN THE
DECISION MAKING PROCEDURE BY THE CREATION OF THE
INTEREST OF THE GROUP MEMBERS (KANE & PATAPAN,
2014).
 IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
ACKNOWLEDGES THE PARTICIPATION OF OTHERS IN THE
FRUITFUL ANALYSIS OR PRODUCTION OF ANY DECISION, THE
LEADER STILL NEEDS TO GUIDE AND CONTROL THE
MEMBERS.
 RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT THE MENTIONED STYLE IS
SIGNIFICANTLY EFFECTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE AND
INCREASES THE RATE OF IMPROVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
THE GROUP MEMBERS AND THAT HELPS TO IMPROVE THE
BOND BETWEEN THE MEMBERS AND THE LEADER
(HENDRIKS & KARSTEN, 2014).
 DEMOCRATIC DECISION MAKING RELATES TO SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT SLOWNESS AND APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY.