Leadership and Culture in Organization Context

LEADERSHIP AND
CULTURE IN
ORGANIZATION CONTEXT
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Notion and nature of leadership.......................................................................................................5
Leadership style...............................................................................................................................6
Authoritarian or autocratic...........................................................................................................6
Democratic Leadership or Participative......................................................................................6
Laissez-faire or Delegative leadership.........................................................................................7
Theories of leadership......................................................................................................................8
The great man theory...................................................................................................................8
Trait Theory.................................................................................................................................8
Physiological traits...................................................................................................................9
Socioeconomic characteristics.................................................................................................9
Personality traits......................................................................................................................9
Intellectual traits......................................................................................................................9
Task-related traits....................................................................................................................9
Social characteristics...............................................................................................................9
Behavioral theory.......................................................................................................................10
The Ohio State University Studies........................................................................................10
The University of Michigan Studies......................................................................................10
Blake and Mouton’s leadership Grid.........................................................................................11

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Indifferent..............................................................................................................................11
Controlling or the country club..............................................................................................11
Task-oriented.........................................................................................................................11
Balance or Status Quo...........................................................................................................11
Sound.....................................................................................................................................12
Contingency theory....................................................................................................................12
Fred Fiedler............................................................................................................................12
Findings of Fiedler’s..............................................................................................................12
Hersey Blanchard Situational Theory........................................................................................13
Telling....................................................................................................................................13
Selling....................................................................................................................................13
Delegating..............................................................................................................................13
Participating...........................................................................................................................13
Transactional leadership theory.................................................................................................13
Transformational leadership theory...........................................................................................14
Influential...............................................................................................................................14
Motivational...........................................................................................................................14
Inspirational...........................................................................................................................14
Practical examples.........................................................................................................................14
Clear communication.................................................................................................................15

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Coordinating..............................................................................................................................15
Planning.....................................................................................................................................15
Organizing.................................................................................................................................16
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................16
References......................................................................................................................................17