Evaluation of different leadership theories in organizational effectiveness

ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ACTIVITY 1....................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Evaluation of different leadership theories.......................................................................1
1.2 Evaluating the impact of managerial styles on organizational effectiveness...................2
1.3 The way in which motivational theory influences the employee's motivation................3
1.4 Theories depicting the working relationship and interaction...........................................4
ACTIVITY 2....................................................................................................................................4
3.1 The way in which organization can facilitate innovation and creativity..........................4
3.2 Importance of learning in organization............................................................................5
3.3 Effectiveness of team work..............................................................................................6
3.4 Effective management of change within organization.....................................................6
ACTIVITY 3....................................................................................................................................7
2.3 Analyzing the culture and structure of TESCO and their impact on its effectiveness.....7
ACTIVITY 4....................................................................................................................................7
4.1 Analyzing different approaches to organizational decision-making................................7
4.2 Assessing management approaches to risk and uncertainty in decision-making.............8
4.3 Effectiveness of organizational decisions in TESCO.......................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Organizational behavior is the study of enterprise from multiple view points, and it
further analyzes the way in which organizational structures affect the behavior that is taking
place within organization. The organizational behavior construes the relationship that exists
between people and organization and depicts the way in which this relationship helps in
accomplishing the organizational targets.
Present report emphasizes on the effectiveness of leadership and motivational theories.
The impact of organizational culture and structure on the organizational development as well as
effectiveness of management of change within firm is clearly highlighted in the report. For this
study, TESCO has been undertaken. The report also makes a detailed understanding of
organizational decision-making which demonstrates varied approaches towards managing risks.
ACTIVITY 1
1.1 Evaluation of different leadership theories
Leadership is the process where a leader guides its followers and undertakes the
responsibilities for their actions. Leader is the person who undertakes the initiatives and
possesses the caliber to tackle issues and problems which are arising in a complicated situation
(Bhatia, 2008). Leaders are born with some exceptional qualities or they may embrace such
qualities after intensive learning and experience. A leader is required to have the following traits
within him-
 Ability to utilize the power effectively- A leader must not only be well acquainted with his
power but also, he must have the ability to use it wisely.
 Ability to apprehend- The people working within organization have different behaviors,
thus, a leader must have the ability to understand different nature of people that are
working around him.
 Ability to inspire people- A follower often tries to imitate its leader and get inspired from
him. Therefore, it is imperative for him to show the devotion, dedication and build a
charismatic personality which presents himself as a role model for others (Robbins,
2013).
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Keeping common traits that are discussed above there are different leadership theories
that prefer by the leaders so that they can easily manage and direct the employees towards
attaining the specific goals. The evaluation of different leadership theories are-
1. Behavioral theory- This theory presents the manner in which a leader involves others in
decision-making along with encouraging and supporting them. The different types of
leaders are-
 Autocratic leaders- The leader here uses downward communication style, that is,
from the leaders to subordinates (Jones, 2010). This style is applicable where fast
and spontaneous decisions are required to be undertaken and when there is high
number of unskilled employees in the organization.
 Democratic leaders- The leader here takes the input of its followers before
concluding any decision. This style is favorable wherever team participation
matters and where the organization promotes innovation and creativity.
2. Great Man Theory- The clear distinction between leadership and an individual is
defined in this theory. The base of this theory is that all leaders are great and noble men
who come from a social background. These great men are often seen as good
coordinators, planners, controllers, achievers and organizers.
3. Trait theory- In great man theory, it is believed that a leader is born with some
exceptional qualities and the trait theory that is assisting the previous theory makes an
attempt to recognize such qualities and skills which makes it a great man.
1.2 Evaluating the impact of managerial styles on orgevaluation of leadership theoriesanizational
effectiveness
Managerial style is often a function that describes the behavior that is associated with the
personality. The management style is a manner in which one manages the organization. An
effective managerial style assists a leader to continually and progressively lead towards a
planned destination. The managerial styles help organization in making decisions that discharges
various functions of formulation, target setting, implementation of strategies and building of
corporate image, handling the key stakeholders and performing other basic managerial activities.
Several managerial styles that have been evolved by different scholars are-
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