Democratic, Situational And Transformational Leadership

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Running head: Roles of democratic, situational and transformational leadership approaches in motivating
employees through encouraging, communicating and making commitments
ROLES OF DEMOCRATIC, SITUATIONAL AND
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP APPROACHES IN
MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES THROUGH ENCOURAGING,
COMMUNICATING AND MAKING COMMITMENTS

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Roles of democratic, situational and transformational leadership approaches in motivating employees through
encouraging, communicating and making commitments
Table of Contents
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY............................................................................................3
LITERATURE REVIEW OUTLINE......................................................................................12
I. Introduction.......................................................................................................................12
II. Theme one: Democratic leaders provide value to the concept of equality in terms of
motivating workforce...........................................................................................................12
III. Theme two: Matching the behavior with the situational needs is the responsibility of
situational leaders.................................................................................................................13
IV. Theme three: Transformational leaders encourage the workforce to become flexible
with the changes...................................................................................................................14
IV. Conclusion and recommendations..................................................................................15
Reference list........................................................................................................................16

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Roles of democratic, situational and transformational leadership approaches in motivating employees through
encouraging, communicating and making commitments
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Article 1: Tortorella, G., & Fogliatto, F. (2017). Implementation of lean manufacturing
and situational leadership styles: An empirical study. Leadership & Organization
Development Journal, 38(7), 946-968. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2016-0165
Summary
The main purpose of this study is to determine leadership styles at different levels in a
company. Proper identification of leadership styles helps to support the process of lean
manufacturing.
Analysis
The information in this article is about the usefulness of situational analysis, which
makes it relevant for this research. In the LR, it will be included in the discussion of
situational leadership approach.
Reflection
The main focus of this article is given on the utilization of situational leadership,
which makes it helpful for conducting the research. Hence, this makes it fit in this research
paper.
Article 2: DeBell, Jan, CDA,M.S., B.S. (2019). Democratic leadership. Dental Assistant,
88(2), 6-7. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/2204514836?
accountid=188056
Summary
This article has mentioned the traits of democratic leaders and the process of working
in a democratic team. The author has mentioned that trusting intuitions help workers to
follow the footsteps of a democratic leader.
Analysis

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Roles of democratic, situational and transformational leadership approaches in motivating employees through
encouraging, communicating and making commitments
This article is relevant to this research as it is focusing on the democratic leadership
approach. It will be used in the literature to develop arguments about the strength and
weaknesses of this approach.
Reflection
The author of this article is Jan DeBell and she is the president of a renowned
association. This source fits into this research as it has discussed characteristics of a
democratic leader in a broader view and it is very helpful.
Article 3: Farooq, A., Muzamil, N. M., Sharan, K., & Kwee, N. B. (2018). Roles of
leadership styles and relationship-based employee governance in open service
innovation. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 39(3), 353-374.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-08-2017-0225
Summary
This article has focused on evaluating the relationship between leadership styles and
service innovation along with employee governance.
Analysis
Information on this article is relevant to this research as it has discussed past research
about different leadership styles. It can be considered helpful for the literature review as it has
presented criticism of approaches and strategies of leadership.
Reflection
Authors of this article are highly qualified and they have successfully presented the
arguments in a broad way that can enrich this present research.
Article 4: Corbett, J., & Veenendaal, W. (2017). The personalisation of democratic
leadership? evidence from small states. Social Alternatives, 36(3), 31-36. Retrieved from
https://search.proquest.com/docview/1980695317?accountid=188056
Summary