Leadership and Management: Key Theories and Evaluation of Styles

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the historical development of leadership and management. It begins with an introduction defining leadership and management, then delves into key leadership and management theories, including trait theory, transformational leadership, behavior theory, system theory, human relation theory, scientific management theory, and the contributions of Henry Fayol, Max Webber, and Frederick Taylor. The report then evaluates various leadership styles, discussing miscommunication and labor turnover scenarios. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of leadership and management for managing human resources and improving productivity. The report includes references to books, journals, and online resources, along with visual illustrations to support the concepts discussed. This report is designed to help students understand the evolution of leadership and management practices.

Historical Development of
management and leadership

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
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Key theories of leadership and management. ............................................................................1
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Evaluate the various leadership style..........................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4
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INTRODUCTION
Leadership is the ability to build up then zeal performance of the employees. It is the
activity of influencing peoples to strive willingly for the group objectives. Management is the
process of which bring human and material resources which is help to motivates people for the
achievement of objectives (Antonakis and Day, 2017). This report is consists the history of
leadership and management style. This study is based on various theories of leadership and
management and it development in now days. Study lays emphasis on the key theories of
leadership and management within a range of context and its environment. It is also highlighted
by understand and evaluate the various leadership style according to situation.
LO1
Key theories of leadership and management.
There are key theories of leadership and management are help to handle the any situation
which are happing in organisation and at every place.
Theories of leadership
Trait theory of leadership
In the 1900, most early leadership studies concern and try to determine the traits of
leaders.
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Illustration 1: trait theory of leadership
(source: Traits theory, 2017)

The traits' theory is the result of first dynamic and systematic efforts of researches to understand
the leadership (Traits theory, 2017). This gives the main and effective posses of person. Now
days, its adds new key features of this theory is to explain peoples posses with quality. In
according tom this leadership theory management is find the traits from their work and try tom
give better and effective solution of the work. According to the picture this have openness of
work by extracted ideas.
Transformational leadership theory
In the 1900, this theory is help to find the all level of the organisation like team,
departments, division and organisation.
This theory is help to management to motivate the peoples by making and giving effective and
valuable rewards to their employees (Transformational leadership, 2017). Now days it is help to
promotion of the vision, mission and set the values to the members. In these ways they can make
and guide to peoples by providing them scenes of meaning.
Behaviour theory
At the 1900, this theory is classified as such because they focus on the study of specific
behaviour of leaders and team members. This help to management is provided real marketing
potential, as behaviour of peoples. In these leaders are task oriented and try to give their effective
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Illustration 2: transformational leadership style
(Source: Transformational leadership, 2017)

and best performance in the task. This theory develops by the studying the behaviour of leaders
and effect to them on at workplace and its environment.
Theories of management
System theory
In this 1900 onward this theory is give work systematic ways but not use the system of
work and not have any structure of work (Dugan, 2017). System theory of management has the
aim for achieving an integrated and balance whole business and its operations. At present it is
very effective and valuable for making proper and systematic process of work and its structures.
This theory has some feature may includes the identifying the overall goal of the organisation,
working so that its various elements function to achieve the goal.
Human relation theory
At 1900 years ago peoples are very concern about relations of peoples and make effective
relations with everyone at workplace and Human management is responsible for manage the
humans. Now days this theory is emphasis the importance of aligning then needs of the workers
with the needs of humans and adopting new policies for the work and growth of the work.
Policies are help to stops discriminations at workplace. It is effective and valuable for achieving
the goals and objectives of firm.
Scientific management theory
Before 1900 onwards science is not implemented in the world and have not any scope. In
these peoples are not use the technologies and not use. But times leaders are use their traditional
theories for improve their work and leadership styles. Now day's science is help to improve
productivity of work and help to increase the workplace. This approaches uses date and
measurements to make more effective (Grint and et.al., 2016). By observing and evaluating
processes in numerical terms. In this management is able to distil information the helps them run
their business in more effective manner. This is effective and best for making the effectiveness
for gain and achieve the objectives and goals of organisation.
Henry fayol
This is the management principles for manage their statements which are based on the
fundamental truth. It has the 14 principles but there is 5 are most important which are division of
work in this management can provide the effective and valuable work divided into the employees
according to their qualification and work culture. Discipline is effective and very manageable at
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the organisation and at everywhere at the place. This help to maintain the effectiveness of work
at the time of place.
Max Webber
It is the systematic formation of any organisation and workplace. By these leaders are
able to make the effective and valuable changes according to work (Holten and Brenner, 2015).
In this management and leaders are responsible for making and dividing job responsibility into
the employees.
Frederick Taylor
It is described the applications of scientific methods to the management of workers and
every peoples. It is interesting for improving their work productivity effectively.
LO2
Evaluate the various leadership style.
There are various theories of leadership style. This help to handle any situation at
workplace and everywhere.
Miscommunication
It is the very biggest problem which is faced by the peoples when they convey their
massage at the time of work. This creates the very biggest problem and its result is very bad. In
this situation leadership theory is support to them. This help to handle any situation at workplace.
This situation is very common but it can handle by the management and every peoples. It is
effective and valuable for the work (Iqbal, Anwar and Haider, 2015). In these roles of
management is make effective and system use easy and normal communication skill.
Labour turnover
Labour turnover is the effective and efficient for the work. Like employee is on leave in
this work of organisation is suffers In these situations leaders are take the support of
transformational leadership style. This theory help to make aim and support to peoples of them.
In these roles of management is help to take support of system theory. This help to make their
effective system for hiring and selecting the best and eligible candidates for the work.
Leadership style are help top make the effective and valuable changes in every place and
also in organisation.
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CONCLUSION
From the above study it has been concluded that the leadership and management has
important for managing human resource now days and also in the past. It has effective
development in the leadership styles and management theories. That had very effective and
helpful for the management. Its development has effective and useful for nowadays. All had
effective and valuable for improve productivity and profit of firm.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Antonakis, J. and Day, D.V. Eds., 2017. The nature of leadership. Sage publications.
Dugan, J.P., 2017. Leadership theory: Cultivating critical perspectives. John Wiley & Sons.
Grint, K. and et.al., 2016. What is leadership. The Routledge companion to leadership, p.3.
Holten, A.L. and Brenner, S.O., 2015. Leadership style and the process of organizational
change. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. 36(1). pp.2-16.
Iqbal, N., Anwar, S. and Haider, N., 2015. Effect of leadership style on employee
performance. Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review. 5(5). pp.1-6.
Tannenbaum, R. and Schmidt, W.H., 2017. How to choose a leadership pattern. In Leadership
Perspectives (pp. 75-84). Routledge.
ONLINE
Traits theory. 2017. [Online]. Available through: <https://risetoshinetoday.org/trait-theory-of-
personality/>
Transformational leadership. 2017. [Online]. Available through: <http://www.free-
management-ebooks.com/faqld/leadership-05.htm>
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