Leadership Behavioural Theory and its application on Korean Company

This case study explores the application of behavioural leadership theory to address management issues within a Korean company, particularly focusing on staff dissatisfaction following the introduction of automation. The analysis highlights how behavioural theory, with its emphasis on understanding...Read More

WORK AND ORGANISATION
SYSTEMS
Leadership

INTRODUCTION
 Leadership refers to the action of leading a
group of people.
 The guidance and direction of the authority to its
management for proper control is a leadership.
 Various theories and selected case study on
leadership is provided under this.
 The leadership theory and its application on the
case study is constructed under this.

LEADERSHIP THEORY
 Behavioural theory
 Behavioural theory defines
that initial structure and
managerial grid is important
to be considered.
 Behavioural theory depends
on the different behaviour of
people in the management.
 For success and adaption of
changes this theory is
important to be considered.

TYPE OF BEHAVIOURAL THEORY
 Role theory- Shaped by culture, training
and modelling.
 Managerial grid- Concern for production
and concern for people.
 These theories gets a fit to the case
study of Korean company.
 The leadership style and theory needs
to be considered to help the
management issues.

BEHAVIOURAL THEORY
 Behavioural theory actually defines the
behaviour changes of people accordingly.
 The changes affect the behaviour of
management.
 The behavioural theory suggest that
leadership traits can be developed through
learning and experience.
 The production of intended results by
developing skills of leaders can be done in
behavioural theory.

CONTD.
 There is no surety of ability to work on
the practices which has been
developed among the people regarding
leadership.
 There are also lack of knowledge and
understanding among the people to
use the theory concepts in real life.
 Use of behavioural theory depends on
effective understanding and skills.

BUSINESS CASE STUDY
 The case study of Korean Company in
which the management is facing issues
regarding the staff dissatisfaction.
 The introduction of automation has
become and issue.
 Change in behaviour of staff members
of the company has been observed.

CONTD.
 The staff showed the dissatisfaction with
the automation of the operations.
 This has decreased their value.
 The staff’s morale and motivation has
been decreased.
 The low productivity was resulted due to
the issue in Korean Company.
 Organisational performance has been
affected.

CASE STUDY AND THEORY
 Behavioural Theory relates with the case
study.
 The theory provides that behaviour is changed
if the changes in the organisations are
initiated.
 Korean company should use this leadership
theory for betterment.
 The role theory in which the shaping of an
organisation is done with the help of proper
training and modelling.

CONTD.
 Managerial grid could be used by the
company.
 The managerial grid provides the
concern for people and concern for
production.
 Automation in the company could
improve the production and managerial
grid could take a concern of people.

CONCLUSION
 The effective use of behavioural theory could
explain the solution to an organisation.
 The concept of managerial grid improves the
motivation among people.
 It also induces the production with an
effective leadership,
 It is basically helpful to the Korean company
in understanding the behaviour of people
and motivate them accordingly.

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