Comparing Leadership Styles: Accommodating and Controlling Report

This report provides a comparative analysis of two prominent leadership styles: accommodating and controlling. It defines and contrasts these styles, highlighting their core characteristics, such as the level of control exerted by the leader and the emphasis on relationships versus task completion. The report then evaluates the suitability of each style for modern global organizations, concluding that the accommodating style is more appropriate due to its emphasis on considering diverse perspectives, managing workplace conflicts, and fostering employee involvement. The report supports its conclusions with references to academic literature and research on leadership theories and styles, emphasizing the importance of adapting leadership approaches to the evolving needs of contemporary multinational corporations. The report concludes by summarizing the comparison and reiterating the suitability of the accommodating leadership style for global organizations.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
4. Comparison of controlling styles of leadership and the most suitable style for the global
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CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Leadership style can be defined as a way and process of providing direction and motivating
employees and people. There are various types of leadership styles that are being used by
different organizations (Amanchukwu, Stanley and Ololube, 2015). The report will outline
comparison and contrast of two leading style that is accommodating and controlling. Further, it
will derive one style which is best suitable for modern global organisation.
4. Comparison of controlling styles of leadership and the most suitable style for the global
organization
Accommodation and controlling styles of leadership contrast on the basis of level of
control leadership. Some leadership style which denotes high and low level of control are,
include authoritarian, participative and Laissez- fair. The accommodating style of leadership can
be defined as the leadership style in which one is willing for giving up about everything so that it
can preserve and maintain the relationship. The nature of accommodating leaders is of sacrifice,
low assertiveness and selflessness. Whereas, controlling leadership can be defined as the one
who only focuses on providing commands and directions. The nature of controlling leaders can
be related to autocratic leaders. Such leaders do not focus on people and maintaining or
preserving relationship, but on completion of task and activities. Comparison of controlling and
accommodating leadership style is given below:
Basis Controlling leadership Accommodating leadership
Meaning Controlling leadership is the
type of leadership which
involves leader owns complete
power and high level of control
over followers. This is
authoritarian style of leading
where decision is taken by one
leading individual on the basis
of common change. Leaders in
this style do not involve their
employees and followers in
Accommodating leadership
style is the type of style
which involves the
considerable participation of
their employees. This is the
style of leading where leading
person aim at resolving every
situation by considering
perspective of followers. The
accommodating style of
leading depicts low level of
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their decision-making process. control.
Involvement Controlling style of leadership
limits commitment and
engagement of people in
particular task or change and
therefore sometimes leads to
résistance (awaz and Khan_
PhD, 2016).
Accommodating style of
leadership is based on
participation of employees
where leaders and flowers
focuses on winning by
cooperation to achieve best
outcomes.
Suitability This style is suitable when
leaders tell employees what,
when and how it is to be done
without seeking advice from
followers.
For example, managing and
leading changes in business.
This style is suitable and
appropriate when leaders seek
for different solutions from
employees to manage changes
in particular situation
For example, conflict
resolution
In both style of leading that is accommodating and controlling contrast with each other as
in the end leaders are responsible for decision making. According to Yahaya and Ebrahim, 2016,
in controlling as well as in accommodating style of leadership work is done to achieve better
business outcomes and therefore focus of leaders is on managing employee’s motivation. Thus,
both style of leading leaders keeps employees well motivated by focusing on improving their
critical thinking skills.
Hence, from compares and contrast of accommodating and controlling style of leadership
it can be said that accommodating leading style is best suitable for modern global organisation.
Accommodating style of leading allows leaders to consider view point of each and every
employee which is the major concern of modern multinational organisation as the companies are
focuses on managing equality and diversity at work place. Accommodating style allows to
consider views and ideas of every person at workplace which can assist modern enterprise in
managing workplace conflicts which arise due to diversity.
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CONCLUSION
The study summarised comparison of accommodating and controlling style of leadership
and outline about accommodating style of leading which is best suitable for modern global
organisation.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Amanchukwu, R.N., Stanley, G.J. and Ololube, N.P., 2015. A review of leadership theories,
principles and styles and their relevance to educational management. Management. 5(1).
pp.6-14.
Nawaz, Z.A.K.D.A. and Khan_ PhD, I., 2016. Leadership theories and styles: A literature
review. Leadership. 16. pp.1-7.
Yahaya, R. and Ebrahim, F., 2016. Leadership styles and organizational commitment: literature
review. Journal of Management Development. 35(2). pp.190-216.
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