Analysis of Organizational Behavior - Leadership & Formalization

This assignment analyzes key aspects of organizational behavior, including leadership styles and organizational structures. The first question explores the importance of leadership qualities, detailing various approaches such as trait, behavioral, and situational leadership, along with leadership models like Vroom-Jago and path-goal. It also differentiates between transactional, transformational, and other leadership styles, emphasizing their impact on organizational culture. The second question examines the degree of formalization and centralization in different organizations, specifically Nova South-eastern University, the Federal Government of the USA, and Taco Bell. The analysis highlights how these structural elements vary across these entities, influencing decision-making and operational processes. The assignment provides a comprehensive overview of how leadership and organizational structure shape employee behavior and overall organizational effectiveness. This assignment is available on Desklib, a platform offering AI-based study tools.

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ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
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Question 1
The leadership qualities of the leaders of the organization are important for its
successful operations. The leaders of the organization have the capability to influence the
behaviour of the employees and the leadership has an effect on the performance as well. The
different approaches of leadership include the trait approach where the trait and the behaviour
of the leaders are analysed. The scores of the trait approach are relevant to check the
effectiveness of the leaders. The other approach of leadership is the behavioural approach
which is focussed on two types of leaders, job-centred leaders and employee-centred leaders.
The other approach of leadership is the situational approach where the situation in the
organization determines the effectiveness of the leadership qualities. The situations in the
organizations can also be changed based on the actions taken by the leaders (Keskes, 2014).
The relations of the leaders with the employees of the organization can be modified by the
leaders and the structure of job of the members can also be determined by the leaders. There
are different types of leadership models which can be used to determine the operations in the
organizations. These models include the Vroom-Jago Leadership Model and Path-Goal
leadership model. The two different types of leadership are Transactional leadership and
Transformational leadership. The other styles of leadership include the servant leadership and
multicultural leadership model. The analysis of the various aspects of the leadership of an
organization depicts that the approaches of leadership involve the leaders and the employees
of the organization. The leadership qualities of an effective leader are based on the situation
in the organization and the employees working in that organization as well. On the other
hand, the culture in the organization also depends on the style of leadership. This shows that
the leadership and the approaches related to leadership are more complex in the recent
business environment as compared to the previous time (Nanjundeswaraswamy & Swamy,
2014).

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Question 2
The degree of formalization in case of Nova South-eastern University is high as the
employees and the students of the organization have to strictly follow the procedures and
rules that are set for the students and professors.
The degree of formalization in case of the Federal government of USA is also high as
the governments of the districts and the 50 states work under the national government of the
country and they need to follow the rules and the regulations that are set by the National
government of USA.
The degree of formalization in case of Taco Bell which is a national fast food chain in
USA is comparatively low. The reason behind this is the lack of strictness from the
management of the restaurant (O'Neill, Beauvais & Scholl, 2016).
The degree of centralization in case of Nova South-Eastern University is low as the
decision-making and planning capabilities are divided among the top management of the
University and the professors as well.
The degree of centralization in case of the Federal Government is also low as the
decision-making capabilities are divided within the local governments of the 50 states of
USA and the national governments. The decisions regarding the laws and regulations are
made jointly by both the governments.
The degree of centralization in case of Taco Bell is high as the decision-making
power is in the hands of the management of the restaurant and the employees do not take any
part in this process (Soieb, Othman & D'Silva, 2013).

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O'Neill, J. W., Beauvais, L. L., & Scholl, R. W. (2016). The use of organizational culture and
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