I noticed that the low levels of management at our organization had been the main factor as to why we had the low levels of production. ... It is easy to pinpoint an organization on the verge of failing or one that is performing poorly without any significant improvement over time. All problems in the organization stem from the leadership. ... Many ineffective leaders in the organization had failed to invest in those they led, and thus failed to have a team behind them. ... Thus it advocates for application of a leadership style depending on the level of development in the organization. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In addition, the examination of literature in fields such as Organizational Theory and Behaviour, Management and Sociology has confirmed that these factors have been independently linked to organizational performance. ... Executive Summary One of the central challenges that organizational theory and behaviour seeks to understand is the impact of elements such as structure and leadership within organizations. ... Likewise, the type of leadership style that an organization adopts will influence decision making and organizational culture. ... Sagicor is an organization with a culture of high perf...

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Education is a central social institution and the word school is treated with awe and respect. ... Effective leaders are constantly aware of the human element in organizations. ... There are six types of power according to social thinkers John French and Bertram Raven. ... Power doe not only reside in the office of those who sit at the top most tiers of the organizational hierarchy: it can also be concentrated in the hands of others across the organization. ... Second, leaders must defend the organization's integr...

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Managers work with people and the organization's goals, resources and structures to effectively and efficiently solve problems to prevent the contribution to the organization from being stifled or hindered. ... Rather than responding to goals, leaders develop and create new ideas and while doing so, move the rest of the organization into an innovative stage. The influence that leaders exert on other individuals thoughts and actions result in a common goal that propels the organizations success. ... Managers' sense of self evolves from the work they do and the memberships that are fo...

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The final part of this coursework shall comprise of a brief summary on how the element of structure which comprises of the organization and cultural structure of an organization can effectively facilitate or inhibit knowledge sharing and critique of the findings LEADERSHIP STYLE Transformational leadership is regarded one of the most influential contemporary leadership theories (Bono et al 2005). ... The development of Virgin's organizational culture has continually allowed for the emergence of a profoundly strong culture. ... The organizational culture at Virgin thus greatly reflects t...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Alignment of people is achieved through communication of new directions and building a commitment to subordinating self-interests in order to further the interests of the organization. ... The lessons learned and qualities of leadership recognized from Lee's experiences are beneficial for leaders of any organization today (Crocker, 2000). ... Successful organizations cultivate leadership at every level in the hierarchy. ... Leaders should understand and utilize this concept in all organizations. ... As seen with Napoleon, arrogance can lead to failure as a leader and ultimately, as an en...

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• Grade Level: High School

Often the success of organizations and companies has been attributed to a particular leader or the leadership style in which they operate. ... According to Clegg, transactional leadership relies on the power of organizational position and formal authority to reward and punish performance, whereas Markham attributed power to interpersonal skills and personal contact. ... She describes organizational psychology and motivational theory as exploring the dynamics of effective teamwork. In Leadership: the Key to Quality Outcomes, Barbara Murdoch Perra maintains that leadership style contributes to ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Literary Review Corporate culture involves with social expectations and standards as well as the values and beliefs that individuals hold central and that bind organisational groups (Lawson and Shen, 1998). ... Organizational culture seems like have no connection with leadership. ... The core values of an organization begin with its leadership, which will then evolve to a leadership style. ... When strong unified behavior, values and beliefs have been developed, a strong organizational culture emerges. Leaders have to appreciate their function in maintaining an organization's culture. ...

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Fortunately, women can now demand equal treatment in their respective organizations as a result of the aforementioned changes in history. ... There is a vast amount of evidence that women tend to occupy less powerful, lower paid, and lower status organizational positions than men. ... Sheila Wellington, President of Catalyst, a non-profit organization for the advancement of women to corporate and professional leadership, said in a speech on October 23, 1996 to the Economic Club of Detroit in Detroit Michigan: "Let me be clear, I believe that most obstacles to women's advancement to the to...

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Abstract There is a world-wide controversial issue regarding women in the workforce and their leadership roles. Women in leadership roles have been an ongoing issue for centuries. There are numerous factors that play a part in the struggle of women working and moving up into leadership and managemen...

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Mediation could be understood as the process by which a given social system produces and reproduces itself in and through a particular set of media (Mazzarella 2004). ... The alternative discourses that defy the one of the state can also find their voice on the internet platforms such as that of social media. ... Mediation is also an important aspect of identity formation as reflexive social entities, such as selves, societies, and cultures, are fundamentally constituted through the process of mediation while this same process produces a fiction of pre-mediated existence. ... Shireen Rai (2002...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is of exceptional importance, to encourage effective and competent leaders within our society, as it undoubtedly impacts schools, churches, organizations and homes. ... - Managers administer; leaders innovate - Managers maintain; Leaders develop - Managers control; leaders inspire - Leadership and management complement each other, and both are vital to organizational success (Hughes, Ginnett and Curphy, 2012). ... French and Raven developed the Taxonomy of Social Power to introduce five sources of power. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Some of the settings where group dynamics occurs are in the classroom, the workplace and in other social settings. ... As an Organizational Psychology major, I registered for a required course titled "Group/Team Development". ... We are all members of groups and I concur with our author that those memberships to family, religious, work, civic, and social groups strongly influence our behavior in smaller groups. ... This group established a group culture that is reflective of the social structure developed by its members. ... Perhaps it was too risky to press strangers into a situation ...

• Word Count: 4841
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The leader that has a significant presence in my life is my father, Darrel Delatte. He is the first person that I think of when the word leadership comes to mind. Leadership, to me, means much more now than just a word. I've learned that leadership is not only a word it's a process. It's the process which an individual influences others to achieve a common goal. ...

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• Grade Level: High School