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Leadership in Organizations 8th Edition by Gary Yukl
Edition 8ISBN: 978-0132771863Leadership in Organizations 8th Edition by Gary Yukl
Edition 8ISBN: 978-0132771863 Exercise 1
What are some similarities and differences in the way leadership has been defined?
Explanation
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Introduction
According to Joseph C. Rost, the term 'leadership' is an influence leadership among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflects their share purposes. The leader means loving what we do and influencing others with enthusiasm and energy. When we think of leadership, the big name comes in the mind. In fact, the leadership is all about us every day, in all facets of our lives. The leadership is defined in many ways; there are some similarities as well as differences.
Explanations:
One can find following similarities in the way the leadership has been defined:
1. Most of definitions of the leadership assumes that, it includes influence process for facilitate the performance of collective task. It is a behaviour which directs the workforce to attain goals.
2. The main similarities in the definitions is that several things that determines success of collective efforts. Leadership is not an individual play. Though an individual influence a group but the participation of the group is must.
3. The leadership is treated as specialized as well as social process of influence. This process involves communication by an individual (leader) to the workgroup i.e. the subordinates and the results depend upon how well the communicate is driven.
One can find following Differences in the way the leadership has been defined:
1. The leadership defined in difference ways depending up on the methodological preferences and definitions. Depending upon the types of leadership, the process of getting the work done is different.
2. The major factor for difference in definitions is relative focus on leader and follower. How, a leader handles a group containing workforce and each having different mentality and try to sustain it.
3. The definition of leadership changes according to various approaches like trait approach, behaviour approach, power-influence approach, and so on.
Conclusions:
The leadership is defined in many ways. There are some similarities as well as some differences. However, all definitions own their importance addressing the leadership in the management.
According to Joseph C. Rost, the term 'leadership' is an influence leadership among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflects their share purposes. The leader means loving what we do and influencing others with enthusiasm and energy. When we think of leadership, the big name comes in the mind. In fact, the leadership is all about us every day, in all facets of our lives. The leadership is defined in many ways; there are some similarities as well as differences.
Explanations:
One can find following similarities in the way the leadership has been defined:
1. Most of definitions of the leadership assumes that, it includes influence process for facilitate the performance of collective task. It is a behaviour which directs the workforce to attain goals.
2. The main similarities in the definitions is that several things that determines success of collective efforts. Leadership is not an individual play. Though an individual influence a group but the participation of the group is must.
3. The leadership is treated as specialized as well as social process of influence. This process involves communication by an individual (leader) to the workgroup i.e. the subordinates and the results depend upon how well the communicate is driven.
One can find following Differences in the way the leadership has been defined:
1. The leadership defined in difference ways depending up on the methodological preferences and definitions. Depending upon the types of leadership, the process of getting the work done is different.
2. The major factor for difference in definitions is relative focus on leader and follower. How, a leader handles a group containing workforce and each having different mentality and try to sustain it.
3. The definition of leadership changes according to various approaches like trait approach, behaviour approach, power-influence approach, and so on.
Conclusions:
The leadership is defined in many ways. There are some similarities as well as some differences. However, all definitions own their importance addressing the leadership in the management.
Leadership in Organizations 8th Edition by Gary Yukl
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