1. Are leadership and management different from one to another? If so, how? Leadership means the ability of an individual to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizational of which they are members. Its directs the organization in a way that make it more coercive and coherent.
While management means comprises directing and controlling a group of one or more people or entities for the purpose of coordinating and harmonizing that group towards accomplishing a goal.
2. What is the difference between trait and behavioural theories? Are the theories valid?
Trait theory is a “virtue theory” of leadership. It begins with the idea that there are specific virtues a leader must have. These are usually inborn traits, manifesting themselves in the “born leader” that cannot help take …show more content…
According to Linda Flower, who works to develop new theories about learning and writing at Carnegie Mellon University, task based approaches fail to consider how students overcome challenges. For example, behavioural theories do not account for how student’s individual memories and experience relate to how they interpret a book or approach a challenge they have never been trained to deal with. 4. What is Fiedler’s contingency model? Has it been supported in research?
The Fiedler contingency model proposes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader.
Leader: - Style is Fixed, Task oriented vs. Relationship Oriented.
Considers situational Favourableness for leader is:-
a. Leader-member relations.
b. Task structure
c. Position power
Key Assumption: - Leader must fit situation options to accomplish this.
a. Select leader to fit
While management means comprises directing and controlling a group of one or more people or entities for the purpose of coordinating and harmonizing that group towards accomplishing a goal.
2. What is the difference between trait and behavioural theories? Are the theories valid?
Trait theory is a “virtue theory” of leadership. It begins with the idea that there are specific virtues a leader must have. These are usually inborn traits, manifesting themselves in the “born leader” that cannot help take …show more content…
According to Linda Flower, who works to develop new theories about learning and writing at Carnegie Mellon University, task based approaches fail to consider how students overcome challenges. For example, behavioural theories do not account for how student’s individual memories and experience relate to how they interpret a book or approach a challenge they have never been trained to deal with. 4. What is Fiedler’s contingency model? Has it been supported in research?
The Fiedler contingency model proposes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader.
Leader: - Style is Fixed, Task oriented vs. Relationship Oriented.
Considers situational Favourableness for leader is:-
a. Leader-member relations.
b. Task structure
c. Position power
Key Assumption: - Leader must fit situation options to accomplish this.
a. Select leader to fit