The Issue and Issue Resolutions Nowadays, the development of society has been rapidly progressing along with the remarkable development of technology. Organizations need to adapt to these social changes in order to compete with other companies in the market, particularly the global market. Therefore, a large number of companies have been testing approaches, like the effectiveness of team work, in order to help achieve more efficient and effective goals for the organization (Ha, 2016). Being a good leader involves your ability to influence group activities and cope with change. In the past, a common leadership style would be authoritarian where the leader makes all the decisions. However, in the past few decades many emerging theories involve
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However, there are still theories that support the authoritarian method of leading. Under authoritarian leadership, subordinates are told what to do with little to no ability to add any input of their own. These leaders are generally strict, demanding, and are not open to others ' opinions. Authoritarian leadership is appropriate in settings where there are constant streams of new employees, limited decision-making time or resources, and the need for large-scale coordination with other groups and organizations (Cunningham, Salomone, & Wielgus, 2015). This leading strategy is considered to be the opposite of the group efficiency theory because one person makes all the …show more content…
While effective in certain situations, there are also many instances where authoritarian leadership can be problematic. People who abuse this leadership style are often viewed as bossy, controlling and dictatorial, which can lead to resentment amongst coworkers and employees. Also, since authoritarian leaders tend to make decisions on their own without consulting others, people in the group may dislike that they are unable to contribute ideas. Failing to consult with other team members in organizational situations hurts the overall success of the group. Researchers have also found that this form of leading often results in a lack of creative solutions to problems, which can ultimately hurt the group from performing (Cherry,
However, there are still theories that support the authoritarian method of leading. Under authoritarian leadership, subordinates are told what to do with little to no ability to add any input of their own. These leaders are generally strict, demanding, and are not open to others ' opinions. Authoritarian leadership is appropriate in settings where there are constant streams of new employees, limited decision-making time or resources, and the need for large-scale coordination with other groups and organizations (Cunningham, Salomone, & Wielgus, 2015). This leading strategy is considered to be the opposite of the group efficiency theory because one person makes all the …show more content…
While effective in certain situations, there are also many instances where authoritarian leadership can be problematic. People who abuse this leadership style are often viewed as bossy, controlling and dictatorial, which can lead to resentment amongst coworkers and employees. Also, since authoritarian leaders tend to make decisions on their own without consulting others, people in the group may dislike that they are unable to contribute ideas. Failing to consult with other team members in organizational situations hurts the overall success of the group. Researchers have also found that this form of leading often results in a lack of creative solutions to problems, which can ultimately hurt the group from performing (Cherry,