Organizational Performance and Human Resource Management

3. Concept- Situational leadership style Leadership has always been hotly debated with countless traditional and contemporary models postulated by countless discussions and research. The situational theory draws its main view from contingency thinking as developed by Kenneth Blanchard and Paul Hersey states that successful leaders rather than using one leadership style should adapt their styles in relation to the maturity of the people being led and the details of the task. In using this theory…

Path-goal theory is how leaders motivate followers to accomplish a goal. This theory is based on enhance follower’s performance and satisfaction by focusing on motivation. Motivation is the key to help followers believe their can accomplish the mutual goal. The most challenging part of this theory is that the leader must meet the follower’s styles to meet their motivational…

Section A2 Personally, I believe that the contingency theory for leadership most relates to my leadership style. I tend to adapt my leadership and directions to the people I am managing. Depending on the level of skill, knowledge, and readiness, I change my methods of direction for certain employees. Just like previously mentioned in the Synergy section of the Seven Habits Profile, everyone has different methods of communication and difference strong suits. One method of leadership, or…

circumstances that caused a person to say that "I am satisfied with my job". To a society as a whole and from the individual employee's standpoint, job satisfaction, in and of itself, is a desirable outcome. However, from a pragmatic managerial and organizational effectiveness perspective it is important to know how, if at all, this variable relates to outcome variables. Various questions such as: does the job employee having high job satisfaction perform better? does high employee job…

Intuitively, employee satisfaction correlates with employee performance. Thus, organizations that listen to employees increase performance by increasing employee satisfaction. Additionally, listening to employees increases the employees’ commitment to the organization as a whole. This aspect is the greatest benefit when discussing how listening to employees can lead to a stronger overall market orientation for an organization. In regards to the performance of the company, committed and satisfied…

Answer 1 Schools of thoughts in Management and organizational theory: 1. The Classical School: The classical school is one of the oldest formal schools of management. The classical school of school is basically concerned about the ways to manage work and organizations more efficiently and effectively. It can be subdivided in three groups which are scientific management, administrative management and bureaucratic management. Scientific management can be defined as the systematic study of work…

Appendix Glossary Activist burnout: “a state of emotional exhaustion that causes previously committed individuals to disengage from social action” (Boggess, 2012). Cataloging of skills: This refers to an organizational process that identifies the skills held by its members, including grassroots leaders. Specifically, it identifies the strengths, needs, and potential areas for development. It is especially significant for organizations focused on leadership development because it provides…

Company Value: Job Performance: Citizenship and Task Behavior Company value is highly correlated, with statistical significance, to citizenship behavior. This supports our hypothesis that states, “If employees feel connected, and apart, of their company’s culture they are more likely to be aligned with organizations mission and values.” Employees who feel connected to their organization often go above and beyond in their job tasks, and exceed goals set by their organization. These employees…

The industrial relations management system consists of employee relations and human resource management which is required to carry out functions in the industrial relations field. The concept of a system is applied in the perception that industrial relations is based upon the terms and conditions of employment and…

important because they can help teach individuals to become better employees, coworkers, and managers. In addition, taking personality assessments help teach individuals about organizational behavior. Understanding organization behavior can also help individuals become better employees, coworkers,…