Assignment presented by

Group AlphaName of the students:

Kausar Hasan

Sadi Mahmud

Chowdhury Hasanath

Mir Zubair Hossain

Azizur Rahman

Definition of Leadership

“Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes

that reflect their mutual purpose “ (Joseph C Rost, 1991)

(Joseph C Rost, 1991; P No: 36)

Justification of the definition

Leaders give influence

Leader focuses on people

Leader inspires trust.

Leader develops.

Leader challenges for the outcome

Leader does the right thing.

Leader maintains a great relation with followers.

(Torrington, Hall and Taylor, 2005 ; p No:43)

Behavioural theory

“Behavioural theory - Leadership theory, Behavioral theories are defined as such because they focus on the study of specific behaviors of a leader. For behavioral theorists, a leader behavior is the best predictor of his leadership influences and as a result, is the best determinant of his or her leadership success.” (Torrington, Hall and Taylor, 2005)

Behavioral theory of leadership is focused on the human characteristic of a leader, his/her approach, attitude and action. This became the dominant way of approaching leadership within organizations in the 1950s and early 1960s. 

(Hipertextual, 2011)

Example of Behavioural Theory

Traits theory – Leaders are born. Behavioural Theory-Leaders are made.

Steve Jobs- An Autocratic Leader

Enhance innovation.

Inward focus.

Loyalty and support.

Risk taker.

Emotional stability.

Committed and passionate .

Justifying Behavioural theory

• This Behavior-focused approach provides real marketing potential

•  In this style, leaders look upon their followers as people – their needs, interests, problems, development and so on.

• Behavioural theory is more dominate to teamwork or leadership development

Armstrong, 2010 ; P No:36

Transactional Theory

“This is a theory that focuses on the exchanges that take place between leaders and followers.  It is based in the notion that a leader’s job is to create structures that make it abundantly clear what is expected of his/her followers and also the consequences (i.e. rewards and punishments) for meeting or not meeting these expectations.” (Armstrong, 2010 )

Example of Transactional Theory

(The Political Garbage Chute, 2015), (Radio10.sr, 2014), (The Evening Standard, 2014)

Dave Lewis, Tesco.

Former Wisconsin state senator, Joseph McCarthy.

Charles de Gaulle Former President of France.

Justifying transactional theory

Leadership is responsive

Works within the organizational culture

Transactional leaders make employees achieve organizational objectives through rewards and punishment that influences employee to be more productive

Motivates followers by appealing to their own self-interest

References

A. Kirkpatrick, S. and A. Locke,, E. (1991). Leadership: do traits matter?. Academy of Management Executive,, Vol. 5(2nd), p.No. 2.

Anon, (2015). [online] Available at: https://www.legacee.com/potpourri/leadership-definitions/ [Accessed 4 Mar. 2015].

Armstrong, M. (2010). Armstrong's Essential Human Resource Management Practice. London: Kogan Page.

Iorg, J. (2007). The character of leadership. Nashville, Tenn.: B&H Pub. Group.

Rost, J. and Burns, J. (1991). Leadership for the twenty-first century. New York: Praeger.

Torrington, D., Hall, L. and Taylor, S. (2005). Human resource management. Harlow, England: FT Prentice Hall.