The aim of this study is to investigate the different leadership styles of the workers and the influence of age and gender on the leadership styles of the workers, in the Chittoor Sugar factory located at Chittoor, a south Indian town. The study concentrated on the three interesting leadership styles that are at the top, bottom and the middle of the leadership authority hierarchy, namely the au...

The authors study the association between physician leadership styles and leadership effectiveness. Executive directors of community health centers were surveyed (269 respondents; response rate = 40.9 percent) for their perceptions of the medical director's leadership behaviors and effectiveness, using an adapted Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (43 items on a 0-4 point Likert-type scale), ...

In an era that in which  the economy is in the core of knowledge aspect, knowledge is considered as a vital factor in maintaining the sustained competitive advantage of organizations. Today, the art and skill of management in organizations is moving towards changing into the art of "knowledge management"; and, leadership means providing suitable conditions and grounds in producing valuable know...

The study investigated the different leadership styles of the workers in the Chittoor Sugar factory located at the Chittoor town of South India. It was also studied how the factors such as work experience and education influence the leadership styles of the workers. The study mainly concentrated on the three interesting leadership styles that are at the top, middle and the bottom of the leaders...

introduction: today, with increasing emphasis on learning organizations, knowledge and learning are considered important factors in organizations and having updated knowledge and information have become an unavoidable necessity to continue the life and stability of these organizations. hence this study was conducted to study  the relationship between learning organization & leadership styles ed...

Consensus constructs are a common topic in level-of-analysis research and, yet, leadership researchers have failed to consider their theoretical appeal as a contextual factor in the explanation of work-related attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on a sample of 27 naturally occurring occupational groups composed of 828 U.S. Air Force personnel, we examined the degree to which consensus in group mem...

We study a neuro-inspired model that mimics a discussion (or information dissemination) process in a network of agents. During their interaction, agents redistribute activity and network weights, resulting in emergence of leader(s). The model is able to reproduce the basic scenarios of leadership known in nature and society: laissez-faire (irregular activity, weak leadership, sizable inter-foll...

Leaders must scan the internal and external environment, chart strategic and task objectives, and provide performance feedback. These instrumental leadership (IL) functions go beyond the motivational and quid-pro quo leader behaviors that comprise the full-range—transformational, transactional, and laissez faire—leadership model. In four studies we examined the construct validity of IL. We foun...

How can different types of emails be perceived by readers as different leadership styles? Is email content understood as a part of leadership? How can emails develop or destroy the e-leadership? This research tries to answer these questions. It studies the influence on what work and their involvement in their job represents for employees through the different kinds of e-communications used by s...

The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between Greek Banks’ leadership style and their employee’s satisfaction with their job. Leadership is considered to be an integral part of an organization’s structure, policies and strategies, and overall function. Therefore, it affects employees’ everyday life, interpersonal relationships, problem-solving strategies and internal f...