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Chapter 6: Leadership in Organisation: Highest Paid Best-Educated, Least Productive Division
Chapter 6: Leadership in Organisation: Highest Paid Best-Educated, Least Productive Division
• Group Discussion:
– unreliable machinery
– poor training of workers
– low motivation levels
– Less effective management
– poor organised work
– poor coordination of resources
Answer 3
1. There aren’t enough career development opportunities- small firm?
2. Employees hate their bosses
3. Company culture is toxic- rigid
4. Team members are treated differently- not fair
5. Employees aren’t recognized for their hard work
6. JOB DOESN'T MATCH DESCRIPTION
7. NO INCENTIVES( FINANCIAL OR NON FINANCIAL INCENTIVES),
EXCEPT AT THE MANAGER LEVEL
8. Lack of communication
9. Disconnect with managers- not approachable
10.Managers don’t value employee feedback
Leadership Styles
Autocratic
Participative (Democratic)
paternalistic
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Answer 4
1.Autocratic – because there is a need to
implement changes ( urgent)
2. Democratic because there is a need to raise the
motivational levels of those engineer.
3. Laissez faire- because engineers are professional
that know what to do at what time (expert)
4. Contingency approach- depends on individual,
culture etc.
Answer 5
1.Supportive leadership
• - involves leader behaviour that shows
concern for employees' well-being and
personal needs. Leadership behaviour is open,
friendly and approachable, and the leader
creates a team climate and treats employees
as equals. Supportive leadership is similar to
the consideration leadership described earlier
in the Fiedler Contingency Theory.
ii) Participative leadership