by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Top Down Decision Making? Top down decision making is when the higher authorities in an organization make decisions unilaterally without the input of lower-level individuals who will be affected by or involved in the effects of the decision. This type of...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are Bases of Social Power?The Bases of Social Power, proposed by French and Raven, is a theory that identifies five (six) bases or sources of social (organizational) power.The Five Bases of Social Power theory starts from the assumption that power and influence...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Balance Theory?The Balance Theory, also known as Cognitive Balance, proposed by Heider (1946) is a psychological concept that describes relationships amongst cognitions..In simple terms, according to Heider: My friend’s friend is my friend. My friend’s enemy...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the 3C Model on Leadership (Thornton)?The 3C Model on Leadership, proposed by Paul B. Thornton (1999), claims as a leader you can “make the difference” by Challenging people, building their Confidence, and Coaching them to succeed: Leaders...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is a Cross-Functional Team?A Cross-Functional Team (CFT), Multidisciplinary Team or an Interdisciplinary Team, also known as is a group of people whose members hold different backgrounds, expertise, and functions working toward shared objectives.Note that team...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Covert Leadership?Covert Leadership, proposed by Henry Mintzberg, is an explanation of how modern leaders may lead an organization without being at the center of attention or fully recognized as undertaking leadership. In doing so, the cover leader...
