Fiedler’s Contingency Model

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Fiedlers Contingency Model? Leadership Theorist Fred Fiedler introduced the incorporation of situational variables into leadership study. Specifically, he identified situational variables and research how they interrelated with...

House’s Path-Goal Theory of Leadership

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Houses Path-Goal Theory? Path-Goal Model of leadership was proposed by Robert House. It concerns the relationship between leadership styles and situations. More specifically, it explores which leadership styles are more effective in...

Vroom and Yetton’s Normative Decision Model

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Vroom and Yettons Normative Decision Model? The normative decision model was developed by Professors Victor Vroom, Philip Yetton, and Arthur Jago to assist leaders in determining the extent to which they should involve subordinates...

Behavioral Approach to Leadership

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is the Behavioral Approach to Leadership? The behavioral approach, as the name states, focuses on how leaders behave in the execution of their responsibilities. This field of leadership study also focused on how leaders make decisions....

Leadership and a Continuum Model

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

[cite] Back To: LEADERSHIP What is Leadership as a Continuum Model of Leadership? This model was proposed by Robert Tannenbaum and Warren Schmidt, who detailed numerous leadership styles ranging from highly-autocratic to very laissez-faire. The styles include: Leader...

What is the Organizing Function of Management?

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

[cite] Back to: Business Management What is the Organizing Function of Management? Organizing is the process of assembling the people, organizing resources, and distributing the planned work necessary to carry out the managers plan. Organizing is driven by goals...