by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are Needs-Based Theories of Motivation?Need-based theories explain individual behavior as being motivated by meeting the individual’s needs or wants. A leader in the business environment is charged with understanding subordinate needs and making certain...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Employee Motivation?Motivation is any tangible or intangible force that causes another person to want or feel the need to pursue an activity. A motivated individual is inspired to pursue a course of action. Three commonly recognized elements of motivation...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Authentic Leadership?Authentic leadership posits that a leader should remain true to herself – rather than trying to change her style in any given situation. Authentic leaders derive their approaches to interacting with others from their backgrounds,...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Servant Leadership?Servant leadership focuses on the role of the leaders as serving the needs of others through employee development and goal attainment. To summarize, the leader puts the needs and wants of the subordinates first by helping them to develop...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the Leader-Member Exchange Theory?Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory focuses on the relationship between leaders and subordinates and how it influences subordinates. The types of relationships leaders form with employees is categorized as: High-Quality...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Transformational Leadership?Transformational leadership theory posits that transformational leaders lead subordinates by aligning subordinate goals with the leaders goals. Per this approach, subordinates adopt the interests of the company as their own...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are Contemporary Approaches to Leadership?He most widely-recognized, contemporary approaches to leadership include: Transformational Leadership Leader-Member Exchange Servant Leadership Authentic Leadership What is Transformational Leadership?The transformational...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the Reddin 3D or Tri-Dimensional Grid?The Three-Dimensional Grid or 3-D Leadership Model was developed by Professor Bill Reddin as an extension of the managerial grid. The 3D Grid introduces another dimension, Effectiveness. Effectiveness concerns the effect...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Model?The managerial grid, also known as the management grid, was proposed by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton, and is a behavioral leadership model. Pursuant to this model, a leader’s style can be identified based upon...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Likert’s Four Systems of Management?Likert’s four systems of management are categorized as follows:Exploitative Authoritative SystemHigher-level leadership is charged with the majority of the responsibilities in the organization. They make...
