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 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 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 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 the Levers of Control?The Levers of Control, introduced by Robert Simons (1995), gives managers in large companies a framework to manage the tension between (value) creation and control (managing and measuring value).Levers of Control are defined as any:...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the Change Equation?The Change Model, also known as the Change Formula or Change Equation, proposed by Beckhard and Harris (1987), is tool that presents the possibilities and conditions to change an organization.The Change equation isD x V x F >...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are the Roles of Managers in Organizational Change (Carnall)?Carnall’s Roles of Managers in Organizational Change theory states that effective management of change depends on 3 management skills: Managers should be able to manage transitions effectively by...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is the Iceberg of Management Change?The Change Management Iceberg, proposed by Wilfried Krüger, addresses organizational change by examining how managers deal with barriers.According to Krüger, using an iceberg metaphor, explains that many change managers only...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What are the Six Leadership Styles?Goleman,Boyatzis and McKee (2002), introduces six leadership styles. To properly understand the six leadership styles based upon the human communication / interaction concept of resonance. Good leaders are effective because they...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
What is Downsizing?Downsizing refers to actions taken by an organization to streamline its operations, often combined with layoffs, in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company. Reasons for Downsizing? A downsizing strategy can be considered for 2...
