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  • Essay / Leadership in Organizations - 1412

    Leadership and OrganizationsUndeniably, the congruence of various backgrounds of employees is directly related to the performance of employees in business establishments. As a result, knowledge of employee background serves as a guide to managing an organization, especially when operating from different geographies. Therefore, effective leadership is essential to overcome employee conflicts and performance problems in organizations, in pursuit of organizational goals (Ames and Flynn 2007, p. 307-324). This research analyzes the effects of leadership among employees of Chinese-founded companies in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the relationships between various leadership concepts such as styles and conflict management are evaluated. According to (Northhouse 2009, p.2), leadership is the way in which a person influences others; in order to achieve certain predetermined objectives. The author also emphasizes that leadership involves controlling an entity in a cohesive and coherent manner. As stated in (Michel, Kotrba, Mitchelson, Clark and Bate 2011, p.689-725), good leadership facilitates operational stability in organizations and makes interactions among employees hospitable. Furthermore (Greenhalgh 2001, p.20-35) states that leadership represents the actual manifestation of management's commitment to employee performance. Thus, leadership goes beyond simple control and supervision; because it serves to provide direction to organizational activities and to hold the members of the organization together. Leaders often do not fully leverage their leadership potential to influence their followers in the ways an organization desires. Such situations occur, apparently because these leaders have no perception of human behavior in organizations... middle of paper ... in other activities. It is also about the type of relationship that exists between the employees of the organization and their leaders. Who has information about the organization also determines the type of leadership style that will be adopted. Additionally, tasks to be accomplished as well as stress levels and organizational rules are some of the factors that influence leadership styles (Peus 2011, p.955-960). Works Cited Wolfram, H and Mohr, G. 2009. Transformational leadership, team goal achievement, and followers' job satisfaction: The moderating effects of deep level similarity in leadership dyads. Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies. 15, p.260-274.Woolley, L., Caza, A and Levy, L., 2011. Authentic leadership and follower development: psychological capital, positive work climate and gender. Journal of Leadership and Organization Studies. 18, pp...438-448.