Fundamentals of Management, 8th ed



Download 7,34 Mb.
Pdf ko'rish
bet799/1164
Sana01.01.2022
Hajmi7,34 Mb.
#280617
1   ...   795   796   797   798   799   800   801   802   ...   1164
Bog'liq
management english

Chapter 11: Leadership and Influence Processes

3 3 5

Copyright 2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).

Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.



LPC Theory

The


LPC theory

, developed by Fred Fiedler, was the first truly situational theory of lead-

ership.

16

Beginning with a combined trait and behavioral approach, Fiedler identified



two styles of leadership: task oriented (analogous to job-centered and initiating-

structure behaviors) and relationship oriented (similar to employee-centered and consid-

eration behaviors). He went beyond the earlier behavioral approaches by arguing that the

style of behavior is a reflection of the leader’s personality and that most personalities fall

into one of his two categories—task oriented or relationship oriented by nature.

Fiedler measures leadership style by means of a controversial questionnaire called the



LPC measure

. To use the measure, a manager or leader is asked to describe the specific

person with whom he or she is able to work least well—the LPC—by filling in a set of 16

scales anchored at each end by a positive or negative adjective. For example, 3 of the 16

scales are as follows:

does what and make sure they’re spending their

time where they can best utilize their talents.”

Finally, Hayhow also recommends giving people

some control over their jobs—that is, by letting peo-

ple decide how best to perform their jobs, they will

likely feel more commitment to their work and per-

form at a higher level.

Ex-Starbucks CEO Jim Donald makes a fairly sim-

ple recommendation: “Communicate, communicate,

communicate. Especially at a time of crisis,” he

advises, “make sure your message reaches all

levels, from the very lowest to the uppermost.” Kip

Tindell, who’s been CEO of the Container Store since

its founding in 1978, agrees. That’s why his man-

agers “run around like chickens relentlessly trying

to communicate everything to every single employee

at all times.” He admits that it’s an impossible task,

but he’s also convinced that the effort is more impor-

tant than ever in times of crisis. He also contends

that his company is in a better position to ride out

the economic storm “because we’re so dedicated

to the notion that communication and leadership

are the same thing.” At the very least, he says,

“we’re fortunate to be minus the paranoia that

goes with employees who feel they don’t know

what’s going on.”

References: Emily Thornton, “Managing Through a Crisis:

The New Rules,” BusinessWeek, www.businessweek

.com, accessed on January 1, 2014; Anthony Portuesi,

“Leading in a Recession: An Interview with Jack Hayhow,”



Driven Leaders, February 24, 2009, http://drivenleaders.com,

accessed on January 1, 2014; Jim Donald, “Guest Post:

Former Starbucks CEO’s Tips for Tough Times,” Fortune,

http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com,

accessed

on

January 1, 2014; Ellen Davis, “Retail Execs Offer Insights on



Leadership in Tough Economic Times,” NRF Annual 2009

Convention Blog, January 15, 2009, http://blog.nrf.com,

accessed on January 1, 2014; and “In Tough Times, Bosses

Need to Get Out and Talk to Employees,” USA Today,

August 4, 2012, p. B1.




Download 7,34 Mb.

Do'stlaringiz bilan baham:
1   ...   795   796   797   798   799   800   801   802   ...   1164




Ma'lumotlar bazasi mualliflik huquqi bilan himoyalangan ©hozir.org 2024
ma'muriyatiga murojaat qiling

kiriting | ro'yxatdan o'tish
    Bosh sahifa
юртда тантана
Боғда битган
Бугун юртда
Эшитганлар жилманглар
Эшитмадим деманглар
битган бодомлар
Yangiariq tumani
qitish marakazi
Raqamli texnologiyalar
ilishida muhokamadan
tasdiqqa tavsiya
tavsiya etilgan
iqtisodiyot kafedrasi
steiermarkischen landesregierung
asarlaringizni yuboring
o'zingizning asarlaringizni
Iltimos faqat
faqat o'zingizning
steierm rkischen
landesregierung fachabteilung
rkischen landesregierung
hamshira loyihasi
loyihasi mavsum
faolyatining oqibatlari
asosiy adabiyotlar
fakulteti ahborot
ahborot havfsizligi
havfsizligi kafedrasi
fanidan bo’yicha
fakulteti iqtisodiyot
boshqaruv fakulteti
chiqarishda boshqaruv
ishlab chiqarishda
iqtisodiyot fakultet
multiservis tarmoqlari
fanidan asosiy
Uzbek fanidan
mavzulari potok
asosidagi multiservis
'aliyyil a'ziym
billahil 'aliyyil
illaa billahil
quvvata illaa
falah' deganida
Kompyuter savodxonligi
bo’yicha mustaqil
'alal falah'
Hayya 'alal
'alas soloh
Hayya 'alas
mavsum boyicha


yuklab olish