Course: BBA

Subject: Principles of Management

Unit: III

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Topics

Concept

Styles of leadership

Concept

Mgt is process of attaining goal involving

team work

Proper coordination is necessary which

involves to guide and direct i.e.,

providing effective leadership

Definition

Koontz: ‘leadership is influencing people tofollow in the achievement of common goal’

Terry: ‘leadership is the ability of influencingpeople to strive willingly for natural objectives.’

Livingston : ‘Leadership as the ability toawaken in others the desire to follow a commonobj.’

Functions of leaders

PLANNING

INITIATING

CONTROLLING

SUPPORTING

INFORMING

EVALUATING

To act as a representative of the work-group

To develop team spirit

To act as a counselor of the people at work

Proper use of Power

Leadership Styles

Autocratic Leadership Style :

- Freedom should not be given

- When empl. Are illiterate, unskilled and

untrained

- 1. Retention of power :

- no delegation of authority

- 2. Relying on orders only:

- 3. Close supervision:

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Democratic Leadership Style :

- Manager consult empl

- Suggestions of subordinates are

Invited

- Formal or informal meetings

- Ego need of empl is satisfied

- Close personal contacts are developed

3

Laissez-faire / free rein leadership

style:

o Useful for highly educated empl

o Manager willingly delegates authority

o Only give general instructions –not in

detail

o Minimum interference in making

decisions by subordinates

o Free commu..

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Principles and practice of Management by LM Prasad, Himalaya Publishing house

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