Evaluation of Different Leadership Styles and Its Impact on Motivation

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Edexcel BTEC Level 4 HNC Business Diploma Module Name: Organisations and Behavior Module Code: H/601/0551 Assignment Title: Assignment 2 Submitted to: Dr. Ohmar Myint Prepared by: Theint Zar Maw @ Christina Submission Date: 20.7.2012 Table of Contents TASK 1 3 Peter: 3 Mary: 3 Bruce: 4 Conclusion: 5 TASK 2 5 Peter: 5 Mary: 6 Bruce: 6 References 7 TASK 1 Peter: Peter’s leadership style appears to be autocratic because he is extremely strict. He tells his employees to do what he wants them to do without accepting any opinions or feedbacks. Peter does everything that is required as a manager. He plans by setting out a list of tasks in the morning and gives them to each member to complete them by the end of the day. He organizes by setting out the tasks in the morning and collecting reports about them at the end of the day. He also controls by checking on progress made by the teams during the day. Since his leadership style is autocratic, it is more of task oriented rather than people oriented. This is also known as “task management” (Organisations and Behaviour, 2010, p.177). Peter is more focused on completing the tasks more than satisfying his employees. Peter’s leadership style can also be described as coercive, do what I tell you, style. He demands his employees to do what he tells them to do. According to Handy’s ‘trust-control dilemma’, those who use autocratic style are assumed to have little trust in their employees and as a result, control them more (Organisations and Behaviour, 2010, p.178). Peter might also be under the influence of Theory X where he assumes that every employee does not like work and will avoid doing anything unless they are pushed, controlled and coerced. That is why he controls and coerces them to finish their tasks. The good thing about autocratic leadership is that it can make the employees

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