scholarly journals YORUBA CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP STYLE IN NIGERIAN ORGANISATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Bello Deva Vincent ◽  
Osarumwense V. Iguisi
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Culture Dimensions ◽  
High Power Distance ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Culture and leadership research in the last decade witnessed a general upsurge. Empirical studies that determined the scores of the subgroup cultures and examined leadership styles and preferences in Nigeria, have not been exhaustively carried out. This study therefore examined subgroup cultures and leadership styles in Nigerian organizations. Due to the structure of most Nigerian public organizations which are characterized by multi-ethnic groups with heterogeneous cultural beliefs, this study examined the differences in the Hofstede’s culture dimensions’ scores, leadership styles and preferences among Yoruba subgroup in Nigeria with focus on Power Distance and Individualism/Collectivism. Survey research design was adopted, making use of questionnaire for data collection. The study made use of 345 members of staff purposively selected from among the Yoruba subgroups in the Central Bank of Nigeria Headquarters in Abuja. The data generated from the structured questionnaire were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) for descriptive statistics. Hofstede’s culture dimensions of power distance and individualism/collectivism were computed using the Value Survey Module (VSM) developed by Hofstede. This study found that there is a high power distance among the Yoruba subgroup, and the leadership style preferred by the Yoruba’s is the democratic style of leadership and that the Yoruba subgroup is a collectivistic society.

scholarly journals Nurses' leadership styles in the icu: association with personal and professional profile and workload

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli ◽  
Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm Cunha ◽  
Iveth Yamaguchi Whitaker
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
T Test ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Nursing Workload ◽  
Comparison Test ◽  
Multiple Comparison Test ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Student’S T Test

This study aims to explore the association between nurses' leadership styles and personal and professional nursing profile and workload. The sample consisted of seven nurses and seven nursing technicians who were grouped into pairs. At the end of three months, nurses were queried regarding what leadership style would be adopted when the nursing technician under their evaluation delivered care to patients admitted to the ICU. Relevant data was analyzed by applying descriptive statistics, Tukey's multiple comparison test and Student's t-test (p< 0.05). Nursing workload reached 80.1% on average. The personal and professional profile variables did not show any relation with the leadership styles chosen by nurses (p>0.05). The determine, persuade, and share leadership styles prevailed. However, whenever the nursing workload peaked, the determine and persuade styles were used (p<0.05).

scholarly journals Online company blogs as narrations of plural leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-621
Author(s):  
Arja Ropo ◽  
Elina I. Mäkinen ◽  
Inka Seppä
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Analytical Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Plural Leadership ◽  
Second Category

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how companies that characterise their leadership style as plural, shared or distributed narrate their actions and practices in online blog texts. Design/methodology/approach The data consist of online blog texts published by seven Finnish IT companies. The analytical strategy draws on both thematic and structural approach to narrative analysis. The blog texts were analysed thematically to uncover different aspects of plural leadership. The analysis revealed a narrative pattern consisting of three categories that explain why and how companies implemented plural leadership. Findings The first category in the narrative pattern describes the motivation for engaging in plural leadership. The second category explains how the companies broke down existing hierarchies in order to create new flexible work roles. The third category describes how the organisations sought to create a communal culture and a strong sense of trust using symbols, material objects and spaces. Research limitations/implications The study contributes to leadership research that emphasises post-heroic leadership conceptualisations. The narrative pattern provides future empirical studies a framework for analysing plural leadership practices in different organisational settings. Whereas this study sheds light on the ways in which organisations and their leadership practices can be investigated using online data, traditional organisational ethnographies can make a further contribution to this line of research. Practical implications Implementing plural leadership in organisations can lead to informal power plays. Attention should be paid on to how plural leadership evolves in flat hierarchies and promotes community building. Originality/value Company webpages have rich information on how companies operate and perceive themselves. They provide yet another window for observing organisational activities. This study makes a novel contribution to how plural leadership is practiced and conceptualised in online blog texts.

scholarly journals Measuring Transformational Leadership in Establishing Nursing Care Excellence

Healthcare ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Moon ◽  
Pieter J. Van Dam ◽  
Alex Kitsos
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Passive Avoidant ◽  
Health Organization

Transformational leadership (TL) is known to be essential to achieving Magnet® recognition, an internationally prestigious status for nursing care excellence. Since its inception in the 1980s, empirical studies have identified benefits of implementing the Magnet® Model involving improved patient care and nursing workforce outcomes. However, little is known about the leadership styles of nurse managers (NMs) working in a regional Australian context, which may hinder achieving Magnet® status. To close the knowledge gap, a self-administered survey was conducted to measure leadership styles of NMs at a large health organization comprising hospitals with a wide range of service profiles in regional Australia using a validated tool—the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-6S). One-way of variance (ANOVA) was used to identify statistical significance between respondents’ demographic characteristics (e.g., age, education, gender) and their MLQ-6S scores. Respondents (n = 78) reported their leadership styles as more transformational, compared to transactional or passive/avoidant leadership styles. The findings indicated that NMs’ higher education (p = 0.02) and older age (p = 0.03) were associated with TL styles, whereas passive/avoidant leadership was generally reported by female (p = 0.04) and younger (p = 0.06) respondents. This study has identified differences in reported leadership styles among NMs, providing a unique organizational insight into developing strategies to improve NMs’ TL, which could help to facilitate the implementation of the Magnet® framework. Healthcare organizations in similar settings could benefit from replicating this study to identify a dominant leadership style and customize strategies to improve TL.

Relationship between Coaches' Leadership Style and Athletes' Performance in Kwara State Sports Council

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Adebayo Babatunde Samson ◽  
Surajudeen Tosho Bakinde
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Leadership Behaviour ◽  
Rewarding Behavior ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Leadership in coaching is a critical component to enhance and sustain optimal sports performance and athletes’ satisfaction. This study investigated the influence of coaches' leadership styles on athletes’ performance in Kwara State Sports Council.  Descriptive survey design of correlational type was employed. The sample of the study comprised 150 athletes selected using simple random and proportionate sampling techniques. Standardized questionnaire (Leadership Scale for Sports) was the instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistic was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that training behavior, autocratic behavior, democratic behavior, social support, and rewarding behavior of the coach have significant influence on athletes' performance in the study area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the management of Kwara State Sports Council should establish a mechanism for positive feedback and social support to foster good leadership behaviour to assist in enhancing athletes' performance.

Leadership Styles for a Hybrid Work Model With a Focus on Servant Leadership

2022 ◽  
pp. 202-224
Author(s):  
Anant Lal Karn
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Service To Others ◽  
Work Model

Leadership is a must to get the task performed. This is more so for the new hybrid work model. There are styles of leadership. Hence, the question of selecting which leadership style is an important consideration. Hybrid work is related in part to working from home, which depends on the follower's prudent conduct. Under the circumstances, servant leadership has been considered appropriate. This is follower-oriented and believes in the service to others. This has been done by judging the effectiveness of servant leadership. First, how does servant leadership work been observed? Next, the empirical studies using servant leadership have been analyzed. Based on this analysis, the superiority of this leadership style has been determined. Thereafter, the role and issues in implementing hybrid work have been identified. Finally, a model has been developed to link servant leadership to hybrid work.

scholarly journals The influence of national culture on organizational subcultures and leadership styles in Serbian enterprises: An empirical analysis

Sociologija ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dusan Mojic
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
National Culture ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Managerial Behavior ◽  
National Cultures ◽  
Organizational Subcultures ◽  
High Power Distance ◽  
High Uncertainty

The main intention of this study was to analyze cultural influences on leadership styles and organizational subcultures in Serbian enterprises. Hofstede's well-known research about national cultures has been used as the theoretical framework for examining the above-mentioned organizational phenomena. The results of the study confirmed earlier findings about national culture in Serbia, which is characterized by high Power Distance, high Uncertainty Avoidance, strong Collectivism and, mostly, "feminine" values. As for leadership, the study reveals that authoritative style is absolutely prevailing pattern of managerial behavior in Serbian enterprises.

An Integrated Analysis on the Impacts of Leadership Styles on faculty Intentions for Retention

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-41
Author(s):  
Pei-Hua Tsai ◽  
Lung-Hsing Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Effective Leadership ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Integrated Study

High retention is relevant to an issue of the effectiveness of a leadership. An effective leadership can be measure by the outcomes that the team has achieved and the willingness of employee to follow a leader. The issues of leadership have been explored in the category of employee's organizational identification and levels of engagement. The issue of educators' intentions for retention has rarely as much as employees in governmental organizations or in companies. Moreover, most empirical studies focus on single leadership style or double leadership styles. It is rarely seen that using the technology of meta-analysis to explore how multi-frame leadership styles impact the intentions for retentions for those who work as educators at school. Keywords: Leadership, retention, integrated study

scholarly journals Followers’ preference for consideration and initiating structure leadership styles: Evidence from the laboratory

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Gangl ◽  
Johanna Prüfer ◽  
Stefan Schulz-Hardt
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Initiating Structure ◽  
Achievement Motive ◽  
Lab Experiments ◽  
Leadership Research ◽  
Positive Work

Decades of leadership research have shown that the two classical leadership styles of consideration and initiating structure robustly predict positive work outcomes, such as satisfaction or performance. In contrast, relatively little is known about whether these leadership styles also predict the emergence of leadership, and which factors might moderate followers’ preference for a particular leadership style. Across three lab experiments (N = 567) where participants were confronted with written or videotaped descriptions of potential group leaders, we examined followers’ leadership preference and whether followers’ personality and motives, or followers’ or leaders’ gender determine such a preference. Results showed that, although consideration leaders are liked more and initiating structure leaders are seen as more qualified, the two leadership styles are overall equally preferred. Followers’ openness is related to a preference for consideration, whereas the achievement motive is related to a preference for initiating structure. Results showed no evidence for general gender-effects in leadership preferences that are predicted in the literature.

scholarly journals Generational Differences Impact On Leadership Style And Organizational Success

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mecca M. Salahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
Organizational Success ◽  
Generational Cohort ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cohort Group ◽  
Current Leadership ◽  
Leadership Research

Many factors can affect organizational success. One factor that is important to organizational success is effective leadership.  Research has shown there are differences in leadership style among generations.  A cohort- group whose length approximates the span of life and boundaries and fixed by peer personality defines a generation.  The purpose of this paper is to review the current leadership styles and generational differences literature.  The paper examines whether there is a relationship between leadership style and generational cohort and its potential impact on organizational success.  Structured interviews were conducted with individuals representing each generation.  Five open-ended questions were asked to participants to determine the generation they identified. In addition, participants used a 1-10 ranking scale to identify preferred characteristics in admired leaders.  The interviews demonstrated there are difference and similarities among the generations.  Veterans and Generation Xers view honesty as important core values.  Both express the need for communication in bridging the communication gap.  Differences related to Baby Boomer belief in self-commitment and Veterans recognizing the importance with surrounding yourself with others.  The author recommends researchers continue to examine, using an empirical method, generational differences and leadership styles to understand its affect on organizational success.

scholarly journals SALES LEADERSHIP AND SALESPEOPLE’S PERFORMANCE IN KOGI STATE: AN INVESTIGATION OF HERBAL MIXTURE MARKETING MANAGERS

2018 ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Elijah E. Ogbadu ◽  
Akeem Tunde Nafiu ◽  
Danlami Joseph Aduku
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Herbal Mixture ◽  
Marketing Managers ◽  
Leadership Approaches ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Structured Questionnaire ◽  
Test Correlation

This study focused on leadership styles and job performance of salespeople of Herbal Mixture Marketing Organizations in Kogi State, Nigeria. The population of this study is not definite, and as such Bill Godden method was used to determine the sample size of 384. For the field survey, the instrument used was structured questionnaire. The study analyzed data with descriptive statistics, T-test, correlation and multiple regressions. Finding indicates that there are significant differences between transformational and transactional sales leaders of Herbal Mixture Marketing Organizations in Kogi State, Nigeria. Finding further shows that welfare concern and carrot & stick system has significantly positive effect on salespeople’s performance, where the effect of team spirit building is negative. The study concludes that the differences between transformational and transactional sales leadership is evident, and the practice of these leadership approaches may vary from country to country, region to region and culture to culture. This study therefore recommends that Herbal Mixture marketing managers should adopt more of transformational sales leadership, and focus more on welfarism and carrot & stick system strategically to enhance desired salespeople’s performance.

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