Essays Tagged: "Charismatic authority"

Merger Acquisition/Transition Plan.

ational expectations to team members.Effective LeadershipThere are five different types of leaders: charismatic, traditional, situational, appointed, and functional. A charismatic leader gains influen ... gains influence mainly from strength of personality, e.g. Napoleon and Hitler. The difficulty with charismatic leadership is few people possess the exceptional qualities required to transform all aro ...

(11 pages) 387 0 4.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

What is power and authority?

rch commands the same amount of respect, obedience and loyalty as the previous monarch commanded.2. Charismatic Authority - This type of authority is obtained through charisma, this means that certain ... ority are not absolute and they overlap continually, e.g. a teacher also has an amount of legal and charismatic power. Authority comes form a number of things and authoritative figures have power over ...

(3 pages) 111 1 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Charismatic Leadership: A Controversial Style

Charismatic Leadership: A Controversial StyleOn January 22, 2004, our class discussed what makes a l ... 004, our class discussed what makes a leader a leader. One of the topics discussed was that of the "charismatic leader." This style of leadership intrigued me more than the other styles because of the ... ther styles because of the ethical issues that arose in my mind as we discussed what makes a leader charismatic.In accordance to the article "Transformational Leadership", our class believes that the ...

(3 pages) 254 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The most critical concept that I learned

ill bring to an organization during organizational change. The three roles a manger can choose are: charismatic leadership, instrumental leadership, or missionary leadership. (Dessler, p 187) During c ... ke coping with drastic change much easier.The first type of role a leader can take during change is charismatic. A charismatic leader builds one's trust as well as senses unexplained opportunities, fo ...

(4 pages) 142 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Charismatic Leadership

explain. Managers learn that they need charisma to become successful; politicians are taught that a charismatic leadership is the pathway to success.This essay will address the concept of charisma its ... as well as some of the most common areas of controversy linked to it.Is there a way to learn to be charismatic?Is charisma always a good thing? What kind of influence it has on others?2. EARLY CONCEP ...

(8 pages) 352 1 4.4 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

What are the qualities of a successful leader in a business or in public life?

sity of the work force. Therefore, a successful leader is an individual who displays transactional, charismatic and transformational leadership.A transactional leader is an individual who clarifies su ... lity to satisfy and adapt to subordinates social needs may improve the productivity of the business.Charismatic leadership goes beyond transactional leadership techniques. A charismatic leader has the ...

(2 pages) 110 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Charismatic Leadership

I've done my extra report on charismatic leadership because its one of the more recent theories on leadership. I've been more int ... its one of the more recent theories on leadership. I've been more interested in what makes a person charismatic since doing my interview project of a leader.My questions resulted in a focus on charism ... as a special characteristic of some leaders to lead. People usually feel personally attracted to a charismatic leader and this attraction can lead to powerful leadership. A charismatic leader can be ...

(3 pages) 267 2 4.8 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

How does charisma relate to effective leadership and what cross-cultural implications might derive from charismatic communication?

Charismatic leadership.Charisma is a peculiar, strange and puzzling phenomenon. It transformed a sma ... does charisma relate to effective leadership and what cross-cultural implications might derive from charismatic communication?CharismaCharisma originates from Greek, and means "divine favor" (http://d ... s being reinforced by Mason who claims that "you can't ever pin down the elusive quality that gives charismatic leaders their awesome power." (2004, pp.19-20)We all have our own idea of what charisma ...

(8 pages) 218 0 3.4 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Analysis Of The Classical And Contemporary Approaches To Leadership

ineffective (Pfeffer, 1996).Contemporary Approaches Modern studies of leadership have evolved into charismatic, transformational, and post-heroic approaches. These theories of leadership represent a ... een leaders and managers.An article published in Leadership Quarterly assessed transformational and charismatic leadership research articles that were either empirically based or contained empirical d ...

(9 pages) 273 1 5.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

MGT 501 - Entrepreneurs and Leaders, STARBUCK'S

d success. These special types of leaders often exhibit characteristics congruent with those of the charismatic, visionary or transactional leadership styles. Some of these same characteristics as wel ... e aspects are present in Howard Schultz's leadership approach.Entrepreneurs should be classified as charismatic, visionary or transformational leaders. These three leadership styles are very similar a ...

(6 pages) 107 0 5.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Charisma and leadership

ence average charisma. Connelly, Gaddis and Helton-Fauth (2002) cited House (1977) to indicate that Charismatic leadership arises from the interaction of leader capacities (self confidence, dominance, ... ll well being of an organization and its employees.Second, as one examines the relationship between charismatic leadership in general (weak or strong) and effectiveness, it should be realized that thi ...

(3 pages) 70 0 5.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Can a person with average charisma or personality be a superior leader?

mportance to leadership (Wren, J.T (1995). A person even with all of the things involved in being a charismatic leader (not with average charisma) is still not enough to be a superior leader. On the c ... nization. Nadler and Trushman observed that "there are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of charismatic leaders, many stemming from risk associated with leadership which involves around a sing ...

(3 pages) 33 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Leadership

owers to exert additional effort to reach goals that are perceived as difficult or unpopular. Being charismatic evolves from one's possession of several characteristics (Conger, 1988):•Idealized ... ul force. It can be used for great good or for great evil. For example, many cult leaders have been charismatic individuals but their charisma was put to destructive use. History is filled with storie ...

(8 pages) 61 0 0.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Leadership

eadership functions are widespread to all societies, however.The first is the Emergent role; a more charismatic leader that appears routinely from an assembly with the capability to supply dream and i ... detached from an organisation with individual goals & objectives (Connell, 2008). This kind of Charismatic leadership is glimpsed as certain thing performed by force of character and inspiration. ...

(4 pages) 57 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication