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This 13-page paper examines autocratic, participative and situational leadership styles. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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theyd do it. This worked well in a feudal arrangement; the master would tell his serfs how much grain to plant and harvest, and hed tell them how much he
wanted in payment. Many times, hed also give them the grain seeds (not to mention the tools and the land on which to cultivate).
This type of master-serf relationship transferred over to the factories during the Industrial Age. The master (i.e., CEO) knew what quota of what product was needed, hed send that
number down, and it would be produced; no questions asked. However, as weve moved from an industrial society to a service, and now
a knowledgeable society, leadership and leadership expectations have changed. Certainly there are still leaders that command obedience (which well examine in this paper). But more and more, leadership is starting
to adapt to the "human factor," with leadership theory evolving as the relationship between leaders and employees involve. In this paper weve been
asked to examine the characteristics of two different leaders in an organization. As we were not given a specific organization (or specific leaders), weve opted to use a newspaper office,
and a newsroom, as an example. The leader in question in this scenario is the newspaper editor, and he has authority over the five or six reporters in his employ.
Well examine two types of leadership styles in this case - that of the autocratic leader, and the authoritative leader. Well compare and contrast leadership styles and see what offers
the best type of motivation. Leader A - The Autocrat Author Mitch McCrimmon (2007) points out, somewhat facetiously, that "autocratic leadership is common
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