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This 6 page paper looks at the way in which leaders and leadership styles can create support and maintain positive corporate cultures. The paper looks at leadership styles and characteristics and the way they may impact positively or negativity on culture. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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culture of the firm. There are different styles of leadership some of which are based in the way power is used, other are based on values and characteristics or styles
of individual leaders, these need to come together in a way that can be seen as supporting and motivating staff rather than making them feel unimportant and de-motivated.
There are many different way in which a leader may seek to lead. Different situations may require divergent styles, which will reflect the values
and personality. However, there are there main styles that are characterised as autocratic, democratic and non-directive. Autocratic is also known directive, this is a task orientated leadership style. Democratic is
more self explanatory, however this may also be seen as process orientated and concerned with relationship ratter than task behaviour. The final style is non-directive, this is also known as
a Laissez Faire styles which is indirect and involves deferring to others. The autocrat may be seen as a leader that is most
associated with scientific management styles. The leadership style was low trust with a high level of control exercised by those in authority to ensure that the rules were obeyed and
the productively was maintained or increased. (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The focus was on the job and the best way to do that job, not on the individual
employees that were undertaking that job (Huczyniski and Buchanan, 2003). The autocratic is a dominant leader, dominating the team or organisation within which they are placed. The main method of
operation is that of unilateralism that is task orientation, usually looking at singular goal (Veccio, 1988). This is a style that may result in resistance in those that are lead
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