Daily one or many organizations are being established. They operate for a few years successfully but most are failing. In most cases, their failure is the result of the mismanagement of resources they have or inefficient management practices. Here, I will explain everything about management, what is it, what are its principles, levels, functions, and … Read more
When every member of an organization contributes to organizational performance to the fullest, the organization becomes effective. The capacity and willingness of a workgroup’s members to work, as well as the technologies they utilize, determine how successfully an employee and their workgroups perform inside the organization. Ability depends on training, experience, and knowledge, whereas willingness … Read more
Types of Conflict Conflict is natural in organizations. Types of conflict are broadly classified into two bases – involvement and reasons for conflicts. As such, types of conflicts in the workplace can be presented below: Types of Conflict Based on Involvement Based on involvement i.e. who is involved in the conflict, the conflict can be … Read more
What is a Team? A team is a group of people having complementary skills who work together to achieve a common goal. Teams are special forms of groups of people with special and complementary skills. All team members have a common goal, think of a football team – all members have the same goal i.e. … Read more
What is a Group? A group is a collection of two or more people who come together and work together to achieve common objectives. These groups consist of individuals who interact and depend on one another and share a common attitude toward at least one goal. There can be several purposes for formulating groups as … Read more
What is Michigan Leadership Studies? The Michigan Leadership Studies is a behavioral theory of leadership that was studied at the University of Michigan in the 1950s. The study was led by the American Social Psychologist, Rensis Likert, who conducted a series of research programs with a group of researchers to find out the leader’s behavior. … Read more
Autocratic, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire Leadership Autocratic, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire leadership are three types of leadership styles based on authority to make decisions. Kurt Lewin, a German-American Psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of organizational psychology, introduced these three – autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire leaders. Let’s discuss individually these leadership styles, and differentiate between … Read more
What is Laissez Faire Leadership? Laissez-faire leadership is a leadership style in which the leader grants total authority and responsibility to the group and group members have the freedom to work things out themselves the way they see fit and the best they can. It is also called delegative leadership and Free Rein leadership. In … Read more