Leadership and Management Theories Assignment

Leadership and Management Theories

Note:This paper is like a literature review, compare and contrast the works of different authors using phrases like

Assignment Structure

Introduction 500 words (Should be centred, in title case and bolded)

Under the introduction you should have the following sub topics that are listed below in bullet form (Should be flushed to the left, in title case and bolded like shown below)

Ø Importance of Leadership and Management Theories

These are some of the importance of Leadership and management theories

• To understand
• To explain
• To apply
• To learn
• To improve practice

Ø Aim of Assignment

For this part clearly state the aim of your assignment (Make sure you start with a thesis statement and end with a purpose statement)

Ø Overview of the Methodology

For this part discuss the methodology you used to collect data bear in mind that this is secondary research so please use literature review as your method of data collection. (So basically, for this part you will say that you used literature review to collect your data and clearly discuss why you choose lit review, how you choose your sources and where.)

Critical Evaluation of the Evolution of Traditional and Contemporary Leadership and Management Theories 1815 words (This should be your next subheading after the Introduction. It should be centred, in title case and bolded)

For this part you are supposed to give a critical evaluation of the evolution of leadership and management theories but since you can’t discuss all of them due to the word count limit, you’re required to choose three management theories (Two traditional and one contemporary 750 words) and three leadership theories (Two traditional and one contemporary 750 words). You should have the following subheadings (Flushed to the left, bolded and title case)

Ø Evolution of Management Theories (750 words)

This is where you’ll discuss two traditional theories of management and one contemporary theory of management. You’re required to critically evaluate the evolution of Traditional and Contemporary Management Theories (supported by relevant references) in a chronological order. This will enable you to better illustrate their evolution. And you’re supposed to make sure you include the related socio-economic-technical context and drivers (supported by relevant references) for the Theories presented. This will add depth to the Critical Evaluation. (Like the social context and drivers of this theories, the economic context and drivers and the technical context and drivers of each theory. (While discussing each theory ensure you mention the proponents of the theories, the year and what made the proponents to come up with these theories (socio-economic-technical context and drivers)

Traditional Management Theories

Scientific management by Frederick W. Taylor (1856-1917)

Administrative management Theory by Henri Fayol   (1841-1925)

Bureaucratic management by Max Weber (1864-1920)

Organisation-Environment Theories

Contingency Systems

Management Science

Behavioural Management Approaches

Human Relations Theory

Motivation Theories

         Evolution of Leadership Theories (750 words)

This is where you’ll discuss two leadership theories of management and one contemporary theory of Leadership. You’re required to critically evaluate the evolution of Traditional and Contemporary Leadership Theories (supported by relevant references) in a chronological order. This will enable you to better illustrate their evolution. And you’re supposed to make sure you include the related socio-economic-technical context and drivers (supported by relevant references) for the Theories presented. This will add depth to the Critical Evaluation. (Like the social context and drivers of this theories, the economic context and drivers and the technical context and drivers of each theory. (While discussing each theory ensure you mention the proponents of the theories, the year and what made the proponents to come up with these theories (socio-economic-technical context and drivers)

Traditional Leadership Theories

Great Man Theory – Leaders are born and not made (1900-1930s)

Participative Leadership – Leadership Styles (Lewin, 1939)

Behavioural Theories – 1960 – 1964

Contingency Theories of Leadership (Fiedler, 1967)

Situational Theories  (Hersey and Blanchard, 1969)

Servant Leadership (Robert Greenleaf, 1970)

Charismatic Leadership (House, 1977)

Contemporary Leadership Styles

Transactional, Transformational, Pseudo-transformational Burns (1978)

Trait Theory  (Jago, 1982; Bass, 1990)

Principle–Centered Leadership (Covey 1992)

Ethical Leadership (1992, 2006)

Entrepreneurial Leadership (2004)

Ø Emerging Context and Drivers’ Trends Likely to Influence the Development of New Leadership and Management Theories in the Future (300 words)

For this part, discuss two emerging context and drivers that are likely to bring about new theories of leadership and management.

Conclusion 350 words

Give an overview of the key critical context and drivers that impacted on the evolution of Traditional and Contemporary Leadership and Management Theories.

Assignment Tips (These are some of the context and drivers you should use)

Technological context and drivers

Nicolai Kondratiev: waves/long waves that are founded on technological innovation (every 40-60 years in last 200 years)

The Major Economic Cycles (1925)

Emergence of new industries

New job roles and professions

New business cultures and approaches

Increased productivity

Josef Schumpeter perspective – ‘creative destruction’ – technological progress as driver of growth, innovation, competition within capitalist system

Socialcontext and drivers

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942)

Education

Values

Authority

Forms of social organisation; networks

Castells, The Rise of Networked Society (1996)

Benkler, The Wealth of Networks: how social production markets and freedom (2006)

Culture

Motivation and human needs

Economic context and drivers

Composition of the economy: industries, sectors

Employment and skills

New value creation and growth

Innovation

Entrepreneurship

Foundational and Circular Economie