Integrative Case Study: Business Development Proposal

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TABLE OFCONTENTS

Introduction1

Research Questions and objectives1

Literature Review2

Importance of leadership2

Issues related to leadership3

Measures for overcoming issues of leadership4

Method5

References7

Case Study

Introduction

This study focuses on the leadership and management issues in UK organizations. The focus of the study is leadership and management issues being faced in organizations whether they may be related to issues of gender diversity or the overall leaders. Leadership is considered as an important aspect which should be studied and the main point which needs to be studied are the issues related to leadership and as a result of which problems arise. A leader is a person who direct, influence and lead others (subordinates and followers) toward the accomplishment of objectives.

There are different types of leader such as official leaders, traditional leaders, social leaders, business leaders, etc. Leader, Manager must develop his/her basic knowledge and personal skills to obtain a better understanding of the needs of sub-ordinates and their abilities, attitudes and of what motivates them to perform better. The abilities and the skills that the subordinates possess and their knowledge must be directed toward achieving both personal and organizational objectives. Official leader needs to be efficient and well equipped to seek high performance from the subordinates. This study would help in determining the importance of leadership and management in order to overcome the issues which arise as a result of bad management.

Research Questions and objectives

The study will be based on the following research questions:

What is the importance of good leadership and management for a company?

What are the measures used for overcoming the issues of leadership?

What are the issues related to leadership?

The objectives of the study are:

To determine the issues related to leadership

To determine the importance of good leadership and management for a company

To determine the measures for used for overcoming the issues of leadership



Literature Review

The literature review of the study would provide the study about leadership its importance and issues which arise as a result of bad leadership and measures to solve those issues.

Importance of leadership

A leader is a person who gets people to have the tasks done assigned to them by their own free will. The main qualities that a good leader must possess are: physical and mental soundness, open mindedness, intelligence, self confidence and maintains good human relations. Leaders create a vision and motivate others to achieve their vision. Leadership involves interpersonal relationships between a leader and sub-ordinates. The elements in the leadership process are the behavior and attitude of the leader toward the sub-ordinates. Since plans are implemented through other people, it is essential to obtain the commitment and enthusiasm for the achievement and success of any plan. Leaders ask, guide or inspire others to achieve organizational goals. Leadership behavior gets along with others, responsive to suggestions, criticisms, innovative, creative, flexible, resourceful, versatile and knowledgeable that able to know things by foresightedness and perception. A leader is an efficient goal setter, delegate responsibilities skillfully makes clear cut decisions, solves problems, resolve conflict, gets organized, accomplishing all of the above activities ...