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Programme: Bsc (Hons) Business Management

Course : English for Business & Management Studies

Course Code : UCS 1001nstructor : Ms! Ma"lin

#ssignment: #rgumentati$e% Persuasi$e Essa #ssignment

 

'aft (001 *g ) defines leadershi* as +an influence relationshi* among leaders

and follo,ers ,ho intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared *ur*oses!-

ndeed a successful leadershi* has to in$ol$e .oth the leaders and the em*loees ,ith

the common goal that is for the com*an/s success! t is the degree of in$ol$ement of

the em*loees that differentiates the t,o main t*es of leadershi*s that are a.out to .e

discussed! Ma,ell (00 *g) also stated that leadershi* is +influence and that

e$erthing rises and falls on leadershi*!- his statement em*hasised on the im*ortance of

a leader and his%her leadershi* s2ills for a com*an! his claim is correct as a leader is

the final decider and the head that guide the follo,ers! n the current era there are

2inds of commonl used leadershi* stle 3 autocratic leadershi* and democratic

leadershi*! #ccording to 'aft(001 *g )

+an autocratic leader is one ,ho tends to centrali"e

authorit and deri$e *o,er from *osition control of

re,ards and coercion- ,hile a +democratic leader

delegates authorit to others encourages *artici*ation

relies on su.ordinate/s 2no,ledge for com*letion of

tas2s and de*ends on su.ordinate res*ect for influence!-

('aft 001)

t is clearl e*lained that the t,o distincti$e stle has $er different $ie,s on leadershi*

,ith the main difference .eing the em*loees/ *artici*ation in the com*an! hese t,o

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are not the onl t,o t*es of leadershi*s that eists in the ,or2*lace .ut are the most

commonl *ractised! here are more forms of leadershi*s in .et,een these t,o etremes

facilitati$e leadershi* .eing one of the eam*les! Ho,e$er the real 4uestion is that ,hich

t*e of leadershi* stle is .etter for an organi"ation! t is strongl felt that although .oth

leadershi* stles ha$e created man successful entre*reneurs the democratic leadershi*

is more de*enda.le u*on ,hen focusing on a com*an/s gro,th!

Some of the successful eam*les of autocratic leadershi* are sho,n in he 5e,

6or2 imes and Martha Ste,art nc! led . eecuti$e editor Ho,ell 7aines and CE8

Martha Ste,art res*ecti$el! Ho,ell 7aines is 2no,n for his stle of that standing and

,atching o$er his factor ,or2ers ,hile the are ,or2ing to ma2e sure that the are

,or2ing according to his ,a! t is relati$el efficient ,a of leading .ut his em*loees

,ere in a $er stressful ,or2ing en$ironment! Martha Ste,ard *aid *ersonal attention to

e$er details and decisions of the com*an! Coincidentall .oth the autocratic leaders

failed and resigned in 009! Ho, can these com*anies that ,ere once on the to* of the

list ha$e failed at almost the same time he reason .ehind this is the fact that their stle

of leading the com*an autocrac has .ecome outdated and no longer ,or2 for the

modern econom!

;as it democratic or autocratic leadershi* that ,ere .eing *ractised ,idel or

more *o*ular com*ared to the other #ccording to <egacee!com different regions ,ill

fa$our different leadershi* stle! =or eam*le the Euro*eans commonl foster

facilitati$e leadershi*! he #mericans on the other hand ada*t more of an autocratic

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stle! Ho,e$er Mone3"ine!com claimed that + #utocratic leadershi* is .ecoming less

and less feasi.le in the modern ,or2*lace-! t ma .e due to the failure of ma>or

cor*orations mentioned a.o$e or sim*l .ecause that im*ortance of the em*loees in a

com*an has increased o$er the ears! he traditional autocratic stle dominates

e$erthing ma2es all decisions and ignores an comments or ideas contri.uted . the

em*loees! his ,ill cause .rain drain of the com*an! 5ormall the most talented and

inno$ati$e ,or2ers ,ho 2no, their ,orth ,ill lea$e the com*an and find a >o. ,here

their talents ,ill .e a**reciated! hat is ,h larger cor*orations no, treasure their

,or2ers ada*ting to the democratic stle!

  Cri..in (1?@1 *g ) states that a democratic leader is a.le to +moderate discussions

,hile getting ideas from the grou*!- He also states that a +team feeling- +that em*loee

generall li2e can .e de$elo*ed!- his team feeling is the determination and em*loees

to come together and sharing ideas ,hile ,or2ing together as a team to hel* im*ro$e the

com*an! t ma2es em*loees feel that the are not left out from their organi"ation as

the are gi$en the chance to s*ea2! =urthermore em*loees ,ill .e a.le to get in$ol$ed

in the com*an/s .usiness and *ro$ide contri.utions using their o,n 2no,ledge instead

of >ust follo,ing orders from the leader! #s com*ared to autocratic leadershi* ,here the

em*loees follo, the leader/s instruction democratic leadershi* is ,here em*loees

 *ro$ide suggestions and ideas that the leader ,ill considerate .efore ma2ing an

decisions!

  t is strongl .elie$ed that a democratic leader ,ill .e a.le to ha$e more ideas

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,hether in terms of com*an/s im*ro$ement or sol$ing *ro.lems! Communication

 .ecomes an im*ortant factor in the organi"ation! hrough communication there eist a

common understanding .et,een leader and em*loees! hus em*loees ,ill .e a.le to

understand the goals and o.>ecti$es of their leader instead of >ust doing things .lindl!

he ,ill .e a.le to ad>ust to meet the leader/s re4uirement for a tas2 and im*ro$ise from

time to time! his is crucial es*eciall ,hen com*leting large *ro>ects under least

su*er$ision from their leader! =urthermore communication can act li2e a tool to de$elo*

res*ect .et,een the leader and the em*loees! 7es*ect is an im*ortant factor in creating a

com*an ,ith harmon and unit a com*an that stands together ,ithout internal

conflicts! =or eam*le +'oroth 7o.erts CE8 of Echo Scar$es ,ho treats *eo*le ,ith

res*ect! his creates a uni4ue cor*orate culture that is o*en honest and su**orti$e of

em*loees! 7o.ert/s leadershi* .eha$iour creates satisfied em*loees ,ho in turn create

satisfied customers ,hich hel*s the com*an!- ('aft 001)

  # com*an that is leaded democraticall has the a.ilit to $enture into other fields

easil and ha$e control o$er the glo.al .usiness! 'ue to the unit of the com*an the

leader has the ca*a.ilit to control em*loees ,ith ease! Em*loees are trusted to ma2e

their o,n decisions and *la their role for the com*an ,ithout the need of instructions!

hus >o.s are delegated according to an em*loee/s a.ilit in .usiness! he are >ust

gi$en a .asic instruction .efore *erforming their dut! E$en so the are still a.le to

 *erform efficientl due to the understanding .et,een them and the leader! hus this

understanding eases the com*an/s .urden in $enturing into other fields! he com*an is

a.le to set u* ne, industr that can .e mar2eted glo.all! he leader ,ill not need to

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su*er$ise all the glo.al com*an .ut *ut them in the hands of trusted em*loees! he

most successful eam*le ,ould .e 'onald rum*! He has entertainment industries all

o$er the ,orld and et e$er one of them are successful! his is .ecause of his strateg as

a democratic leader! He gi$es the managerial role to his em*loees! He does not manage

them .ut he su*er$ises them! his ma2es him one of the richest and most successful

entre*reneurs at this era and his em*loees to .e em*o,ered ,hen gi$en a chance to

ma2e decisions! here ,ill .e a strong .ond .et,een the em*loees the leader and the

com*an!

t is ,idel claimed that autocratic leadershi* .rings more success to the com*an

due to the leader/s *ersonal role in em*o,ering $isions and setting o.>ecti$es! Ho,e$er

e*eriences ha$e *ro$ed that a com*an/s long term esta.lishment and success can onl

 .e achie$ed through democratic leadershi*! n an autocratic leaded com*an the rise and

fall of the com*an is in the hands of the leader .ut in democratic there eist other su.3

leader to guide the com*an! n autocratic if the leader is .an2ru*t the com*an ,ill .e

closed do,n immediatel as the ca*ital and funds comes solel from the leader!

Ho,e$er in democratic the ca*ital and funds .elongs to the com*an! he leader/s

 *ersonal finance is not in$ol$ed! hus it is easier to rise u* again should anthing

ha**ens! =or instance rum* ,ho has re*eatedl filed for .an2ru*tc .ut still is

successful and a strong dri$en force no,!

 5et the stle of leading ,ill certainl gi$e its com*acts to the em*loees and

conse4uentl the com*an! #utocrac ,ill induce a sense of fear of the leader into the

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em*loees! he ,ill .ecome terrified of ma2ing decisions for the com*an as the ,ere

not allo,ed to and also of gi$ing an comments that ma .e hel*ful to the com*an!

Clearl the ,or2ers ha$e no chance to e$en hel* the com*an to im*ro$e! Creati$it and

inno$ation ,ill also .e discouraged! #ll *lans for the com*an ,ill onl .e made . the

em*loer as the rest of the su.ordinates ,ere not in$ol$e in an decision3ma2ing

acti$ities! #s for democratic leaders em*loees interaction are encouraged! Su.ordinates

,ere allo,ed to ma2e decisions on their o,n! his can lessen the .urdens of the leader

es*eciall ,hen the com*an *lans to e*and the .usiness to o$erseas ,hich is ,h

man democratic leaders managed to e*and to man different fields in different *laces

and still are successful! Sir 7ichard Branson is famous democrats ,ith his Airgin .rand of

o$er 90 com*anies! 'emocrac creates a more harmonious ,or2*lace allo,ing the

em*loees to *our in ideas to hel* the com*an! #lthough the final decision still lies to

the head more ,as to achie$e success ,ere e*osed and most of the time e$en .etter

than the initial *lan! he action of in$ol$ing the em*loees in ma2ing decision also

2no, as laisse"3faire leadershi* is 2e to maintaining em*loees moti$ated ,hich is

im*ortant to increase *roducti$it!

'emocrac/s influence has .een s*read ,idel around the ,orld! ts conce*t of

e4ualit in ma2ing decisions and the freedom of s*eech is not onl utilised for the

 .usiness leadershi* .ut also has increased ra*idl in the *olitical field! hat is .ecause

 *eo*le are .ecoming a,are of the im*ortance in in$ol$ing *eo*le in ma2ing a decision

rather than the *ass ,a of ha$ing one main force that controls and mono*olises

e$erthing! Beside that it is clearl sho,n that ,hen a *erson is gi$en the authorit to

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ma2e a difference in the com*an sense of .elonging to the com*an ,ill .e felt! Hence

the *erson ,ill ,or2 harder for the com*an ,hich ,ill do nothing other than .enefiting

the cor*oration! 'emocrac does not ensures success .ut it is definitel a more effecti$e

and relia.le ,a as com*ared to autocrac! ts em*hasis on relationshi* ,ith the

em*loees also .ecame the "eitgeist of the current relationshi* era!

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