Concepts of Leadership & Management

It was also found that the trend is in the direction of participative management. One characteristic of all forms of participative management is that organizational superiors consult with their subordinates concerning the development of performance objectives which are compatible with organizational goals. Thus, participative management, by its very nature, requires very different leadership styles from those associated with the authoritarian style.

As the American economy and society become more complex, and as both society and the economy become more internationalized, so too, the demands placed on organizational leadership are magnified. Over the past three decades, scores of books, and hundreds of a

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d will vary within organizations over time. This balance depends upon the prevailing situation at 15any particular point in time. Much of the contemporary research in decision making theory and practice emphasizes the complex and often conflicting value structures which must be incorporated into decision making approaches (Cray, Mallory, Butler, Hickson, & Wilson, 1988). The practice of decision making in American organizations is far from standard. Decision making practices range from the outmoded directive decision making behavior to a full embracing of the concept of participative decision making. The most effective decision making behavior for organizations will include participation by organizational subordinates in the process, while, at the same time, preserving the ultimate responsibility and authority of the leader. Skjei (1983, p. 47) defined the basic decision making model as being of "two parts: a core group at the center, invested by the rules with formal authority to legitimize decisions . . . and a constellation of satellite groups seeking to influence the . . . core group." Group decision making may be applied in either part of the model. In most o
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