Leadership Behavior Paper
Running head: SYNTHESIS PAPER- LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR 1
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SYNTHESIS PAPER
Directions:
Locate the annotated bibliography and outline you created in the Module 5 assignment. Using the outline you developed, the information from the annotated bibliography, and the feedback provided by your instructor, write a paper (2,000-2,250 words) that synthesizes all three articles from the Module 5 annotated bibliography with the two (or more) topically-related, empirical articles you selected. Do that by including the following:
1. A statement of at least three common themes addressed in all of the articles.
2. A statement of the conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles? Focus specifically on how leadership behavior influences leadership results. How might identity, worldview, and socio-cultural group membership influence the behaviors that effective leaders exhibit?
Synthesis Paper- Leadership Behavior
Jane Doe
Grand Canyon University: LDR-802
January 23, 2019
Synthesis Paper- Leadership Behavior
Introduction
After reviewing several peer-reviewed articles and researching leadership behaviors, it is evident a leader must possess great skills to manage an organization’s objectives. The type of leadership behavior has a significant impact on the performance of followers. The most common leadership behavior includes visionary leadership, servant leadership, and transformational leadership. The three have leadership and performance, leadership environment and leadership relationship distinct differences and similarities and are uniquely profitable for follower performance and organizational growth. The type of leadership style used by a leader is a significant influence on the behavior of followers. Each leadership behavior is defined on the basis of the performance outcome. A leader must portray specific qualities and skills essential for manipulation of the follower’s efforts towards a common objective.
Common Themes
The following presents a discussion of themes emerging from a review of literature examining factors within current research that influences leadership behavior development. An overview and analysis of themes common across each of the studies suggests constructive leadership behavior influences leadership and performance, leadership environment, and leadership relationship.
Leadership and Performance
A servant leader is a leader with a set of unique qualities aimed at enriching the lives the followers while establishing a constructive effort towards achieving an organization’s goal. Leadership and performance is important in leadership behavior because….
1. What is the role of leadership and performance in leadership behaviors?
2. What is the influence of leadership and performance on leadership outcomes?
Anshar (2017) highlights some of the basic leadership qualities that influence the behavioral performance of followers. According to him, a visionary leader will initiate learning and innovation amongst the followers enhancing their performance.
In his articles, Huang, Wang, and Xie (2014) explores the role of leadership identification and how it impacts reputation and ultimate performance basing on the leader-member exchange and organizational citizenship behavior models. The relationship between leader-member exchange and leadership identification has a significant impact on performance.
Leadership qualities are intertwined with basic skills and practices for an individual. According to Van Dierendonck, Stam, Boersma, De Windt, and Alkema there is a significant relationship between a transformational leader and servant leader. The key differences and similarities between two are outlined on the basis of the performance matrix.
Leadership Environment
Leadership environment is one of the most important drivers for leadership performance. The leadership environment provides the basis for employee relation and realization of the organization’s objectives.
1. What is the role of leadership environment in leadership behaviors?
2. What is the influence of leadership environment on leadership outcomes?
Anshar (2017) confirms that there is a significant relationship between leadership performance and leadership environment. According to him environmental suitability provides an opportunity for implementation of visionary leadership objectives which are composed of organizational learning and innovative behavior.
Huang (2014) notes that the relationship between leadership identification to the leader-member exchange is determined by the organizational environment. The leadership environment provides a robust synergy for leadership performance.
Servant leadership and transformation leadership are mechanized on the basis of environmental certainty. Each leadership behavior is significantly influenced by the organizational environment.
Leadership behavior has distinct similarities and differences. A leadership behavior is defined on the basis of leadership skills and experiences with regard to objective drive for the leadership practices basing on the organization’s values.
1. What is the role leadership relationship in leadership behaviors?
2. What is the influence of leadership relationship on leadership outcomes?
Anshar (2017) explores some of the relationships between visionary leadership, learning organization, and innovative behavior. According to him, a visionary leader must exhibit a learning organization and innovative behavior in order to influence the follower’s performance.
Leadership identification is one critical leadership practice that helps to measure leadership performance and reputation. For effective identification of a leader, Haung et al. (2014) explores the relationship between leader-member exchange and organization citizenship behavior as the key contributing factors for leadership performance.
There is distinct relationship between servant leadership and transformational leadership. The two are measured on the basis of significant difference and similarities.
Conclusion
The subject of leadership is a comprehensive topic that generates self-examination and purported evaluation to ascertain the basic concept of quality leadership. Leadership performance can be measured basing on the organization’s objectives and the expected outcome. However, the leadership style has a significant influence on leadership performance and the ultimate outcome.
o Summary of the Presentation: The previous discussion examined characteristics of leader behaviors that influence leadership outcomes. A summary of key points follows and concludes with recommendations for future research and implications for practice.
o Revisit the key points from the discussion of the three themes.
o Recommendations for future research.
o Discussion or Implications for Practice
Recommendations for Future Research
Future Research should
1. Recommendations for future research: how do these recommendations advance an understanding of leadership behavior out of which this discussion comes?
2. Discussion: How do the research conclusions or discussion points WE’VE IDENTIFIED in our analysis, potentially change the way in which leadership behaviors attend to organizational outcomes and help followers advance their sense of who they are as members of an organizational collective?
3. Discussion: How do the research conclusions or discussion points WE’VE IDENTIFIED in our analysis, perhaps texture how organizations are constructed and lead in an increasingly digital age with a transitioning workforce across generational demographics?
Implications for Practice
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Reference
Anshar, M. (2017). The impact of visionary leadership, learning organization and innovative behavior to performance of customs and excise functional. IJHCM (International Journal of Human Capital Management), 1(02), 52-60.
Huang, J., Wang, L., & Xie, J. (2014). Leader-member exchange and organizational citizenship behavior: The roles of identification with leader and leader's reputation. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 42(10), 1699-1711.
Van Dierendonck, D., Stam, D., Boersma, P., De Windt, N., & Alkema, J. (2014). Same difference? Exploring the differential mechanisms linking servant leadership and transformational leadership to follower outcomes. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 544-562.