Leadership and organizational behavior

The purpose of this paper is to explore the outcome of both power and influence in effective leadership, by determining the characters and behaviors of the leaders and followers during exercising power, influence and both for effective leadership.  It is significant to conceptualize the effects of power to "understand how people are able to influence each other in organizations" (Mintzberg, 1983; Pfeffer, 1981, 1992; in Yukl, 2013, p. 186).  The use of power to influence others will determine the characteristics of the leader, the leader's behavior as well as the different types of influence processes and tactics used to attain the goal needed to be effective. One may be led to understand power as just one manifestation of authority over a target person who is obliged to obey.  However, this paper focuses on the understanding of leadership and its complex definitions and behavioral outcome that are subsequent to the variety of power and influence descriptions, of the different types of power, and of who to use them.  The effects of power and influence in leadership effectiveness are intertwining links between leaders and followers as Covey (1991) states that “Real leadership power comes from an honorable character and from the exercise of certain power tools and principles” (p. 101) and argues that there are varieties and complex motives why followers follow, and each of those reasons to follow “has different motivational and psychological roots” (Covey, 1991, p.101).
Keywords: Power, Influence, Effective Leadership, Leadership Behavior, Management

The status of wisdom in leadership discourse has been elevated as organizations seek solutions to multidimensional challenges that have led to corporate collapses and the derailment of leaders.  The study of wisdom has ancient foundations but its measurement as an organizational leadership construct is relatively new.  Recent research has led to the view and operationalization of wisdom as an attribute integrating the cognitive, affective, and reflective dimensions of human performance and behavior (Ardelt, 2003).  This quantitative study explored correlations between wisdom and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) at the individual level of analysis.  The hypothesized association was examined using data collected on wisdom as conceptualized by Ardelt (2003) and OCB as defined by Organ (1988).  Respondents (n=193) were selected from an online panel of leaders from organizations across America and invited to complete Ardelt’s (2003) three-dimensional wisdom scale (3D-WS) and the OCB scale (Podsakoff, MacKenzie, Moorman, & Fetter, 1990) for analysis of the conjectured relationship. Results indicated that leader wisdom, as defined in the integrative approach, and leader OCB have a significant and moderately strong positive correlation.  Implications include the need for a proper value of the role of both concepts for leadership and organizational practices. The measurement of wisdom is crucial in organizations and more research is recommended in future studies.

Global Recession to Global Recovery: ENHANCING ENTERPRISE COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH HUMAN CAPITAL AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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About the book

The book contains the selected papers presented at the Nirma International Conference on Management (NICOM 2012) organized during January 05 – 07, 2012 at the Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad on the theme Global Recession to Global Recovery: Opportunity, Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Growth.

In this volume forty two selected papers primarily dealing with issues of organizational behavior, human resource, operations management, information technology and sector specific studies suggest strategies and prescribe policy implications during the transition period of recession to recovery to achieve sustainable growth. The topics like

Exploring the Role of Organization Culture on Industrial Relations in Indian Industries in a Global Recovery Period—A Literature Review; Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study with Reference to Teachers of Postgraduate Departments of Sardar Patel University; A Study of Organizational Climate Factors and the Employee’s Behavior of Telecom Sector; Stress Management during Recession: A Study of Various Organizations in India;  Student Satisfaction Survey: A Case Study of Indian B-School during Recovery;  Impact of Internal Relationship Marketing on Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in Private Banking Sector; Antecedents & Outcomes of Social Intelligence—A Cause and Effect Study;  The Role of Organizational Cynicism as Moderator on Knowledge Sharing and Job Outcomes among Cross Functional Team Members; The Role of Readiness-for Change in Managing Knowledge Sharing Initiatives: A Case Study Grounded in Micro-Foundations;  Glass Ceiling and its Impact on Career Development of Women Employees—A Conceptual Review;  Communicating Spirituality at Workplace–Indian Way; Accelerating Human Resource Performance for Sustainable Growth: The Indian Textiles and Clothing Industry; A Study on the Effectiveness of Recreation Facilities Provided by Indian Oil Corporation Limited;  Organizations of Tomorrow and the Future Work-Place: Knowledge and Talent on the Move;  Building an Effective Performance Management System (PMS) to Enhance Organizational Capabilities;  Performance Analysis of Sales People in Organized Retailing;  Coping Skill–A Tool for Work Life Balance (WLB): Study with Reference to Hotel Industry;  Indoctrination of Soft Skills: The Survival of Employability Skills Amongst Management Graduates;  Talent Management-Valuing Human Asset—A Conceptual Study;  Evaluating the Knowledge Management Practices: A Study of B-Schools in Gujarat;  Reflections on Training and Development Initiatives at Work: A Case-Based Analysis;  Managing Talent Exodus in the Chemical Industry of Valsad District;  Global HR Benchmarking and Its Implications on Employees’ Performance: A Study of Indian Textile Industry;  Career Management Opportunities for Entry-Level Managers;  Building Human Capital for Sustainable Competitive Advantage;  The Corporate or the Citizen Social Responsibility; Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Service Operations: Is it Achievable;  Evolving Sustainability Paradigm in Outbound Logistics of Steel Sector: Mapping, Measurement and Reporting;  Gap Analysis for Telecom Industry: Where is the Missing Link?;  A Study on Development of Farmers: A Holistic Approach by Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd (GAIC);  Selection Criteria for ERP for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME);  Factors Affecting Usage of Internet Banking Services; Affordable Computing—An Approach to Create Sustainable IT Business an Exploratory Study; Sustainable Rural Development through ICT & E-Governance in India;  Importance of Pedagogy in Preparing MBA Participants to Cope with Business Environment Challenges;  Performance Effects of Public vs. Private Ownership—A Case Study of Kandla Port Trust  and Gujarat Adani Port Ltd.;  Enhancement of the Capability of Educators through Capacity Building Process;  A Study on the Social Accountability 8000 Standard (SA8000), with Special Reference to NALCO, Bhubaneswar;  Usability of AHP Model for Supplier Selection: An Industrial Case;  Exploring the Bullwhip Effect: A Study of Cause and Effect in New Business Scenario;  An Empirical Study on Factors Affecting ERP Project Implementations in Sri Lankan Organizations;  Crowdsourcing-New Production and Problem Solving Model in Networked Economy, etc.  have been grouped in sub-themes of the conference and included in the two sections of the book viz.  Section I: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Section II: Operations Management, Information Technology and Sector Specific Issues.

In the backdrop of global recession to recovery, the contributions made by national and international scholars highlight the various issues and the nexus between them that are emerging in the global economic environment and have addressed the role of management in implementing them for sustainable growth and development. The readers will find that the scholars have also logically underscored the factors behind these issues and put forward notable policy implications, which are extremely relevant for the current debate on recession to recovery and sustainability with respect to trade, finance and investment. The economists, researchers, teachers, policy-makers, executive of various enterprises, management consultants and the representatives of trade and industry will find the collection of these papers as thought provoking for further research in their respective areas of interest.
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Edited by – Prof. Sameer S Pingle and Prof.(Dr.) Pawan K. Chugan
First Edition – 2012
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