Organization impact: how leader decisions and behaviors influence morale
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Authors
Santos, Melvin A.
Issue Date
2010
Type
Thesis
Language
en
Keywords
Organizational leadership
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe and learn the reasons of how people in leadership positions come to their final conclusions in the decision-making process. How do they implement their decisions in relation to performing their actions and examining the impact effects it has on others. “Typically, ethical decisions are the product of careful thought and common sense” (Maddalena, 2007). Leaders of various types need to be able to understand the impact and implications of their decisions and behaviors and that they are viewed to a higher standard of conduct. Gini (2004) implied that leaders need to establish their goals with a clear vision and effective communication channel of what they stand for, what they want to achieve, and what they expect from others, and where the organization wants to go. However leaders are just as an important factor to an organization as are employees and according to Banerji and Krishnan (2000) a leader aligns vision with followers’ needs and aspirations, propagates open communication and generates team motivation, is a risk taker, helps and coaches in confidence building and promotes team building (p. 3). Leadership characteristics may start at the home or classroom for some and Stein (2009) states that teachers are undeniably leaders in the community and in the classroom, they must be able to have some form of life lasting impact on students and be able to motivate them to strive for excellence. Besides having their students sit and behave; they must also inspire them to achieve their goals.