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DOMAIN SUBJECT: BBA COURSE17-A

LEADERSHIP
UNIT 1- Introduction

Introduction to Leadership: Importance of leadership, Roles of a Leader, Overview of


Organizational Leadership Major Coursework and Issues in Organizational Leadership,
Defining an Organization, Defining Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Differences
between leadership and management in organizations.

UNIT-2 Leadership Theories

Theories of Leadership, Leadership Traits, Leadership Skills, Leadership Styles, Levels of


Analysis of Leadership Theory – Leadership Traits and Ethics:

UNIT-3 Leadership Behavior and Motivation

Leadership Behavior and Styles, Process Theories: Reinforcement Theory, Contingency


Leadership Theories and Models, normative leadership theory, and Leadership Substitute

UNIT-4 Leading with Effective Communication

Communication Process, Barriers to Effective Communication, Active Listening, Nonverbal


and Body Language, Ethical Communication

UNIT-5 Leading High Performance Teams:

Difference Between “Group” and “Team”, Stages of Team Development, Leading,


Empowering, Following. Resolving Conflict and Negotiation: Levels of Conflict, Conflict
Resolution

III.REFERENCE TEXT BOOKS:

1. Bennis, W. (1994). On becoming a leader. (Rev. ed). Reading, MA: Perseus Books.
2. Bryman, A. (1996). Leadership in organizations. In Clegg S. R., Hardy, C. and Nord,
W. R. (Eds). Handbook of Organization Studies, pp.276-292. London: Sage.
3. French, J. R. P. Jr. and Raven, B. (1962). The bases of social power. In D. Cartwright
(Ed), Group Dynamics: Research and Theory (pp. 259-269). New York: Harper and
Row.
4. Hersey, P. and Blanchard, P. (1969). The life cycle theory of leadership. Training and
Development Journal, 23 (5), 26-34.
5. Katz, R. L. (1955). Skills of an effective administrator. Harvard Business review, 33
(1), 33-42.
6. Kirkpatrick, S. & Locke, E. (1991). Leadership: Do traits matter? Academy of
Management Executive, May, 48-60.
7. Kotter, J. P.(1990). Force for change: How leadership differs from management. New
York: The Free Press.
8. Likert, R. (1967). New patterns of management. New York: McGraw-Hill.
9. Mintzberg, H. (1973). The nature of managerial work. New York: Harper and Row.
Discussion questions:

1. What can you learn from their experiences that will help you in thinking about your
life story’s influence on your leadership trajectory?
2. Identify any three effective and efficient leaders in Indian and Western business
organizations? How well they build an integrated leadership in their
organizations?
3. How did they optimize their leadership effectiveness? How well do they use their
personal leadership? to empower others? In what ways do you want your leadership
(assumed) to change to improve your effectiveness?

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