Educational Leadership Management Effectiveness Vs. Term Paper

In that regard, a leader who gets things done through coercion as opposed to consensus could be regarded a successful but not an effective leader. Looked at from another perspective, successful leadership differs from effective leadership on the basis of emphasis. While emphasis in successful leadership is on power and position, the emphasis when it comes to effective leadership is often on the personal attributes of a leader. It should also be noted that when a leader depends on both position/power and personal attributes to get things done, such a leader can be regarded both effective and successful.

Determinants of Organizational Effectiveness

In basic terms, organizational effectiveness has got to do with the ability of an organization to achieve its goals and objectives using the resources at its disposal. In the past, various authors including but not limited to Taylor have highlighted factors which in their opinion have an impact on organizational effectiveness. The determinants of organizational effectiveness identified by Taylor according to Hodge and Anthony (1991) include task specialization, optimal resource utilization, cost minimization, profit maximization, etc. When an organization subdivides tasks into separate jobs and sees to it that those handling the tasks develop specialized skills over time, task specialization can be said to have taken place.Optimal resource utilization involves the appropriate and meaningful utilization of the available organizational resources to maximize earnings. Profit maximization and cost minimization are two other approaches which could be embraced in an attempt to further enhance the bottom-line. Other factors which could have an impact on the effectiveness of an organization include but they are not limited to employee satisfaction and managerial competence.

References

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Hodge, B.J. & Anthony, W.P. (1991). Organizational Theory: A Strategic Approach (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon.

Lussier, R.N. (2008). Management Fundamentals: Concepts, Applications, Skill Development (4th ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning......