Literature Review Leadership

Literature review leadership and change management

In recent years, the tons of literatures on leadership but there is a gray area when it comes to it definition. Reason been it understanding, differs from one individual to another. However, for the purpose of attaining a common ground of understanding one need to define leadership. In addition, if each defines leadership differently one need to know the weak and strong definition of leadership. In Bass and Stogdill (1990) research, were the investigated the concept and definition of leadership were made. The stated, form weak and strong definitions “evidence should suggest that while both may be incomplete, both are in some measure correct” (Bass and Stogdill, 1990 p. 8). These means, from

Which bring one to the new era of leadership, by comparing to the traditional definition of leadership where leadership is theorize as individual characteristics, traits and how are leaders formed. That is, are leaders made or born. As presented by Rost (1991), there are few study on leadership that are focus on the approaches of leadership, and how leaders and followers relate in archiving a set goal. Rost argued further, change in an individual or an organisation can attain through collaboration, cultural difference, open platform where individuals are free in expressing their opinion, and concerns for other in the globe (Eddy,

Just like leadership, change management as no agreed upon definition however researcher have all tried establishing connection between each definition from a holistic approach. Burnes (2002), stated there are different approaches to the concept of change management is due to the cross-matrixes characteristics of the topic. There are change management theories that suggest managers can make a change to the structure of an organisation, by the way, the work known as voluntarism. While some authors have confronted, the fact manager can make any change at all to an organisation structure. Because, managers are said to be limited in skills that enable them manage change. Toffler (1977), analyze the need for organizational change management. Moreover, change management came about, due to constant change in environment and needed new ways in addressing change. Especially, how the need for change are interlinked between organizations and worlds economy. However, the author concept argued by other authors on how survival and adaptation are used during the change management. Rather than, focusing on the economic model one focuses on organizational