Leadership: A Veritable Tool for Organizational Behaviour (original) (raw)

2021, The International Journal of Business & Management

Leadership is one of the common concepts in organizations which is described by Bass (1990) in Jami (2018) as a universal phenomenon. This is because the role played by leaders in every organization cannot be underestimated as they keep both the employees and the organization in motion. Also, leaders define and outline expected behaviors in the organization, relationship between units, as they ensure the free flow of activities in the organization. The activities of leaders set the vibe for employees in the organization hence, the goals and objectives of the organization remain defeated. Euripides one of the greatest Greek poets in Thompson (1922) stated that 'Ten good soldiers wisely led, will beat a hundred without a head.'This indicates that the success of every organization lies on quality and effective leadership as critical decisions, that is, choices that repositions the state of situation-organization dynamics, employee morale, organizational behavior, and changes that affect the fate of a group and its members are solely for those occupying leadership positions. Yes, every leadership position/role no matter how little it appears has significance both within and outside the organization. Undoubtedly, it is usually difficult for the behavior of an individual to be completely understood, consequently, it is more complex to understand the relationship and behavior of various groups of people found in the organization (Nadler and Thushman, 1989). Nevertheless, the goals and objectives of an organization is achieved through these individuals in the organization. So, it becomes the major focus of management to recognize various behavioral pattern of persons, group, as well as the organization to better predict in terms of responses in behavior that will be elicited as a result of different managerial activities and to utilize this prediction and understanding towards achieving effective coordination, and control towards the achievement of goals and objectives. In terms of assets, human resources are the most valuable resources any organization can have as they are responsible for the implementation of plans, policies and strategies. They are also involved in the decision making process, represents the cooperate image of the organization, and address issues as it affects the organization. Thus, the potential commitment of workers is progressively recognized by management which will turn out to be increasingly more significant for managers and employees to get a grasp on the intricacies of organizational behaviour. The significance of organizational behavior is that it helps in separating the role of leaders and offers a specific view on the human side of management: people as people, people as resources, and people as organizations ('Understanding and managing organizational behavior', 2006). The focus of organizational behavior is on the behaviours, qualities, of individual workers; the processes and attributes that represent the organization; the level of motivation within the organization; and the behaviours exhibited by workers in the organization based on their individual needs. It is also concerned with the study of the activities of workers in the organization, ways of minimizing employee turnover, absenteeism, and aberrant behaviors in the organization; improvement on productivity, job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behavior, and how the behavior of workers affects the performance of the organization (Frederick, 2014).