MGTS1301 - Leading

Acknowledgement of Country

• The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands.
• UQ pays respects to Ancestors and descendants, recognizing their cultural and spiritual connections to Country.
• UQ recognizes their valuable contributions to Australian and global society.

Learning Objectives

1. Define leading as a management function and its importance.
2. Differentiate between leadership and management.
3. Understand different sources of power that underpin leadership.
4. Distinguish between historical approaches to leadership: trait theory, behavioral approaches, and contingency approaches.
5. Explain the various theories within each major approach and their perspectives on effective leadership.
6. Describe modern approaches to leadership.

Management Problem Assignment

1. Choose an ethical problem facing managers.
2. Search for five news articles concerning the chosen ethical problem.
3. Search for three journal articles related to ethics.
4. Write up the assignment using the provided template:
   • Section 1: Introduction (150 words)
   • Section 2: Ethical problem facing managers (450 words)
   • Section 3: Summary of journal articles (450 words)
   • Section 4: Application of journal articles to the ethical problem facing managers (600 words)
   • Section 5: Recommendations (350 words)
   • References (APA 7th) and Appendix (Screenshot of journal articles)

Assignment Guidance

• Week 4: Read assignment guidance and attend/watch the seminar.
• Week 5: Choose a topic and find five newspaper articles; draft Section 2.
• Week 6: Find three journal articles (time-consuming); read and identify key insights; draft Section 3.
• Week 7: Draft Sections 4, 5, and 1; include journal article screenshots in the appendix; last chance for questions.
• Week 8: Revise, proofread, and reference the assignment; submit by Monday, April 14.

Reading a Journal Article

What is a journal and a journal article?

Types of Journal Articles

Identifying Key Insights from Journal Articles

1. Abstract: Determine the article's topic and relevance.
2. Abstract (or Methods): Identify the study's population/organizations and their relevance.
3. Introduction/Literature/Theory: Identify hypotheses (quantitative) or research questions (qualitative).
4. Findings/Discussion: Note practical implications.
5. Key Insight: Determine the key insight relevant to the management problem; reread sections as needed.

Using ChatGPT for Article Summaries

Alibaba and Jack Ma

• The key reason for Jack Ma’s success is the way he has mobilised power across his career.

Jack Ma and Ken Morley

• Jack Ma met Ken Morley in 1980 in Hangzhou.
• Morley influenced Ma's values and inspired him to pursue social change.
• Ma made a 20 million US philanthropic commitment to the University of Newcastle to support students.

Grotesque Quest

Types of Power Used

• Legitimate power: Arguing they were the team leader
• Coercive/Reward power: Arguing that their goals were worth more points
• Expert power: Having knowledge of the UQ Campus or access to information
• Referent power: Being confident, charismatic or persuasive
• Group power: Majority decides

Leadership Actions

• Making sure team members read their role information carefully
• Assigning responsibilities to team members
• Celebrating the team performing well
• Fostering positive relationships and respect
• Supporting team members who had good ideas or useful information
• Helping the team feel excited or motivated to perform well on the Quest

Leadership Styles Suited to the Grotesque Quest

• People-oriented leadership
• Task-oriented leadership
• Transactional leadership
• Charismatic leadership
• Transformational leadership
• Servant leadership
• Authentic Leadership
• Followership

The GLOBE Study

A study of cultural practices and leadership ideals across 150 countries identified:

• Charismatic/Value-Based Leadership: Inspiring, motivating, and expecting high performance based on core values.
• Team-Oriented Leadership: Emphasizing team building and a common purpose.
• Participative Leadership: Involving others in decision-making.
• Humane-Oriented Leadership: Supportive and considerate leadership with compassion and generosity.
• Autonomous Leadership: Independent and individualistic leadership attributes.
• Self-Protective Leadership: Ensuring safety and security through status enhancement.

GLOBE Culture Groups

• Anglo Cluster (Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, USA):
  “An outstanding leader for this cluster would be one who is highly charismatic, team oriented and participative, and is able to provide inspiration, vision, and encouragement of high performance while creating outstanding teams. It is important for leaders in this cluster to value freedom, delegate responsibility, and include all relevant parties in the decision-making process.”
• Confucian Asian Cluster (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea):
  “An example of an outstanding leader for the Confucian Asian cluster would be an individual who is performance-oriented, charismatic, and somewhat team-oriented but not particularly participative in their leadership style.”

Key Takeaways

• Leading is the process of inspiring people to work hard to achieve high performance.
• Leaders draw on different kinds of power:
  • Position power (reward, coercive, legitimate)
  • Personal (expert, referent)
  • Group power
    Definitions of “good leadership” depends on time and culture:
  • Trait Theory
  • Charismatic leadership
  • Authentic Leadership

Next Week

• Online Module: The External and Internal Environment
• Seminar: The External and Internal Environment
• Tutorial: Leading (Alibaba, Jack Ma)