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Leadership style and the senior leader. Democratic leadership is discussed here initially as a style characterising the conduct of a senior leader. Gastil (1994: 956) explored democratic leadership as a practice that the leader or leaders enact in relation to their subordinates or ‘democratic followers’.
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Aug 1, 1994 · PDF | Renewed calls for democracy make it imperative that we understand the nature of democratic leadership. Existing definitions of democratic... | Find, read and cite all the research you...
- John Gastil
- Background
- Democratic Versus Autocratic Leadership Clusters
- Characteristics of Democratic Leadership
- DLDM Rather Than in Small Organizations
- A Framework of DLDM
- Interactions Between Democratic Leaders and Followers
- Exemplary Models of Dldm: Mandela, Walesa, and Kim
- Discussion and Implications
- Conclusion
- About The Author
Leadership is one of the world’s oldest preoccupations and a universal phenomenon in humans (Bass, 1990). From ancient to modern history, leadership has played an integral role in developing groups, societies, and nations. Over centuries, leadership has been defined in terms of leaders’ behaviors. Bass attempted to define the concept of leadership ...
The notions of autocracy and democracy have been used openly to distinguish democratic leadership from autocratic leadership. White and Lippitt (1960) distinguished democratic leadership in terms of autocratic and laissez-faire leadership. Autocracy implies a high degree of control by the leaders without much freedom or participation of members in ...
Anderson (1959) defined the democratic leader as one who shares decision making with the other members. He asserted that democratic leadership is associated with higher morale in most situations. He denied that democratic leadership is associated with low productivity and high morale and that authoritarian leadership is associated with high product...
The characteristics of democratic leadership tend to be derived from the phenomenon within small groups and organizations. The conceptualization of democratic leadership as being about participation and member-relations underscores only a few group behaviors in small organizations rather than large political, economical, and social dimensions. The ...
This study proposes a framework of DLDM shown in Figure 1. DLDM consists of contexts, motivations, characteristics, outcomes, and leader-follower interactions. The horizontal arrows in the framework depict an influence on another construct, whereas the vertical arrows indicate the interactions between leaders and followers who engage in the motivat...
The characteristics of DLDM require interactions between leaders and followers. First, under democratic movements, people who desire more democracy and follow democratic leaders also make sacrifices for achieving democracy. Democracy emerges with the blood of people since dictatorship in undemocratic government oppresses democratic movements, democ...
The roles of democratic leaders in democratic movements have been significant for the progress of democracy. Most of these leaders not only devoted themselves to democracy but also sacrificed themselves for enhancing democracy. Although the leadership styles of these leaders differed, the general principle of leadership focused on democratic value ...
Since DLDM is a process for achieving democracy; Mandela, Walesa, and Kim can be considered exemplary models of democratic leaders. Mandela, Walesa, and Kim showed great similarities during their lifetimes. They struggled for democracy and human rights, were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and became president of their respective countries. The rese...
During the 1980s and 1990s; Mandela, Walesa, and Kim played tremendous roles in achieving democracy. Their democratic leadership influenced the historical progress of democracy around the world. The definitions of democratic leadership in the literature have been limited in explaining the dynamic changes and progress in democratic movements as well...
Dr. Sanghan Choi earned his Ph.D. in public administration from Florida Atlantic University and is currently an adjunct professor in the School of Public Administration at the university and a research associate of the Public Procurement Research Center in Boca Raton, Florida. His research interests include public leadership, public and nonprofit m...
As defined herein, democratic leadership is conceptually distinct from positions of authority; rather, it is defined as the performance of three functions: distributing responsibility among the membership, empowering group members, and aiding the group's decision-making process.
- John Gastil
- 1994
under three differential leadership styles: authoritarian, democratic and laissez -faire. The authoritarian leader offers clear expectations about what will be done, when and how.
Dec 9, 2020 · Lewin’s democratic style combines degrees of leadership and freedom as an effective situational model. Applying democratic principles throughout his career, he documented reliable results such as increases in industrial performance and successful implementation of change.
