A Study on Leader Behavior and Perceived Influence Tactics of academic leaders at technical institutions
Keywords:
Academic Leaders, Influence Tactics, Technical Institutions, Leadership BehaviorAbstract
To face the toughest challenges prone, leaders play a dominant role in enduring perspectives be better. Leaders through passion and dedication inspire loyal employees. Leadership is viewed as an influence attempt (Katz & Kahn, 1978). Consistently related, scenario remains constant for everybody. Academic leaders work selves to the bone in the hopes of achieving success; use techniques, behaviors and tactics to maintain the quality of education, “as education is to growth and technical higher education is to prosperity”. Academic leader, for successful results influence the environment including Students, during influencing, leader used different tactics which suits the situation. Influencing is the ability to affect the behavior of others in a particular direction and influence attempt can be successful depending on efficacy of agent’s capability to apply power bases.
This study investigated the behaviors adopted by higher authorities, a sample of 44 & 543, usable questionnaires returned constituted to 543 (498+45) and respondents in the higher management designations were considered. Results indicated that the most frequently adopted behaviors are integration and structure, the most frequently adopted tactics are Consultation and Inspirational appeals; there exists significant influence of demographic variables on behavior and influence tactics adopted at technical institutions.
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