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Leadership Dynamics and Knowledge Management in Organisation. Exploring the Impact of Management Styles on Intellectual Capital

Author(s):
  • Polona ŠPRAJC Faculty of Organisational Sciences, Kranj, University of Maribor, Slovenia
  • Iztok PODBREGAR Faculty of Organisational Sciences, Kranj, University of Maribor, Slovenia
  • Olja ARSENIJEVIĆ University "Union - Nikola Tesla", Faculty of Business Studies and Law, Belgrade, Serbia
Abstract:

Interest in examining the role of leaders' personalities in teamwork and their influence on management style selection arises from the perception that existing research inadequately addresses these aspects, both theoretically and methodologically. Few efforts have been made to explore the influence of subjective factors, particularly leaders' personality characteristics, on management style choices in teamwork. This chapter, apart from its introduction and conclusion, comprises seven cohesive units within the theoretical framework. The practical aspect of the research involves statistical analysis using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentages) and analysis of variance to examine differences among respondents' assessments of team leaders' leadership styles' impact on team productivity based on demographic and status characteristics (such as gender, age, and level of professional education). Various statistical tests, including the F-test and Levene's test, were employed. Additionally, the study draws upon relevant literature and updated work practices to inform its findings, employing the aforementioned methodologies.


Keywords: leadership; leadership qualities; intellectual capital; leadership style; creativity.

JEL Classification: O34; O15. 


Cite this chapter:

Šprajc, P., Podbregar, I., & Arsenijević, O. (2024). Leadership Dynamics and Knowledge Management in Organisation. Exploring the Impact of Management Styles on Intellectual Capital. In: Knowledge Management in Economy, Technology and Education, N. Perić and O. Arsenijević (Eds.). (pp. 85-110). Book Series Socio-Economics, Research, Innovation and Technologies. RITHA Publishing. https://doi.org/10.57017/2024.SERITHA.KM-ETE.ch4  


Chapter’s history: Received 3rd of November, 2023; Revised 7th of February, 2024; Accepted for publication 28th of May, 2024; Published 30th of July, 2024. 


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