Organizational Leadership and Theories

 The nonprofit organization: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

            The United Nations Children’s Fund is a nonprofit organization that started its mission in 1946 as a relief organization for children after the Second World War. It later expanded its mandate to helping children who are living a risky life especially in developing countries which includes advocating for children’s rights to education, nutrition and healthcare (UNICEF. Executive Board, 1958). It is under governance of 36 members of the executive board that are elected after a period of three years and in each of its regions, a number of seats are allocated on the executive board.

The management theory: behavioral theory

            Behavioral theory of management is a theory that focuses on how leaders behave and it suggests that leaders are made and not born. According to this theory, it is believed that people can learn to be leaders through training and observation (Cohen, Eimicke &Heikkila, 2013). These types of leaders have been categorized into three types; autocratic make decisions without involving their teams, democratic allow the participation of their teams before making the final decision and laissez-faire allow their team to make decisions freely (Northouse, 2016).

            This management theory can be applied in various ways within an organization. For instance when quick decisions need to be made within an organization and the agreement of the team members is not necessary, the action of the leader is needed hence that leader becoming autocratic (Laureate Education (Producer), 2014). The behavior of a leader is also determined in the organizational set up where the leader involves members in the decision making. This is especially if the views from the members are relevant in making the final decision.

References

 Cohen, S., Eimicke, W., &Heikkila, T. (2013). The effective public manager: Achieving success in government organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.Chapter 2, “Defining Effective Public Management” (pp. 19–46) 

Northouse, P. G. (2016). Leadership: Theory and practice. (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Chapter 1, “Introduction” (pp. 1–17)

Peters, B. G. (2009). Still the century of bureaucracy? The roles of public servants. ViesojiPolitikaIrAdministravimas, 30, 7–21. 
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• Laureate Education (Producer). (2014h).Organizational management and leadership: Course preview and course introduction[Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
• Executive Board (1958 sess. : N.Y.). (1958). United Nations Children's Fund: Report of the Executive Board. New York: UN.