Role of leadership in management : Graduate paper

U ovom diplomskom radu je kroz 7 poglavlja obrađena tema „Uloga liderstva u menadžmentu“ u okviru kojeg je provedeno znanstveno istraživanje na reprezentativnom uzorku ispitanika. Čitatelj se upoznaje sa pojmovima menadžment i ljudski potencijali te se definira liderstvo i svi bitni čimbenici koji čine neku osobu liderom. Prikazani su modeli vođenja ljudi koje koristi gotovo svaki uspješni lider kao i razine vodstva koje postoje u suvremenim poduzećima. Čitatelju su prikazane osobine koje bi lideri trebali posjedovati kao i važnost moći utjecaja na druge. Objašnjena je i važnost donošenja odluka i kako lideri mogu savladati otpor prema promjenama od strane zaposlenika. Istraživački dio rada se odnosi na postavljanje pitanja ispitanicima koja se oslanjaju na temu liderstva. Analizirani su rezultati istraživanja koje je provedeno anketnim putem, također su grafički prikazani postotci odgovora koji su ispitanici odgovarali.This paper consists of seven chapters and focuses on the role of leadership in management in the context of which there was a survey conducted on a representative sample of respondents. The reader will learn more about management and human resources within the framework of which leadership is defined as well as all most relevant factors that make someone a leader. In addition to that, the paper presents a number of leadership models used by almost any successful leader together with different levels of management that exist in modern-day companies. The paper discusses various characteristics that leaders should possess as well as significance of the power to impact others. The paper explains the importance of decision-making and the way leaders can overcome employees' resistance to change. The survey conducted comprises a set of questions focusing on the topic of leadership. The results of the survey have been analysed and presented in info-graphics according to percentages indicated in the answers provided by the respondents