BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE ERA
Individual behavior is linked with the group behavior. For e.g. .a person be inclined to resist change his behavior as an individual.
But he/she will readily do so if the group to which he/she belongs decides to change its behavior.
Informal leadership rather than the formal leadership of managers more effective in influencing people to achieve standards of performance.
From this point of view democratic leadership style of manager is more acceptable to the subordinates and hence more effective.
By nature people do not dislike work. Most people enjoy work and are motivated by self-control and self-development. In fact job itself is s source of motivation and satisfaction to employees.
Expanding subordinate influence, self-control and self-direction can improve operating efficiency.