Political Science · Public Administration
UGC NET December 2019 Political Science
Who defined leadership as 'the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with zeal and confidence'?
AKoontz and O'Donnell ✓ Correct
BChester Barnard
CM. P. Follett
DPeter Drucker
Correct answer: (A) Koontz and O'Donnell — Koontz and O'Donnell gave this definition, so the answer is Koontz and O'Donnell.
Explanation
★Koontz and O'Donnell gave this definition, so the answer is Koontz and O'Donnell.
★They defined leadership as the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with zeal and confidence.
★Zeal here means eagerness and energy in the work, while confidence means trust in the leader and the task.
★On this view leadership is a managerial skill that lifts willing effort, not mere command.
★Their work belongs to the management-process school that treats management as a set of functions.
★Chester Barnard and M. P. Follett wrote on cooperation, authority and integration, not this exact definition.
★Peter Drucker is known for management by objectives, so he is not the source here.
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