Exploring the Matching Between Leadership Styles and Organizational Situations: Based on the Model of Fuzzy Expert System

Abstract

Abstract: By constructing the model of fuzzy expert system, this paper explores the optimal matching between six leadership styles(spiritual type, coaching type, relational type, democratic type, forerunning type and commanding type)and four organizational situation elements(organizational culture, subordinates' maturity, leader-subordinate relationship and the uncertainty of the environment). Moreover, applying the model to analyze a private company of apparel external trade, we find that spiritual leadership would be in favour of the development of the company when the value of environmental uncertainty is larger and the values of organizational culture, subordinates' maturity and leader-subordinate relation are smaller. The conclusion demonstrates the descriptive power of the model, remedies the shortcoming of traditional qualitative studies, and will provide some suggestions for leaders who need to transform a fixed leadership style according to specific situations.

Key words: leadership science, matching, fuzzy expert system, organizational situation

摘要： 通过构建模糊专家系统模型,研究六类领导风格(愿景型、教练型、关系型、民主型、领跑型和命令型)与四种组织情境要素(组织文化、下属成熟度、领导-下属关系和环境不确定性)的最优匹配。并运用该模型对一家民营服装外贸公司进行了实证分析,发现该公司面临的环境不确定性值较大,而组织文化、下属成熟度和领导-下属关系的值相对较小,领导者采取愿景型领导风格更有利于企业的发展。结论表明了该模型的有效性,弥补了传统研究定性分析的不足,并对领导者根据具体组织情境转变单一的领导风格具有启示作用。

关键词: 领导科学, 匹配, 模糊专家系统, 组织情境

CLC Number:

F272.3

DING Dong-hong, HUANG Sheng-lan, CHEN Zhi, SONG Yi, HUANG Xiu-li. Exploring the Matching Between Leadership Styles and Organizational Situations: Based on the Model of Fuzzy Expert System[J]. Operations Research and Management Science, 2014, 23(2): 258-264.

丁栋虹, 黄胜兰, 陈志, 宋怡, 黄秀丽. 领导风格与组织情境的匹配研究:基于模糊专家系统模型[J]. 运筹与管理, 2014, 23(2): 258-264.

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