Is there a difference between Leadership and Management?Explain.

Answer:

The three major sources concerning the given topic are as follows:

Primary research source:

• Algahtani, A. (2014). Are Leadership and Management Different? A Review. Journal of Management, 2(3), 71-82.

Secondary research sources:

Evaluation of the level of the resources

Algahtani, A. (2014). Are Leadership and Management Different? A Review. Journal of Management, 2(3), 71-82.

I have evaluated this article at level 1 because this article demonstrated Meta analyses or systematic reviews. The researcher in this article has used extensive literature and other research papers from the primary sources like EBSCO, EMBASE and Google Scholar. The use of the inclusion-exclusion criteria by the researcher to successfully eliminate the articles and select the ones, which are relevant with management and leadership, makes the research fruitful. Since a series of research papers and articles are reviewed hence it is a good example of systematic review and is thus rather at level 1.   

Lunenburg, F. C. (2011). Leadership versus management: a key distinction–at least in theory. International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration, 14(1), 1-4.

This secondary research is also evaluated at level five because the author in this research highlights the differences in the opinions of the past scholars related to leadership and management concepts. The research focuses on light issues and from the opinions of the management scholars like Taylor and Fayol, the author concludes that there is a significant difference between leadership and management. The organizations may give the managers the power to lead however, it is not necessary that all managers will be good leaders. Thus depending upon the sole view of the individual management scholars it is not advisable to derive the necessary conclusions.

Lopez, R. (2014). The Relationship between Leadership and Management: Instructional Approaches and its Connections to Organizational Growth. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 6(1).

I have evaluated this secondary research article at level 5 because the article is based on opinions of the previous management scholars and the author of the article based on the past research studies have tried to focus on the amplification of the importance of leader in contrast to the manager. The article is not a reliable source because the article has been prepared based on the evaluation of the experience and views of the different individual people and no specific evidences.