Prepared by
V.N. Asopa
Indian Institute of Management and
G. Beye
Research and Technology Development Service Research, Extension and Training Division, FAO
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 1997
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Session guide: Leadership
Reading note: LeadershipLeadership theories
Trait approach
Behaviourial approach
Theory X and theory Y
Managerial grid approach
Likert's four systems
Situational approach
Functions of leaders
Characteristics of leaders
References
Session guide: Motivation
Reading note: MotivationTheories of motivation
Motivation techniques
Laws of motivation
References
Session guide: Team building
Reading note: Team buildingGroups
Teams
Team building in agricultural research organizations
References
Session 4. Case study: IRRI management
Session guide: Case study - IRRI management compares IRRI with LDE research institutes
Case study: IRRI management compares IRRI with LDE research institutesDiscussions with Dr Amir U. Khan
Discussions with Dr Bart Duff
The IRRI agricultural equipment programme
Session 5. Conflict management
Session guide: Conflict management
Reading note: Conflict managementWhy conflicts arise
Conditions creating conflict situations
Conflict as a process
Effects of conflicts
Elements of a conflict
Theory of conflict management
Response styles
Dealing with conflict
Ways to resolve conflict
Conflict-resolution behaviour
Strategies for managing conflicts
Conflicts in research organizations
Summing up
References
Session 6. Conflict management case study: Dr Agadir
Session guide: Dr Agadir
Case study: Dr AgadirThe third cocoa project
Dr Agadir
Dr Swanson's dilemma
Annex 1: The Cocoa Research Institute of Savana