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
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
M-67 ISBN 92-5-104094-X
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Director, Information Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.
FAO 1997
This electronic document has been scanned using optical character recognition (OCR) software and careful manual recorrection. Even if the quality of digitalisation is high, the FAO declines all responsibility for any discrepancies that may exist between the present document and its original printed version.
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