Leadership: Comparing Structures and Methods across Industries.

Yulia Yasneva

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

This bachelor thesis is concerned with the study of the subject of leadership in one specific industry, which is largely represented by various hotels and similar business entities. The bachelor thesis seeks to formulate relevant recommendations for managers with regard to the leadership and management style that they should employ towards their subordinates and the people with whom they are working. The study is carried out in two equally important stages. The first level of the bachelor thesis concerns the literature review where publications of relevant authors and scholars are scrutinized and critically assessed, and the most important findings are reported in individual chapters dedicated to the concept of leadership. The document analysis technique is the key methodology used in this part of the thesis. The second level of the bachelor thesis is almost entirely represented by the quantitative approach, where the process of hypothesis testing is carried out. It was found that neither gender nor age are significant factors shaping one's perception of leadership and management, which contradicts some of the cited authors. Effectively, this finding leads to the recommendation that managers should focus on individual aspects of their teams and co- workers rather than using sets of predefined assumptions on how their leadership should vary based on gender age, and other factors within the hospitality industry.

Keywords

Leadership styles, Hospitality management, Leadership in Military

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 11. 2023

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 8. 2. 2024
• Supervisor: Jared Daniel Jacques
• Reader: Michaela Peroutková, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme:
Business Administration