In collaboration with Iranian Watershed Management Association

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Iran

2 MSc, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Iran

Abstract

Leadership is one of four basic steps in the management process. It involves leading, influencing and motivating group or organization members and or any social structure. Investigation of leadership characteristics in watershed management which is a non-governmental social structure is of important consideration. In this research, various theories of leadership along with integrated definition of its obligations were brought under consideration. Furthermore, various methods and styles of leadership were analyzed by exact designing about its network. Thirteen required attitudes for practicing of management were extracted and determined during this research. Nowadays, scientists believe that consultation and intermediation skills are the most important factors in non-government and social organizations since in the various research  is known that economic analysis are among the isolated matters for these non-governmental social systems. Importance of getting in contact with minorities and other cultural groups, ability in resolving of wrangling and evaluation of politic conditions, and also distinguishing of social requirements have been recommended as the most important factors for management of such an organizations. In consequence of different adjusting theories and styles of leadership in various conditions of watersheds and their residents, the best of leadership options were introduced in different cases. Finally, considering the exploiting of scientific management in watershed administration, suggestion for training managers with scientific skills in post graduate studies are made for watershed management.

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