Conclusions
In order for the leadership theory to continue to exist, it must be admitted and accepted that the leadership is a complex process that interacts with behavioral, relational and situational elements. The leadership does not concern only the individual but also resides at the individual, dyadic, group and organizational levels. The leadership is promoted at the top of the hierarchical pyramid of the organization and from the bottom towards the top. The leadership motivates both intrinsically by improving expectations, and extrinsically by improving reward systems. (D. Van Seters, R. Field: The Evolution of Leadership Theory, Emerald Backfiles, 2007).
Motivating employees is an extensively researched topic. If the first studies were based on the mere observation of the human behavior, the evolution of science in the field reveals new facets that are worth of consideration and application. To achieve great performance means that people have strong motivation to participate in the whole process and the environment is supportive of it. People (employees) should feel empowered to do it.
The empowering process of a team is oriented towards achieving a common task in an innovative way. (Bibu, 2007)
Job satisfaction is brought about by the attitude that employees have towards work as such and by the rest of the elements involved in everyday life. There is an obviously close interdependence between the degree of satisfaction and the motivation of the employees, the two having a bidirectional connection between them.
Group / team performance is the expected outcome in any organization, irrespective of specificity of the activity.
The results presented in this paper represent just the preliminary inquires which come in support of the main hypothesis of the research. A more ample study will follow with the objective of validating all of the formulated hypothesis and offering a model which can be used at organizational level, helping companies overcoming some of the main obstacles in achieving the desired level of performance.