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Can you provide an analysis of the role of leaders and managers as agents of social change. Also, in your analysis can you provide an example of a public leader whose efforts led to social change please? (reference)
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This solution discusses the role of leaders and managers as agents of social change. Examples of public leaders whose efforts led to social change are also identified and discussed.

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There are various leaders we could use as examples, where their efforts led to direct social change. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the best examples. Dr. King was a clergyman, leader, and activist. He actually started the Civil Rights Movement, which fought for the advancement of African Americans, through equality. Due to his efforts as a public leader, we saw an immense amount of social change. Even ...

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