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    Leadership and Ethics

    - Discuss the importance of organizational ethics as it relates to organizational effectiveness. Support your response with current literature on organizational ethics. - Describe an ethical issue that your current or past organization faced. Evaluate how the organization's leader and the organization's members handled the situ

    Strategic thinking variables

    Linkow tells us "In this rapidly changing world with tight--and getting tighter--resources, the capacity to make and execute strategy is a source of competitive advantage. Organizations that don't have strategic competence embedded in their infrastructures will fall behind" (1999, p. 37). In his article, Linkow identifies severa

    Good Global Leadership vs. Bad Global Leadership

    I need help with the following (especially identifying global leaders, references stating good and bad leadership characteristics, and references giving examples of good and bad leadership of the chosen leaders). Select a global business leader from the global corporation's business current history that you believe to be an e

    Steve Jobs Versus Tim Cook

    Who would you prefer to report to Steve Jobs or Tim Cook if you were an executive at Apple and why (based on their individual approaches to leadership)? Make sure you support your argument(s) with the understanding of leadership prinicples and theory. Galloway, R., (2013). Is Tim Cook the man to lead Apple? Huffington Post

    Causes of Econcomic Collapse and Recovery

    What led to the collapse of the economic environment within the U.S.? Answer the same question from an international perspective. What is one of the single most important factors to judge whether a country is recovering from the global economic recession?

    Commitment and Capacity to Learn

    As your company grows and faces increasingly complex challenges, you may be finding that the original strategy you created is changing. You are also changing and growing to meet these new challenges. Senge (2007) tells us "The organizations that will excel in the future will be those that can tap the commitment and capacity to l

    Charismatic Leadership from Moral Standpoint

    Although charismatic leaders can use their abilities to accomplish great things, there are also concerns about charismatic leadership from a moral standpoint. Choose a position, either (1) charismatic leaders accomplish great things, or (2) there are moral concerns with charismatic leaders. Select a recent article from current e

    Cost Leadership

    What are the characteristics of a firm that is successfully pursuing a cost leadership strategy? 200 words, apa citation

    Organizational Evaluation Techniques

    Use academic research and develop a report at emphasizes measurement and evaluating techniques can be used in leadership in automobile industry.

    Leadership style

    In what ways are the executives' leadership styles the same and how are they different. Expound on your analysis. In consideration of your research results, what leadership style(s) are most effective? Which are most affective? Explain your rationale.

    HR Question

    Why and how should HRM act as a strategic partner? Do you view corporate strategy as an HR-minded priority? Why or why not?

    George Latour is attempting to lead and coach a new employee, Shelly Stern. The relationship quickly goes downhill as George's leadership style runs afoul of Shelly's sense of professionalism.

    George Latour is attempting to lead and coach a new employee, Shelly Stern. The relationship quickly goes downhill as George's leadership style runs afoul of Shelly's sense of professionalism. Fryer, B., Goodnight, J., Goulston, M., Lawrie, J. M. & Chappelow, C. (2004). The Micromanager. Harvard Business Review, 82(9), 31-39

    Dominant or Preferred Style/Approach to Leadership

    Although most leaders have a dominant or preferred style/approach to leadership, there are situations that require leaders to flexible with their style in order to be effective. Reflecting on your own leadership style, discuss how you plan to develop your ability to apply situational leadership. In your response, include your pr

    Developing a customer satisfaction survey and CTQ characteristics

    For In the "Understanding the Voice of the Customer at LaRosa's Pizzerias" case study on pages 227 and 228, LaRosa's Pizzerias implemented the Voice of the Customer process to design its restaurants to address customer needs and expectations and ultimately allowed the restaurant chain to gain significant market share. Dev

    Three Leadership Styles and Jack Welch

    1) Provide 3 definitions of leadership (autocratic/autoritarian, democratic/participative, laissez-faire/delegative) within the context of global organizations. 2) Consider Jack Welch's leadership style and major characteristics. Does he embody the characteristics found in the definitions of leadership? Explain any similariti

    Succession Planning

    Effective organizations understand that leadership succession planning is essential to promote continuity and long-term organizational health. Select a recent article from current events (past 90 days) related to succession planning. Provide a paragraph summarizing the primary components of the article and a second paragraph pre

    Organizational Politics Discussion

    Although many people associate organizational politics in a negative light, it can be an effective strategy or one that causes dysfunction. Think of an organization you are familiar with (personally or through the media) and provide either an example of a successful (positive/ethical) application or organizational politics or an

    New Department Director's Framework for Actions

    As a new director of ambulatory care at HCMC, Dr. Davis, started to review issues in the hospital and it was clear that something was wrong. Everyday patients and families waited for hours to see a doctor in the emergency department. Although the department seems to be running smoothly the hospital was typically diverting ambul

    Tactical Leadership vs. Organizational Leadership

    This solution is a comparative assessment of tactical and organizational leadership. The author concludes that both entities are variant structures of leadership that conveniently intersect with strategical tactics.

    Relating to Others through Similar Problems

    Many individuals are called to certain professions due to their own life experiences from the past or something that significantly impacted their life. They are called to spread the word or to simply help others dealing with similar issues or problems. Sometimes the best way to help another person is by being able to relate to

    Operational Plan for Designing Organizational Chart

    Operational Plan Develop an operational plan for an organization of your choice. Create a fictional organization that includes the name, type of business, size of organization, and the product or service that the organization offers. The paper must be between 10-12 papers in length and include five scholarly sources, in addit

    Union Analysis Based on the Movie "Hoffa"

    This discussion is on Hoffa. Write a summary of the movie and provide analysis please, including: • What are the workers' working conditions? • What do workers hope to achieve by gaining union representation? • What is the union representation process? • Should the company attempt to avoid unionization? How wou

    Workplace Leadership

    As the current workforce continues to change and become a true melting pot of workers how do you address a worker that shows a tendency to be somewhat radical in their ideas when it comes to race and uses inappropriate language to describe other workers. What is your approach to consult the worker so that the worker does not tur

    Methods to Retain Loyal Employees

    The best way to build loyalty in the workplace is to build a relationship that has open and honest communication. Do you agree with this statement?

    Micromanagement

    Leaders should avoid micromanagement. This act creates such a level of frustration that new and innovative ideas can die on the vine and never see the light of day. The leader that micromanages has a lot to learn about people and organizations. Do you agree with this statement?

    leadership and followership graded assignment

    Please help me to answer these questions. 1.Define leadership and followership. Distinguish between formal leadership and informal leadership. 2.Compare House's path-goal theory of leadership with the Situational Leadership model.