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LEADERSHIP

MUHAMMAD AKBAR SHAHBAZ Reg. No 1034-112001 MBA Project Management 3rd Quarter Summer 2012

PRESTON UNIVERSITY ISLAM ABAD

ASSIGNMENT LEADERSHIP

PRESTON UNIVERSITY
EMBA/MBA Program
DISTANCE LEARNING ASSIGNMENT

LEADERSHIP
Quarter: Summer 2012 Deadline for Submission of Assignment: August 11, 2012
Attempt all questions given below. Your answers should not be copied, word-for-word, from the textbook. You may use the terms, concepts, examples from the textbook, but these must be written as your own, independent expression Q1: Discuss two views of “Leadership Impact” on performance of organization. Elaborate your answer with example. Q2: General personality traits and task related traits are equally important for effective leadership. Discuss with examples. Q3: Vision component of charismatic leaders is very important. Discuss features of such vision and how can this be managed? Q4: Write notes on: (a) Alignment of people (b) Mobilization (c) Satisfaction of human needs Q5: Discuss with examples leadership Grid Styles. Q6: Elaborate features of Path-Goal contingency theory of leadership. Q7: Discuss all methods of empowerment of group members by giving examples. Q8: Discuss any four essentially ethical influence tactics and any two unethical influence tactics of leaders. Q9: Team work has no many advantages. Discuss such advantages with examples. Q10: Discuss how behaviors of group members can be modified. Give examples. Q11: Elaborate characteristics of creative leaders and how one can enhance creativity? Q12: Discuss advantages of managing cultural diversity in a multicultural organization.

Muhammad Akbar Shahbaz Reg. No 1034-112001

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ASSIGNMENT LEADERSHIP
Question No. 1 The Impact of Leadership on Organizational Performance An assumption underlying the study of leadership is that leaders affect organizational performance. Leaders, through their actions and personal influence, bring about change. People
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