ASSIGNMENT 2 Due Date 02 September 2013 Learning outcomes Learners can explain what cross-cultural studies have found about leadership styles and understand how to adapt leadership style to different contexts. Learners can apply organisational practices and leadership differences to manage people and the organization effectively Your assignment THE PRIME MINISTER’S POWERFUL BETTER HALF Ho Ching‟s power has been recognized by many. As chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings‚ she
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Morgan York April 4‚ 2014 Gung Ho The film Gung Ho portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation. The auto plant resides in Hadleyville‚ Pennsylvania and the plant supplied most of the town’s jobs. When the auto plant had shut down for nine months‚ the town relied on Hunt Stevenson to convince the Assan Motors Corporation to reopen the plant. When the Japanese arrived in Pennsylvania to begin work in the auto plant‚ things took an unexpected turn. Due to a conflict
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the other girl peaceful sleeping face. She smiled to herself when she remembered the embarrassing situation earlier. "Huh?" "That’s not what I mean! You’re misunderstanding .. Oh my god." Chaeyoung fanning her face that suddenly felt hot because of the question that had just rolled out of her mouth. She knows Mina also misunderstandings judging by the girl’s face that suddenly turned red as a tomato. She cupped her face after in embarrasment. "Nevermind please forget about it‚ I’ll
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The Misunderstanding of Gluten Consumption Have you ever heard of the word Gluten and what it is? Gluten is a substance that can be used to make baked goods that have an elastic texture of dough. It has changed the lives of many both good and bad; positively because people enjoy eating it since it taste so good‚ but negatively it has caused many people to become sick and die because gluten was part of their daily diet for such a long time. Celiac Disease is developed from the consumption of gluten
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1. We have described power as the capacity to cause change and influence as the degree of actual change in (attitudes‚ opinions‚ or behavior) a target’s behavior. Ho Ching’s power as a leader has been recognized by many‚ but would you describe Ho Ching as an influential leader? As the wife of the prime minister‚ Ho Ching had some prodigious connections‚ but it was also her experience and education that led her to be chief executive at Temasek Holdings. I believe she is an influential leader; she
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Gung Ho I recently read "Gung Ho!" written by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. This book gives a unique perspective on the leader versus manager concepts. It depicts the struggles a General Manager faces as she is given the daunting task of running Walton Works # 2. This book shows how motivation‚ appreciation‚ and respect can help to transform a self-destructive plant into a thriving successful business. While on the surface Peggy Sinclair‚ the General Manager‚ thought that she was being
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1.1. List your culture? Answer Shona culture 1.2 List the other person’s culture Answer Xhosa culture 1.3 Distinguish according to Hofstede ‚ any four differences between your culture and that other person’s culture and provide an example for each dimension? Answer. Individualism vs collectivism. The xhosa people have tightly knitted social frame networks‚ their primary concern is the entire group compared to a single person. Members depend strongly on extended family groups and
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Gung Ho The movie “Gung Ho” is about a Japanese automobile company called the “Assan Motors” beginning to do business in the United States where cultural problem occurs between the Japanese managers and American employees. In the start of the movie‚ Hunt Stevenson goes to Japan and asks the firm owners to re-open the auto plant. After a little persuasion by Hunt Stevenson‚ the Japanese owners agree to run the business in the United States‚ but make assurance that the company will be directed by
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Expository Writing A Jail Incident On a cold night in N.Y. my four friends and I were sitting on my friend’s porch at about 11:00p.m. listening to the radio and along comes a cop and arrests us all. My friend’s mother tried to tell the cop that we were there all night but he didn’t care and arrested us anyway. The cop would not tell us why we were being arrested; he just read us our rights while waiting for the paddy wagon to arrive. We kept asking him what we did and why we were being arrested
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Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas is the most happiest time of the year. Christmas light are always a joy to see. It never fails to lighten up my mood‚ especially the Oregon Zoo Lights! Presents‚ presents are one of the best thing about Christmas. Whether you’re receiving them or giving them‚ you get this warm bubbly feeling inside. Christmas is the best national holiday on Earth. One of the reasons why I think Christmas is the best national holiday is because‚ it’s a great time to spend quality time
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