ECMM801121 – Leadership & Organizational Behavior Course Syllabus About the Course Module Description Leadership is one of the most important aspect in business and management. Effective leadership clearly brings positive impact to individual‚ team‚ as well as organizational performance. To become an effective leader‚ a manager need to understand the basic concept and aplications of organizational behavior including leadership. Furthermore‚ they need to develop “people skills” as well as
Premium Change management Management Organizational studies and human resource management
QUESTION 4: A leader must have courage. Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Why? Discuss. Leadership holds a unique responsibility for the followers apart from decisions and actions that relate to other matters. Especially in this modern world‚ the leadership role is an inevitable reflection of people ’s needs and challenges. As such leadership is centrally concerned with people and it is important that good leadership includes attitudes and behaviours which characterise and relate to
Premium Leadership
How the effectiveness of HCIs may be measured Quantitative measures of effectiveness Speed The speed at which an interface interacts with the user is fundamental to its effectiveness. If it reacts very slowly to a user then it is likely to be ineffective. Speed can be measured as: • How quickly the user can input a command • The speed at which a user can type in any data • The speed of throughput‚ or the response given by the interface • The length of time necessary for the user to comprehend
Premium Qualitative research Quantitative research Comparison
Discuss the impact nanotechnology will have on modern society. Zachary Lloyd Nanotechnology is defined as the branch of science that deals with the development of functional systems at a molecular scale and involves the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules (Responsible Nanotechnology‚ 2002; United States Nanotechnology Inititaive‚ 2014; Dictionary.com‚ 2014). According to James B. Lewis Enterprises (1986)‚ Fanfair‚ Desai and Kelty (2007)‚ the idea of nanotechnology was first brought
Premium Nanotechnology Nuclear power Renewable energy
Quantitative methods have their strengths and weaknesses. Discuss. Quantitative methods‚ like all social research methods‚ have their own set of strengths and weaknesses. This essay will attempt to critically assess those characteristics and draw a comparison between quantitative methods and qualitative methods. The quantitative versus qualitative debate is an interesting topic in Sociological studies. In Miles and Huberman’s 1994 book Qualitative Data Analysis‚ quantitative researcher Fred Kerlinger
Premium Quantitative research Qualitative research Scientific method
Number 1 • January - June 2012 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE‚ INTEGRATION‚ AND MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL AND PROPOSITIONS Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos rafaelte@unisinos.br Rafael Teixeira Xenophon Koufteros Texas A&M University xkoufteros@mays.tamu.edu Xiaosong David Peng Texas A&M University xpeng@mays.tamu.edu ABST R AC T: One major characteristic of studies in operations and supply chain management literature is a focus on how integration can lead to superior
Premium Supply chain Management Organization
Development Value Chain Analysis-Incense Sticks Micro-Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP) (MEDEP-NEP/08/006) Dhobighat‚ Lalitpur December 2010 Foreword The Micro-Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP) is a nationally executed project implemented by Ministry of Industry (MOI) with the technical and financial supports of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The programme is funded by UNDP with additional support from the Australian Agency for International Development
Premium Value chain
First let me discuss intelligence; Intelligence can’t be pinned down to one central skill it is considered a very broad term. Spearman defines intelligence as well defined tests that correlate to give a measure of intelligence‚ a well known and widely used test is the intelligence quotient or IQ test (Eysenck 1971‚ p.53). On the other hand IQ according to Ashley Montague doesn’t measure intelligence; the make up of intelligence has no definitive term. Different circumstances form the abilities we
Free Intelligence Intelligence quotient
to prepare a project report without the assistance & encouragement of other people. This one is certainly no exception.” On the very outset of this report‚ I would like to extend my sincere & heartfelt obligation towards all the personages who have helped me in this endeavor. Without their active guidance‚ help‚ cooperation & encouragement‚ I would not have made headway in the project. I am ineffably indebted to NAME for conscientious guidance and encouragement to accomplish this assignment.
Premium Positive psychology Responsibility Gratitude
HOW IS IMPORTANT PERSONALITY FOR THE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 What is organizational behavior? Organizational behavior is a field of study that devoted to understanding‚ explaining‚ and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups and structures in human behavior with organizations. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology‚ psychology‚ communication‚ and management
Premium Personality psychology Psychology Motivation