ASIAN CASE RESEARCH JOURNAL‚ VOL. 12‚ ISSUE 2‚ 161–186 (2008) ACRJ Superstar Leadersa This case was prepared by Abhishek Goel and Neharika Vohra of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative or business situation. Please address all correspondence to Abhishek Goel‚ E-203‚ NTB‚ IIM Calcutta‚ Kolkata 700104‚ India or Neharika Vohra‚ Organizational Behavior Area‚ Indian Institute
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Great World Leaders Melissa Edwards MGT 380 Leadership for Organizations January 6‚ 2012 Great World Leaders When I think of great world leaders‚ certain characteristics and traits come to mind. For someone to be considered a great world leader‚ they need to have done something special‚ something that changed society in a major way. Great leaders are not afraid of change or being shunned by society. When I think of great world leaders‚ I think of Steve Jobs‚ Apple‚ CEO because he was passionate
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Abstract The topic of our research was “Leaders are born not made”. The objective of this research paper is to determine how leaders react to this line‚ & to determine how it affects their leadership. The paper also tries to find out the ultimate logics behind this comment. Our hypothesis in some cases was proved to be true and in other cases proved false. Upon conclusion of the surveys and the interviews‚ we came to the conclusion that leaders are not necessarily born instead they are made
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Christine M. Shea University of New Hampshire The Effect of Leadership Style on Performance Improvement on a Manufacturing Task In spite of the considerable amount of empirical work that has been conducted on leadership‚ there has been no research published to date that has used an experimental methodology to investigate the effect of leadership style on followers’ performance improvement on a manufacturing task over time. In view of the recent attention given to continuous improvement as
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Running Head: EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT The Innovative Leader: Skills for Effective Management Tiffany Anderson Submitted to Dr. Liz Lentz-Hees In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for WED 398 Special Problems Southern Illinois University Kirtland AFB‚ New Mexico August 17‚ 2004 Abstract It is understood that management‚ which is defined as the act‚ manner‚ or practice of managing‚ handling‚ supervision‚ or control directly affects almost every aspect of the workplace (American
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management. In reality‚ we usually use many stock control models such as the Economic Order Quantity model (EOQ) and Just-In-Time model (JIT). Efficiency gains in inventory management can bring significant improvement to overall company financial performance. In this report‚ rationale of the two models‚ effectiveness of the two models in practice‚ and use JIT system in McDonald company will be presented. Our conclusion that EOQ and JIT models like most management accounting techniques‚ are not a universal
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Preamble Jim Jones was an aspiring leader that promised his followers they could live together in serenity in spite of their differences like race or sex. He promised them a perfect life and his goal was to create that life through Jonestown. His outcome‚ however‚ was the mass suicide of over 900 people‚ including children. In this paper‚ I will explain how Jim Jones qualifies as a charismatic leader‚ his aspirations‚ how he promised his followers deliverance of his goal‚ and the effect of his
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LEADERS AS COMMUNICATORS Leaders as senders of information: In order to reach new benchmarks of achievement for the company‚ a leader shall master the art of clear communication. This means the message’s purpose and intention need to be clearly transmitted and understood by the receiver. Therefore‚ it involves two challenges: firstly‚ to be clear of the purpose of the message; and secondly‚ transmitting the message clearly. The best way for establishing and maintaining clarity of purpose is to
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1) Describe the type of business‚ purpose and ownership of two contrasting organizations Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s is the UK’s most long standing major food retailer‚ having opened its first shop in 1869. Sainsbury’s brand is built around providing fresh and tasty food for its customers. It differentiates itself from other supermarkets by offering a broad range of products at a great price‚ a strong ethical approach to business and continuous leadership. The size of Sainsbury’s consists of 504
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and Wheelan (1996). Two organizational behavior textbooks (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 1998; McShane & Von Glinow‚ 2000) include no mention of informal leadership and only brief discussion of informal groups. There is very little information available that compares these two processes of leading in leadership research. In fact‚ most research is done on formal leaders‚ those in a “position” of leadership. This complicates the analysis of the process of leading due to ways that these leaders may use the various
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