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G. (April 10‚ 2007). College grad job outlook stronger this year: For the best money and the best work it’s wise to head west. Bizjournals.com. Retrieved September 26‚ 2008 from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18027094/from/ET/print/1/displaymode/1098/ Yukl‚ Gary (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6h ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall.
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Legacy of Enron ’s Collapse. Business History Review‚ 83(1)‚ 173-177. Retrieved July 12‚ 2009‚ from Academic Search Complete database. Robbins‚ S.P.‚ & Judge‚ T.A.(2007). Organizational behavior (12th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education. Yukl‚ G. (2006).Leadership in organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education.
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Trait Theories of Leadership Before I briefly explain my topic it is necessarily to define the term ’ ’leadership ’ ’. Many authors until now have defined or tried to define leadership‚ but the most common and useful definition is given by Gary Yukl (2010)‚ who defines leadership as the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives. Theories of
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Inter-Cultural Management Group Business Report Culture Clash Crimps Sony CEO Executive Summary This report shall analyse the importance of cultural adaptation and cooperation in multinational companies. Focussing on the Sony Corporation of Japan and the appointment of a western corporate executive officer (CEO) we shall dissect selected cultural aspects to ensure that when implementing such a strategy there is maximum efficiency. As there are numerous management styles that derive
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opportunity one comes along. Even though there may not be only one-way to organizational success‚ all should agree that many factors can contribute to its effectiveness. One significant factor is the study of the company’s organizational behavior. (Yukl‚ 2006) This paper will attempt to explore some aspects of the organizational behavior of WorldCom which may have led to its business failure. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND WorldCom was a company that was initially bound for success. It was founded in 1893
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Hester Rall LDR 531 November‚ 28 2011 Tom Melpolder Examining the Failure of Arthur Andersen Introduction Organizational Behavior (OB) is the study of an organizations individuals‚ groups and structures and its impact on workplace behavior (Yukl‚ 2010). In reviewing the failure of the storied Arthur Andersen (AA) accounting firm we see the influence of individuals’ decisions‚ particularly that of its leaders‚ but also the lack of individual accountability and a willingness to do whatever the
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That is why I would like to start this essay on leadership development from speaking about my background‚ previous experience that influenced my leadership style. Here I will rely on the "theory of traits of a leader" (Kirkpatrick & Locke‚ 1991; Yukl‚ 2010) while describing the sequence of my failures and achievements over the period of the life that pretty comprehensively illustrate the strong sides of my personality in terms of leadership and the pitfalls. My school life began rather early
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Ken Blanchard – Situational leadership Ken Blanchard’s background and era in which he worked: Ken Blanchard – Kenneth Hartley Blanchard was born in 1939 in New Jersey and was raised in New York. He received a master’s degree from Colgate University‚ and a bachelor’s and PhD from Cornell University. He is a guru‚ an American author‚ a speaker and an influential business consultant. He is known as one of the most effective and sophisticated storytellers and leadership expert for his phenomenal book
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“In order to win a man to your cause‚ you must first reach his heart‚ the great high road to his reason.” Abraham Lincoln (cited in Crowley‚ M (2001) As one of the most successful transformational leaders in political history‚ Abraham Lincoln inspired loyalty and willingness for self-sacrifice among his followers by raising their level of motivation through the development of a shared vision‚ morality‚ loyalty‚ trust and communication.—as evidenced by changing their attitudes toward emancipation
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