Situational Leadership and Follower Readiness as Demonstrated by a Staples‚ Inc. Executive Abstract This paper explores the path of Jeanne Lewis‚ a rising executive at Staples‚ Inc. in the 90’s. Hersey‚ Blanchard and Johnson’s (2008) Situational Leadership Model is examined to explain the leadership style applied by Lewis in relation to the follower readiness levels she encountered. The 4 levels of follower readiness and the 4 leadership styles will be explained‚ and the levels of follower
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| The Forces and KFC | | James Watson 12/23/2012 | Executive Summary The seven international environmental forces that impact international business are natural resources and environmental sustainability‚ economic and socioeconomic forces‚ political forces‚ intellectual property and other legal forces‚ understanding the international monetary system and financial forces‚ labor forces‚ and international competitive strategy. While some of the factors mentioned above are completely
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purposes of analysis of his leadership style with respect to a Situational model‚ three areas of his career will be looked at separately; his rise to presidency from Vice-President‚ during the Iran-Iraq War and post invasion of Kuwait. Situational model of leadership A widely recognised situational model is the model developed by Hersey and Blanchard (1969) and the revised model by Blanchard et al. (1985) (Northhouse‚ 2007). The theory in outline states that one’s leadership style should be dictated
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Executive summary Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation (now KFC) is a well-established multinational company which forms part of Yum! Brands‚ Inc regrouping other leading brands like Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ A&W and Long John Silver. KFC is one of the largest chains of fast food restaurants which started since the early 1930s by Colonel Harland D Saunders in Louisville‚ Kentucky in the USA and comprises of 14‚000 restaurants (franchised and company owned restaurants) in more than 100 countries offering
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KFC Case Study Introduction If one international brand must be selected as the most favourite one for Chinese consumers‚ it would be Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ or KFC as it is known more commonly. According to questionnaire survey conducted by the globally-renowned marketing researching company AC Nielsen in 30 China cities in 1999‚ KFC was accepted by Chinese consumers as “the most popular brand” and ranked as the No.1 among top ten international brands in China. With the increasing abundance
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is based on defining leadership and its theories. Steve Jobs and Jeff Bozes leadership approach and style is analysed and which leadership skills are acted upon by these leaders and how they fit in the skill approach model. Furthermore‚ it would be analysed whether the leadership approach practiced by Steve Jobs and Jeff Bozes could have been successful in a slow moving industry such as construction or banking industry. In the end‚ the reflection of the most appropriate theories that I would prefer
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Introduction about KFC KFC‚ known as Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville‚ Kentucky. In the midst of the depression‚ Harland Sanders who was born just outside Henryville( Indiana)‚ opens his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin‚ Kentucky. Sanders serves as station operator‚ chief cook and cashier and names the dining area "Sanders Court & Café." In 1936‚ Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon makes Harland Sanders an honorary
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Contingency Theories of Leadership Nelson Mandela‚ Margaret Thatcher‚ Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa are just few of the names that come to mind whenever we think of great leaders. They have a vision of what they want and have the ability to communicate their vision in order to gain the support and cooperation of their followers. Often we find it easy to identify great leaders yet it is difficult to explain the qualities that make them great. In comparison‚ Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher
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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 leadership
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According to Harold Koontz‚ “leadership is defined as an art or process of influencing people so that they strive willingly and enthusiastically towards attainment of group goals”. According to Yukl (1994)‚ “leadership is a process which one member of a group influences other group members towards attainment of specific group goals”. Thus‚ leadership is a process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organizational goals. The above definition
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