Leadership Approach Paper Cesar L. Lebron Rodriguez University of Phoenix LDR/531 Prof. Hector R. Torres‚ PhD April 8‚ 2013 Leadership Approach Paper Leadership as a subject has been study since the beginning of the twenty century. As part of the different scientific research‚ five leadership approaches has been defined which describes different leadership behaviors. Those are: Trait approach‚ Behavior approach‚ Power Influence approach‚
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Business Failure Paper Syndy Felix LDR/531 Organization Leadership Barry Adkins University of Phoenix April 15‚ 2010 Business Failure Paper This paper will discuss how organizational behavior theories could have predicted or can explain the failure of a company. Businesses face many challenges which can contribute to the growth and demise of the business‚ According to recent article publish in gaebler.com‚ 2010 most business large or small fail due to bad investment‚ lack of knowledge
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Failure Analysis/Change Strategy LDR 531 July 22‚ 2013 James Pepitone Failure Analysis/Change Strategy Part One Circuit City The success of any company starts with its organizational structure and how the people in high position make positive decisions to improve the company. Circuit city is one of those companies that came up short in 2008. Developed 1959‚ the Wards Company only operated a few small television and home appliance stores in the Richmond‚ Virginia. With technology growing
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SYLLABUS Strategic Planning and Implementation Copyright 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This capstone course integrates concepts from all prior courses in the program. Students apply the concepts of strategic planning and implementation to create sustainable‚ competitive advantage for an organization. Other topics include environmental scanning‚ strategic analysis‚ corporate social responsibility‚ implementation and evaluation‚ and risk management.
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Barriers to Communication LDR- 531 28 January 2014 Intro Most people think communicating is easy‚ after all it is something we have done our entire lives. There is some truth in this view. Communicating should be straightforward; what makes it challenging‚ and frustrating are the barriers people put in the way. There are many obstacles affecting communication‚ however‚ this paper will concentrate on how emotions can create a barrier. Barrier Team C chose emotions as a barrier because emotions
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Leadership Approach LDR/531 Organizational Leadership January 15‚ 2012 Joan Price Leadership Approach Leaders are special people and not everyone has what it takes to lead‚ or be a leader. A true leader has certain traits that make them stand out within a group of people. A good leader should be able to guide a group of people with influential guidance. Good leaders portray good ethical‚ morals‚ and values of a current belief. In business management a good leader must believe in a company
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Leadership Approach Paper Ruben Vasquez University of Phoenix LDR/531 Organizational Leadership Week One Instructor: Robert Hepler January 4‚ 2012 Leadership Approach Paper Overview The trait model of leadership is based on the characteristics of many leaders - both successful and unsuccessful - and is used to predict leadership effectiveness. The resulting lists of traits are then compared to those of potential leaders to assess their likelihood
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Week 4 LDR 531 Story #2 Breaking the News A “Tell Your Team About downsizing” Adventure As a manager‚ I think the best strategy for relaying the company’s decision to downsize would be by oral communication having a formal meeting with the whole team. I believe this is the best method because it keeps morale up and structure within the business. The team will appreciate honesty‚ and while they still have some concerns‚ they feel confident that you have their backs – even if things do not
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Examining a Business Failure: Atarti Inc LDR/531 August 2‚ 2010 Examining a Business Failure: Atari Inc The world of technology continues to change for the better. One piece of technology that has made some interesting changes is video games. We’ve come from simple “plug-and-play” video games to systems with motion sensors. One of the first video game systems‚ the Atari‚ was introduced in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell‚ a University of Utah Engineering major. Bushnell’s idea came from working in
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Power-Influence Approach Kisha Katzmann LDR/531 April 11‚ 2013 Andraea Herrin Power-Influence Approach The power-influence approach in studying leadership examines the influences leaders exert over others‚ whether these individuals are subordinates‚ colleagues‚ or even the leader’s manager. Yuki (2010) writes‚ “This research seeks to explain leadership effectiveness in terms of the amount and type of power possessed by a leader and how power is exercised” (p. 14). Power-influence
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