things around you. This raises the issue of the difference ways or styles people learn. In this essay I intent to explain the different types of learning styles and also breakdown into detail the acquiring of knowledge with reference to Honey and Mumford study theory (1986) who developed the work of David Kolb (1984)‚ which consist of the four learning cycle: Concrete experience‚ Application of ideas‚ Abstract concept & generation and Reflective observation. It will also look at examples of
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A Personal Model of Leadership Leadership is a fascinating concept. The term conjures up ideas of powerful‚ triumphant heroes with a group of followers defeating some evil enemy. Perhaps the enormous allure to leadership is because of the influence it has on practically everyone’s life. Stories of heroic leadership go back to biblical times with Moses leading his people out of Egypt. After surveying numerous articles on the evolution of leadership‚ it appeared that most of the articles
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Table of content 1. Introduction 3 1.1. Background information 3 1.2. Report objectives 3 2. Literature Review 4 2.1. Overview 4 2.2. Model 1: Kolb (1974) 7 2.3. Model 2: Honey and Mumford (1986) 9 2.4. Model 3: Allinson and Hayes (1996) 11 2.5. Model 4: Jackson (2002) 13 2.6. The comparison among four models. 15 3. Case Study 16 3.1. Situation of problem 16 3.2. Indentify the author’s learning style 18 3.3. The author’s application 18 4
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leader‚ on how the leader influences the followers‚ and how the leader effects change and is changed personally through the process of leadership (Van Seters & Field‚ 1990). Leadership continues to be a subject of study in the modern world (Zaccaro‚ 2007). The extensive research during the past six or seven decades has not exhausted the topic of leadership‚ on the contrary‚ it has discovered new aspects of leadership and opened uncharted territory for further study and research (Bennis‚ 2007)
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Mumford defines the city as “a theater of social action”‚ (taken from Architectural record‚ 1937).” Mumford overlooks the physical parts of a city and rather sees it as a “social institution” where social networks can be built. He directly says that “the city creates the theater and is the theater” (Mumford‚1937). The city creates “drama” while a suburb lacks it. Mumford states that” Without the social drama that comes into existence
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The Leadership Quarterly 13 (2002) 243 – 274 The effects of leader and follower emotional intelligence on performance and attitude: An exploratory study Chi-Sum Wonga‚*‚ Kenneth S. Lawb‚1 a Department of Management‚ The Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ Shatin‚ N.T.‚ Hong Kong‚ China b Department of Management of Organizations‚ Hong Kong University of Science and Technology‚ Clear Water Bay Road‚ Hong Kong‚ China Abstract Recently‚ increasing numbers of scholars have argued that emotional
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approach of the social sciences as developed by a number of authors‚ one of the most influential being Davis (1972). Mumford (1983a) defines the socio-technical approach as: one which recognises the interaction of technology and people and produces work systems which are both technically efficient and have social characteristics which lead to high job satisfaction. Elsewhere‚ in Mumford and Weir (1979)‚ job satisfaction is defined as: The attainment of a good "fit" between what the employees is seeking
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Introduction 1 L eadership is a highly sought-after and highly valued commodity. In the 13 years since the first edition of this book was published‚ the public has become increasingly captivated by the idea of leadership. People continue to ask themselves and others what makes good leaders. As individuals‚ they seek more information on how to become effective leaders. As a result‚ bookstore shelves are filled with popular books about leaders and advice on how to be a leader. Many people
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com/kolblearningstyles.htm Clayton‚ M Fincham‚ R & Rhodes‚ P (2005). Principles of Organisational Behaviour (4th Edition). New York: Oxford University Press. Honey‚ P. & Mumford‚ A. (2000). [Honey and Mumford Learning Style]. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles/honey_mumford.html Honey‚ P Honey‚ P. & Mumford‚ A. (2006) Learning Style Helper ’s Guide. Maidenhead: Peter Honey. Jonassen‚ D.H. & Grabowski‚ B.L. (1993). Handbook of Individual Differences‚ Learning‚ and Instruction
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be aware of individual preferences in learning‚ employee training and development programs in order to design and implement effective programs. The two learning style models that has the most relevance in management are Kolb (1984) and Honey and Mumford (1986). David Kolb a leading researcher in learning strategies and learning processes developed the Kolb’s experiential learning theory and the learning style inventory which utilizes the Lewin Cycle of adult learning. Kolb states that learning
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