Transformational leadership theory is defined as inspiring followers through “broadening and elevating followers’ goals and providing them with confidence to perform beyond the expectations specified in the implicit or explicit exchange” (Shin and Zhou 2003‚ as cited in Dvir‚ Eden‚ Avolio‚ & Shamir‚ 2002). This paper intends to focus on the effect that transformational leadership has on individual performance. Dvir et al (2002) observed the Israel Defense Force and hypothesized that transformational
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Ó Springer 2007 Journal of Business Ethics (2007) 74:437–456 DOI 10.1007/s10551-007-9518-x Understanding Responsible Leadership: Role Identity and Motivational Drivers Nicola M. Pless The Case of Dame Anita Roddick‚ Founder of The Body Shop ABSTRACT. This article contributes to the emerging discussion on responsible leadership by providing an analysis of the inner theatre of a responsible leader. I use a narrative approach for analyzing the biography of Anita Roddick as a widely acknowledged
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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Leadership is one of those qualities that you know when you see it‚ but is difficult to describe. There are almost as many definitions as there are commentators. Many associate leadership with one person leading. Four things stand out in this respect. First‚ to lead involves influencing others. Second‚ where there are leaders there are followers. Third‚ leaders seem to come to the fore when there is a crisis or special problem. In other words‚ they often become visible when
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SYNOPSIS ON A Study of MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES working as a tool for job performance. Submitted to the DAVV University‚ Indore in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the award of the degree of Master’s of Business Administration 2012-2013 MEDI-CAPS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT A.B.Road‚ Pigdamber‚ Rau Indore - 453331 Phone No.: 0731-4259500‚ 2856294 Fax: 0731-4259501
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Yanxiang Zhu English 015 Alethea Kidd 02/23/15 Comparing and Contrasting Good and Bad Driver In principle‚ technological advances in the transport industry have led to the development of various types of cars. Many people across the world own cars and as a result they require drivers for moving from one place to next. On the other hand‚ those without cars use public means where give their safety to a stranger hoping that he or she would get them to their destinations safely. On the same note‚ despite
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A&P is an example of how the author describes the behavior of people. The story has many different aspect of this topic. Also Primal Screen makes an argument from the author on how you are supposed to behave. The story discusses the issue in modern society with the relationship of the television. Both texts are strong cases on the way people are supposed to act. In Primal Screen‚ by Ellen Goodman‚ the makes a stand on the effects of television in modern society. In the story‚ the family drawn in
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THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE Varumpa Temaismithi Graduate School of Human Resource Development‚ National Institute of Development Administration‚ 118‚ Serithai Rd‚ Bangkok 10240‚ Thailand varumpa.belle@gmail.com ABSTRACT Emotional Intelligence (EI) plays a vital role in a way that leaders direct and facilitate teamwork effectively and efficiently. This implies that by encouraging all employees work together and share responsibilities in order to effectively
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HIDDEN LESSONS: BY DAVID SUZUKI In spite of the vast expanse of wilderness in this country‚ most Canadian children grow up in urban settings. In other words‚ they live in a world conceived‚ shaped and dominated by people. Even the farms located around cities and towns are carefully groomed and landscaped for human convenience. There’s nothing wrong with that‚ of course‚ but in such an environment‚ it’s very easy to lose any sense of connection with nature. In city apartments and dwellings
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The hidden curriculum American Marxist economists and sociologists Bowles and Gintis (1976) believed that through education there is a “Hidden Curriculum” which helped to achieve the objectives of the capitalists. (To provide capitalists with a hardworking‚ subservient‚ docile and obedient work force.) The hidden curriculum consists of those things that pupils learn through the experience of attending school‚ not educational objectives. Bowles and Gintis state that the hidden curriculum shapes
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Hidden Curriculum Education is designed to serve many purposes towards the youths of today. It teaches the youth how to be better people and it prepares them for life. Education teaches its pupils knowledge in more that one way‚ by looking at life in different directions. There is a curriculum that is taught by the teachers and the textbooks‚ and in addition to the standard schooling there is also a "hidden curriculum." Gatto and Rose each have their own style of teaching and learning and their
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