Essays on Subordinates

Question #1

Follet’s central focus is the aspect of power in an organizational context: collaboration, self-management, and coordination. A critical study of what happens at the 3M show that there is an active application of Follet’s ideas in management. On the aspect of coordination, there seems to be no person who has powers to coordinate others at 3M. Rather, part of the coordination is left for the employees to perform tasks themselves. At 3M, employees are given an opportunity to take charge of their own actions by being allocated 15% of the time to direct themselves. There is evidence ...

Management of Power

Introduction 3

Organizational Structure Influences 4-5 Conclusion 5-6

References 7

Management of Power As the nurse executive at St Louis Medical Center, it will be important to identify and utilize the leadership theories relevant to management of power in this professional capacity. Management of power is critical in creating work environments that are conducive for nurses to provide quality patient care. In a fast evolving healthcare sector, there is a growing need for nurse leaders to ensure their leadership provides the motivation and inspiration needed to continuously improve services. Based on this observation, the current paper seeks to identify and articulate ...

Contrasting Two Cultures with a Model of Culture

The model of culture to be used in this part of the paper is Professor Geert Hofstede’s Model of National Cultures. Professor Hofstede is famous for his study wherein he looked at how values in the workplace are influenced by particular cultures. He was a consultant working with IBM in the 1970s and 1980s, and thus he was able to observe various workplace cultures around the world (Geert Hofstede: National Culture). Originally, he came up with four dimensions of culture along which behaviors could be linked and thereafter analyzed. The original dimensions are Individualism-Collectivism, Uncertainty Avoidance, Power Distance ( ...

1. How would you describe your own leadership style in relation to task and relationship orientation? What are your strengths and weaknesses? My leadership style is highly task-oriented. The strengths of my task-focused leadership style include rapidity of action and solution-taking, unity of single-mindedness and severe monitoring over the performance of employees. Provided that the subordinates are motivated by the needs of a higher level, the weaknesses concern the fact that the use of this management style cannot give the opportunity to head to stimulate personal interest of performers in a specific job (Lawler III and Boudreau 127). 2. ...

SPORTS MANAGEMENT STYLES

Like every field, the field of sports is one where participants require some form of coaching, mentoring and motivation. Leaders and managers have a strong role in the field of sports because they set out a direction for the players and channelize their dream to become reality. People who are interested in sports are those who are motivated from inside and want to stay healthy and active at the same time. Internal motivation becomes productive when it receives appreciation and there is someone who can actually show the players when and how to make the most of their abilities ...

One of the central responsibilities of a leader is to help his or her followers get motivated. This means helping them feel competent, helping them meet their expectations and helping them value what they do. How would you apply these three principles in a leadership situation? Motivation is a major driver for progress (Northouse, 292). A motivated individual is confident that they can achieve success and their strategies and actions are all destined for success. As a leader, I would offer psychological support to my subordinates in that I would make them appreciate their abilities and talents first. This ...

The nursing practice constantly experiences challenges related to different aspects of care. Resolving these challenges effectively is determined by the leadership and the management in nursing. Nursing leadership and nursing management are terms that are persistently confused and interchanged, despite the different meanings of the terms. Understanding the meaning and contribution of leadership and management to nursing is critical in resolving common issues affecting the nursing profession. The purpose of this paper is to investigate a nursing issue and compare and contrast how nurse leaders and nurse managers would approach this problem. This exercise will facilitate identification of the ...

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Abstract

It is possible to sort out three major counter-productive actions that took place throughout the meeting (although there were much more). First of all, the meeting started with a formal recital of orders that were imposed on the task force, instead of democratically sharing the views of the new management on the possible review of policies with the selected professionals. Secondly, the topic of new uniform (or scrubs) turned into the public ostracism of the nurse due to her appearance, which is in fact an action punishable by law. The ad hominem accusations prevented the meeting from ...

Introduction

Founded in 1983, AOL (America Online) is an American media conglomerate that specializes in the digital distribution of online services, products, and content and handles such websites as The Huffington Post and TechCrunch. It was one of the first and biggest companies to build the business on the Internet use. In 2015, AOL became a part of Verizon Communications. Nowadays, it has about 4,000 employees and more than 2 million dial-up subscribers (Karaian, 2015).

Mission Statement and Vision

AOL’s mission is to: Unleash the most skilled and talented coding and cultural builders and simplify the Internet for consumers (Glassdoor.com, n. d.) ...

Module 1 – Case

Part A 1a. Sims, R. (2002). Teaching business ethics for effective learning (1st ed.). Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books.

1b. Reflection through Debriefing in Teaching Business Ethics

1c. The Environment for Teaching Business Ethics is very important (Sims, 2002). 1d. There is an ascent in the in teaching business ethics in various faculties with the level headed discussion of who is obligated to teach the topic begins. Since most business faculties have zero formal training with the regards to ethics, the presumption made is, faculty trained especially in ethic ought to play the part. Be that as it may, there are critiques against ethics and the most critical ...

Leading & Managing Organisational Change: A Reflection

I. Value of Subject Experience on Capacity to Lead & Manage The current business practice involves numerous complexities in organizational development and change areas. If anything, evolving practices, a more dynamic workforce and, of course, ever changing ICT implementations which enable collaboration and communication – all contribute and inform how organizational development and change are understood, adopted, maintained and sustained. Accordingly, proper knowledge of and practical experience in optimum organizational development and change strategies, policies and practices are most critical not only to survive in current business practice but also to sustain a healthy, if not innovative, organizational makeup. For current ...

Discussion

The fact that there are numerous definitions of leadership and neither can stand on its own proves that leadership is a complex subject. In essence, leadership is about instilling confidence in people. Furthermore, it is the “we” thing that requires both the leader and the subordinate. Furthermore, it is the willingness to take the blame. Also, leadership is about acting so that others will want to follow. It unbelievable that even today we are still trying to figure out who a leader is and what leadership entails. Sadly, even the three most recent theories; situational, transformational, and strength-based leadership ...

Integrity

Integrity

Integrity is a critical value for any manager who is leading a team to possess because it

can potentially inspire subordinates to achieve their best work. Gentry, Cullen, Sosik, Chun, Leupold, and Tonidandel (2013) define integrity as behaving in a manner that is consistent with the established rules of a company while ensuring that job expectations are met. Kaiser and Hogan (2010) further asserted that integrity is a quality that specifically deals with a person’s moral character. A manager needs to have integrity in his or her work because it is important to acknowledge that subordinates watch how the leader operates in various situations and they expect the manager to lead others by example. ...

Describe the transactional and transformational leadership characteristics that Don Green and Michael Budman possess.

According to the available literature, some assumptions are held regarding the transactional leadership. Transactional leadership style believes that leaders are motivated by the reward and punishment the satisfaction of such leaders is on seeing the company excelling (Kurland, Peretz and Hertz-Lazarowitz 8). They also believe that social network works best with a clear and defined chains of command from the top. Again, they believe that the primary purpose of the subordinates in the organization is doing what they are instructed to do. Transactional leadership involves a situation where leader works by creating a clear structure of what should be ...

Professional Ethics

Professional Ethics There are various professional associations that deal with individual and organizational development across different fields of profession. These associations normally help in improving the people’s professional and personal conduct within and outside the workplace to prevent possible conflict with their colleagues. Using the established code of conduct, professionals are able to understand the essence of positive workplace interaction in order to avoid further conflicts between the employers, professionals, and clients.

Summary of the code’s features

A professional association that oversees people, managers specifically, is the Institute of Certified Professional Managers that aims to provide the needed training for managers. This is ...

The Three Basic Functions of Leadership

There is no consensus of view on the functions of leadership. This is due to the fact that description of functions depends on the general concept of leadership. Leadership roles are related to goal accomplishment and to the maintenance and reinforcement of a group. Functions in a given category are instrumental in achieving a given goal or goals of the group (Kekomuller, 2012). The three basic functions of leadership, therefore, are: setting goals, organizing and initiating appropriate actions. In setting goals, a leader is supposed to carry out a creative role of coming up with goals and policies to ...

Leadership is the political, psychological, or social influence of an individual or a group of individuals on a group of other people. Leadership is viewed as both a trait character and in addition a relational concept whereby one individual impacts others. It is a process by which a person influences a group of people to achieve a common goal. A leader has personal skills that give him a distinctive difference and allows him to be listened to and followed by a group of people. Leadership can also be defined as an influential authority based on the relationships the leaders ...

Introduction

Sierra Ltd. is an automotive parts’ manufacturer situated in Eastbourne, England. The company manufacturers several distinct products and follows the traditional cost management system. It uses machine hours as the basis of allocation of overheads to its product costs. This report provides an assessment of Sierra’s finance director’s proposal to adopt the Activity Based Costing system for allocating overhead costs more appropriately and to increase sales margins. The most important issues faced by Sierra Ltd. are the declining revenue and profits since the last five years, low projected net profits for 2016 and high product costs. Sierra ...

Reflective Essay on an Organizational Problem

Introduction In my summer job, I and my fellow group members faced some issues in completing the project assigned by the leader. My leader made a group of members, including me from different backgrounds to complete the project plan for new stadium. The leadership style of our leader was autocratic as he did not assign the responsibility to anyone to make decisions, but retain all authority by himself and made all key decisions related to project. In addition, he was not involved in the two-way communication to motivate the employees to achieve organizational goals. In turn, the issues occurred ...

BUSINESS

Several airplane crashes have become a part of aviation history but this one that took place about four decades ago is still regarded as one of the most horrifying air plane crash in which more than six hundred people lost their lives. The crash took place at the Tenerife airport which is located in the region of Atlantic. It has never been a popular place before this plane crash of history. Tenerife is governed by the Spanish government and it is situated some hundred or more miles from the Moroccan coast. The airport is a small one and is ...

Chapter 1

Question 1: Authority, responsibility and delegation are basic engines that drive every organization. Authority is the possibility of law enforcement, command and exact obedience. It gives the legal right to accomplish things through others by demonstrating influencing behavior. There are two types of authority: formal authority stems from credentials or ranks and informal authority which comes from friendships or compering to others. Responsibility means the capability of an individual to be accountable or liable. In this way, the managers have the authority to command and the subordinates are responsible to fulfill these commands. Thus looks like the structure based ...

Part 1

Introduction As a part of this assignment, the writer has identified an individual in his community that he believes to have leadership characteristics. He (the writer) personally idealizes several of his qualities. His name is “Christopher Plummer”, and he is Operational Manager at a well-reputed real estate marketing agency. Personal information about him is also described in the table provided below:

Part 2

Interview Questions The writer has conducted an interview with Christopher Plummer to build an insight into his approach to the concept of leadership in a precise way. He was asked the set of questions given below, and detailed ...

I. Components of the Family Medical Leave Act The Family and Medical Leave Act that was signed in 1993 aims give employees some time-off from their work. This is to give them more time to spend with their families, care for a sick family member or even to recuperate from their own health concerns without having to give up their employment. The key components of the FMLA are that employed men and women are given up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work. The following could be the reasons to file for a medical leave under the FMLA, ...

Managing Organizations & Leading People

Introduction In the current business environment, leadership is considered to go beyond the “manager” title. Leadership is seen to be about whom the employees ate following. Today’s leaders highly influence the behavior of others hence the leaders must be able to show a good example and must have the ability of effectively motivation others to follow them and work harder for the fulfillment of organizational goals (Warner, 2012). This is because human resource is considered as the most vital asset currently and their management is what determines the success of a firm. Effective management of human resource requires ...

There are numerous factors that make managers and leaders successful in the business world. One of the most important aspects of business leadership is allowing communication to flow up and down the chain of command; while not every idea is implemented, it is important that employees understand their concerns will be listened to in order to maintain a successful work environment. Leaders, therefore, build a transparent environment and make themselves available to their employees and other high level business people. In addition, business leaders must work on relationship building between other business leaders in order to foster good relationships ...

Abstract

This study tends to analyze the article mostly with respect to organizational climate. The article talks in favor of strategic human resource management approach which is the modern approach of human resource. This study gives the brief scenario of the condition of human resource management in current practice and its sensitivity which is followed by the brief background of the article. The article has supported the strategic human resource management as the second wave of human resource management evolution after the first wave that has improvised much aspect than the traditional one with different cases, examples, and exhibits. The ...

Throughout life, there are many experiences that one must face. Many of these come from relating to other human beings, something that may be very difficult. Often, people face dilemmas that are related to differences between the ideal way that things should be, and how they actually are in reality. In the Devil’s Den case, Susan is faced with such a dilemma. She discovers that a place that she works at has many problems, including several illegal activities. Even though she would be morally compelled to decry such actions, she would like to be promoted to student manager, ...

This article that I found is about Google and how they, at first, did not value what their managers can do for them. At that time, Google CEO Larry Page, in his effort to counter corporate bureaucracy, fired all of the managers that worked for them. Having realized that the presence of managers was necessary for their organization, the decision was reversed. However, in the process of bridging the gap between the managers and their staff, the company was also able to determine the attributes and characteristics that make up a good manager. I found this article very interesting ...

Question 1

The Verizon’s IT-project approval process is being done under the Capital Program Planning section of the telecommunication company. It is the main component responsible of the planning process, in which it includes the company’s strategic initiatives in order to create a long-term plan for the maintenance of the resources and other important things which are needed by the information system. Generally, the Capital Program Planning is divided into three sections: the project identification, approval, and funding (Capital and Maintenance Planning, n.d). Though it seems that the second part covers the approval part, the other two sections are ...

Executive Summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is a large bank serving many clients. To improve their ability to win more customers, it needs to train its supervisors in the sales and marketing division. Training motivates employees to become more committed to the company. Training also minimises instances of high turnover. Furthermore, training increases employees’ performance, which ultimately contributes to the organizational performance. Before taking employees for the training program, CBA ought to conduct a needs analysis. This will assist in the development of the content of the training program. In this case, the content of the training program for supervisors ...

Executive summary

The main objective and purpose of this consultancy report were to evaluate and analyze the activities carried out in the Mike Davis business and family and come up with a well-defined management framework regarding planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Moreover, the report also helps the businesspersons to have skills that will enable them to integrate the four principles of management to improve the state of the business at large. The report as well has the mandate of solving the problems that the business is undergoing in both days to day activities as well as over a long term. The ...

The decision to transition from a medical field to corporate America resources is not an easy one considering that the health sector has been hesitant in implementing the principles of corporate America. The resources available for health facilities to facilitate the hiring of a qualified human resources individual are meagre. Consequently, this has led most management teams to opt to overlook the recruiting of HR qualified persons and concentrate on more vital organizational issues. However, organizations are beginning to consider success in the pay-for-performance environment, which has led to the management going for human resource strategies that encourage working ...

Business Ethics

Business Ethics

The managers are responsible to the prevalence of ethical misconducts due to their extent of authority. Managers ensure that employees do not incorporate any unethical practices and understand the organization’s ethical conducts. The prevalence of ethical misconducts among the employees is observed by the managers due to which the managers take necessary actions in order to ensure that the occurrence of such misconducts is hindered. The employees are observed in accordance with the organization’s ethical standards and these standards help in the shaping the organizational behavior and hence, ethical conducts are set (Crane & Matten, 2007). ...

Leadership and communication are inseparable concepts because of their importance – a leader has to have highly developed communication skills in order to establish good relations with the staff. The ability to deal with various people easily is very valuable nowadays, as more and more people prefer working with open-minded individualities instead of teaching shy and insecure persons. This way, it is important to learn how to use the principles of effective leadership in order to satisfy the audience. Leadership skills include the ability to create reasonable conditions for subordinates and the management of their actions along with the inspiration ...

Introduction

The paper aims to shed light on the topic of emotional intelligence and determine the importance of emotional intelligence for effective leadership.

Emotional intelligence explained and example of the concept

Robbins, Judge & Sanghi (2010), in their book, described the concept of emotional intelligence as the ability of a person to realize his or her own emotions when experience them (to be self-aware), the ability of a person to detecting emotions in others, and the ability to manage emotional information and cues. For example, people who know their emotions and understand the reason behind their anger and deal with the situation without being angry and violating the norms ...

Introduction

The changes occurring in the health sector has been one of the main concerns of health professionals and researchers. Due to the changes of the demographics and health status of patients along with the current technological advances, it has been assumed that the old strategies used could no longer suffice for the current global health concerns. Thus, it is necessary to consider revisions and improvements when it comes to the advancements of medical technology along with the other issues related to the implementation of certain interventions and promotion of the fundamental goals of health development (United Nations Development Program, ...

Introduction

Total Quality Management practitioners believe in aligning mega trends with available opportunities in their surroundings. These companies are focused on research and analytics for the long term; at least a considerable time in advance. In the case of some companies, it could be some lesser years. This is where these companies have a competitive advantage. The companies which follow the TQM guidelines have their own quality definition of growth. Any kind of economic transformation would mean a step towards growth for them. Research-based data shows that the revenue of companies that have good TQM practices can be increased up ...

Abstract

This research study looked at the concept of effective communication in an organization. The major aim of this study is to enable the researcher convince his audience beyond every reasonable doubt about the extent to which communication can greatly influence the performances of a company over the course of time. In this research study, the factors that could influence the extent to which communication can be effective are greatly considered with a view to helping managers to pinpointing how they can always communicate with their subordinates effectively every time. These factors range from: Choice of management styles, ability of ...

Selling the Wheel.

Selling the Wheel: Choosing the Best Way to Sell for you, your Company, and your Customers is a business novel written by Jeff Cox, Howard Stevens, and Zapp as a co-author. It was published in 2001 by Simon & Schuster and has 256 pages with content that has been an inspiration to many readers (Cox, 2001). This business novel is so far the best business novel I have read since the authors have done decades of research and settled on the best and right way of selling successfully (Cox, 2000). In addition, it is simple, interesting, easy to elaborate and ...

Question 1.

Distributive negotiation is a bargaining approach, which is used by parties that are attempting to divide something or distribute something. Distributive negotiation is opposite of integrative approach as both parties are trying to get more on one thing. In case of distributive negotiation, the goal is to assure that one party wins much more than the other party. This results in the other side losing their share for the other side and ending up with less than they expected (University of Colorado, n.d.). Distributive negotiation is also called “win-lose”, “zero-sum”, or “claiming value”. It is a competitive form of ...

Introduction

The mass product recall caused by the problems in the ignition systems was only the problem of quality assurance department of the General Motors, but also a reflection that the organization needs its organizational culture and leadership style to be fundamentally re-shaped. It has been previously argued that unless the company reconsiders its approaches to human resources management, organizational culture and leadership strategies, GM may face serious problems in the today’s vibrant markets. Specifically, because of huge media exposure, any further product recall may become the cause of substantial reduction in sales. The purposes of this paper it ...

One such occasion when I did not agree with my reporting officer’s decision about a matter but did not express my dissent was a decision to conduct an inter-division analysis on a particular framework which was earlier used at my workplace. The said framework was used earlier but at that time, was being phased out. Such an inter-division analysis was conducted in previous years to gauge the usefulness and efficiency of the framework. My reporting officer wanted to conduct the analysis that year also. However, since it was being phased out, I did not feel that the analysis ...

Business

Dear Sir, I have worked for Google for more than two years and during the course of my employment there, my employer has polished my knowledge and skills to a great extent. I have been provided with opportunities to learn from workshops and training and my skills have also undergone a major transformation. I was working at a managerial designation where I was responsible for not only managing my duties well but also look after an entire team. This also requires that I exhibit leadership skills. So Google wants me to learn how to improve my managerial and leadership ...

Introduction

In their study, “Effects on Leaders of an Art – Based Leadership Intervention”, Julia Romanowska, Gerry Larson and Töres Theorell (2013) present an interesting primary research conducted on Swedish leaders, for understanding how the art – based, or the Shibboleth leadership intervention, affects leadership style, as compared to the conventional intervention. The study performs a comparison between the art – based and conventional leadership interventions, presenting the results of a research that lasted 18 months. Both intervention methods were evaluated in terms of Sense of Coherence - SOC (resilience to stress) and Agreeableness (social supportive behavior), as well as Laissez – faire ...

Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Leadership

Trust be told, leader has a lot of responsibilities and requirements. For instance, such person must have a special charisma and feel the audience in order to gather other people around him/her. Besides, leader’s success directly depends on his/her EI level. In order to see this point clearly let us look deeply into this question through article that is presented as follows. This research was conducted by Sadri (2012) and it includes review of the several EI issues as well as recommendations for future leadership development. Author also raised the issue about origins of EI and its main ...

1.0. Background This OD intervention proposal is for a real estate marketing organization namely “Cobra Marketing Network (CMN)” that is a medium-sized organization. The company has its branches in three different cities and provides marketing services for real estate projects launched by different construction companies. Taskforce of CMN consists of 179 individuals working in different departments including management, copywriting and editing, designing, video editing, outdoor marketing, etc. Real estate marketing is characterized by tough competition and is enjoying decent growth based on the growth of real estate construction in the region (Mathews, 2015). Over the past few years, the ...

Executive summary

The purpose of the case study was to present the data on the job dissatisfaction and employee engagement of Bella’s company. The representative of beauty industry faced with problems of lower performance and increased employee turnover. The owner of the business was very concerned with such situation and wanted to make changes. The new General Manager conducted the survey in order to understand the reasons of low satisfaction. After that several alternatives were suggested to solve problems. They included material stimulation, decentralization of power, participation in leadership, training, management training, programs, career management, and training methods for employees ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction Human Resource Management is responsible for attracting, selecting, recruiting, placing, recognizing, engaging, retaining and rewarding people while developing anticipated organizational culture and leadership, as well as, ensuring compliance with national and international labor and employment laws. Mostly, small to medium organizations manage their HRM activities by outsourcing their human resource functions to specialized HRM firms. Other hires few HR professionals. However, larger business corporations uphold an all-inclusive HRM functional division that is characteristically dedicated to the specialized tasks such as strategic recruitment and selection, employee engagement, and development of functional leadership across the business undertakings (Bratton & Gold, 2011, ...

One’s set of positive, personal values and morals guard against the negative influence of people surrounding him. This is one of the striking points made by this article that struck me the most. Regardless of one’s professional background and experience, we are all prone and susceptible to all kinds of influences surrounding us. If your values are not intact, the more susceptible you are of falling into the suggestions of people around you, the more you do not stand your ground. Leaders are not an exception to this. Being a leader means that you are able to ...

The following are insights of my meeting with Coral Gables Hospital’s staff developer concerning its initial and annual performance as well as succession planning. First, I determined that the Coral Gables Hospital (CGH) seeks to provide an environment where employees can grow their careers through new opportunities and skill improvement. On its part, CGH acknowledges its role as an important part of state and federal health care sector geared towards the provision of quality and appropriate care (Coral Gables Hospital, 2016). To attain these goals, the staff developer ascertained that the organization conducts initial and annual performance appraisals ...

360 Degree System

Chapter 1

Introduction: Performance appraisal is the critical tool in the human resources management for the achievement of the organizational goals and the objectives. This performance appraisal helps to improve the employee’s strength and weakness. Based on the performance appraisal, the performance of the employees can be measured and evaluated. 360 degree review is the appraisal approach and it is defined as collecting feedback from multiple sources of the input of employees, colleagues, seniors to evaluate the performance appraisal. The research mainly focuses on the validation and reliability of the appraisal system which makes convenient for the ...

My Name

Leader at all levels of the organization management system serves as the lead person, set the focus of the work team, recruitment, psychological climate and other aspects of the enterprise. So the leadership is the ability to influence individuals and groups, encouraging them to work to achieve the goals of the organization. One of the most important characteristics of the head of business is leadership style. Leadership style is manner of behavior of leader towards subordinates to influence them and encourage achieving the organization's objectives. In the terms of one of the most common leadership theory of Lewin, I ...

Management Practices

Management Practices

Introduction

Henri Fayol is well-known for the five management functions he identified like planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling (Golden Pryor & Taneja, 2010). These factors are important to practice to achieve the key processes of management, including planning, organizing, leading, staffing and controlling organizational activities (Grebner & Mattingly, 2016). According to DuBrin (2011) the managers perform the managerial functions in order to achieve goals like managing and leading employees and retaining key employees, etc. McDonald’s is the organization for which I worked also practice the earlier described management functions.

Planning is one of the key managerial activities of ...

Introduction

Organizational strategies may differ from one organization to the next; however, ethical practices are universal. Ethics in Strategic Management is an important issue for most organizations as guided by firm-specific objectives. Ethics are moral principles that direct a person’s or group’s behavior. An organizational code of ethics guides its programs, policies, and business decisions. In addition, the ethical conduct displayed by senior leaders and managers encourages employees to abide by the same standards. Ethics in strategic management is becoming a fundamental issue for most organizations as guided by firm-specific objectives. Ethics is imperative in organizational success, making ...

The article by Marceta Reilly “Getting Genuine Commitment for Change” (2015), discusses several responses of employees in the education area to the changes proposed by leaders: principals and coaches. The author of the article argues that it is natural to react to new initiatives and practices with resistance and be reluctant to accept innovation. The reason, according to Reilly (2015), is that people feel secure and comfortable when doing their job in customary ways, and are alarmed when changes affect these traditional ways, which they are accustomed with. Often they do not see a need to change anything in ...

Abstract

A caring disposition is a highly crucial aspect in service leadership. It is a fundamental attribute in today’s workplace settings that provide a unique system to which a good service leader can be assessed. In essence, a caring disposition encompasses powerful knowledge that is particularly efficient in formulating and implementing team approaches in ensuring the delivery of a successful leadership practice. This term paper seeks to discuss important concepts in caring disposition and how it promotes service leadership. The introductory part of the paper creates a clear understanding service leadership. In the first section of the term paper, ...

The situation on the HSM Bounty presents an excellent opportunity for studying organizational behavior, administration, and organizational decline. In particular, the film Mutiny on the bounty deals with issues such as attitudes towards leadership, toxic leadership, communication, ethics, and organizational culture. In the film, the HMS Bounty was commissioned by the English government on a mission to collect and transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the West Indies. William Bligh served as captain, the first time he was holding that position on a ship. Fletcher Christian, a man from a distinguished and wealthy family, serves as his second-in-command. Before ...

Competition is a major factor that creates a necessity for change. Businesses can be forced to change their strategies when new competitors enter the market. Such change is necessary to avoid losing customers to the new competitor. Organizations can also be forced to change because of technological advancements. The development of new technology can render some business processes and practices obsolete, which forces the business to change to keep up with its competitors (Iveroth & Hallencreutz, 2015). Another major factor that leads to the necessity for change is the enactment of changes in government regulations. Governments can mandate businesses to ...

7. Describe three different leadership styles and give examples of a situation in which each style could be most used effectively.

Autocratic Leadership- Leader makes decisions without consulting others. The manager takes the decision, announces it and then ‘sells’ it to his subordinates. Works best in situations like a new start-up where the employees are new and await directions. Participative or Democratic Leadership - Decision making is collectively shared between the managers and the employees. The manager presents a tentative decision which may be subject to change. The manager may present the problem, seek suggestions and then ask the ...

Contract Issues

This is a case of the Essendon Football Club, a professional football club which plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). This paper focuses on the legal battle that the EFC faces concerning their alleged use of prohibited supplemental drugs in what is currently referred to as the Essendon doping scandal. The parties involved in the said saga were the EFC (including all of its constituents), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA), and the Australian Football League. The main object in the case was the banned and prohibited peptide Thymosin Beta 4 . Focusing on ...