...Leadership Case Study: Babcock University New Department Chair Leaders Dilemma by, Brandon Garber, BS Submitted to Robert Dibie, PhD. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of V566: Executive Leadership School of Public Environment and Affairs Indiana University, Kokomo Fall, 2007 Babcock University New Department Chair - 1 Introduction This case study titled, Babcock University New Department Chair Leaders Dilemma, explores the leadership shift from Dr. Afolabi to Dr. Aluko in the Babcock University Public Management Department. The case study holds that Dr. Afolabi was the public management department chair person for ten years at Babcock University. His leadership style was explained as “autocratic.” However, he had, “personal qualities necessary to command respect and loyalty” (Leadership Case Study: Babcock University New Department Chair Leaders Dilemma). Additionally, Dr. Afolabi made and enforced all rules, regulations and policies in extreme detail. His autocratic style of leadership left very little to the individual faculty member in terms of experimentation, freedom in teaching and handling of students. His style of leadership caused the faculty to be “passive, subservient, dependant and ambivalent” (Leadership Case Study…). However, faculty morale was generally high and faculty turnover was modest. Many faculty members trusted Dr. Afolabi and felt that they were not restricted. When Dr. Afolabi suddenly died he was replaced by Dr. Aluko. The...
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...Leadership in Action: Leading Effectively in Humanitarian Operations A CK N O W L E D G E M E N TS First and foremost, we would like to thank the individuals who allowed their leadership to be placed in the spotlight as one of our case-study examples of effective operational humanitarian leadership. Their generosity and openness in doing so and in answering our many questions are greatly appreciated. We also thank the many other interviewees who spoke to us frankly and shared their insights on what they valued in terms of operational humanitarian leadership. David Peppiatt played an important role in identifying and facilitating a number of the case studies. Isobel McConnan carried out interviews and provided helpful comments on earlier drafts. Georgia Armitage helped with the literature review. The Advisory Group provided invaluable input, words of advice and comments on the draft report, they are: Tim Cross, Wendy Fenton, Randolph Kent, Ky Luu, and Claire Messina. Paul Knox Clarke’s inputs undoubtedly raised the quality of the analysis. Deborah Eade provided excellent editorial services and comments. Sara Swords also commented on an earlier draft. Ben Ramalingam played a key role in getting the study off the ground and in its design. Finally, thanks to John Mitchell for his ongoing and valuable support to this work. The project was undertaken as part of the joint initiative on leadership in the humanitarian sector in partnership with People In Aid, Humanitarian...
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...Abstract The purpose of this research is to discover ways for effective leadership and the impact it has on employee satisfaction. Leadership, management and supervision are terms which mean the same but are used similarly. A leader/manager/supervisor is a person who sees something that needs to be done, and knows that they can help make it happen. A leader, manager, or supervisor sees opportunity and captures it. He/she sees future that can be different and better and help others see that picture too. He/she is a coach, an encourager and is willing to take risks today for something better for tomorrow. A leader/manager/supervisor is a communicator, coordinator and listener. There are several types of leadership styles and they will be discussed in this paper. Additionally, this paper will discuss case studies to deliberate the role of leadership between employees using the different leadership styles. The results of the findings showed effective leadership does have an impact on employee satisfaction. The main recommendations are for leaders to practice the “Golden Rule”. Introduction Leadership is a process influence between leaders and employees where the leader attempts to inspire the workers to achieve organizational goals. Leadership plays an important role to ensure the achievement of desired outcomes in both formal and informal groups. Effective leadership and employee satisfaction are two terms that are equally important. A great...
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...Behaviors at Work and Psychology focuses on leadership. It begins with a definition of leadership, differentiates the concepts of leadership and management, offers insights about leadership traits, and ends with a discussion about various leadership styles. Lecture, discussion, case analyses and experiential exercises are instructional methods used in this highly interactive module. Objectives 1. To establish a definition of leadership through a historical review. 2. To differentiate between the concepts of management and leadership. 3. To present trait theory and discuss various leadership traits. 4. To evaluate and analyze the different styles leaders use. 5. To apply leadership concepts through case study analyses and experiential exercises. . Session 1 Introductions: Personal and Team Arrangements Powerpoint Presentation: Leadership Activity: Moon Survival (do not complete) Case Analysis: Barry Town: A time to lead, a time to manage (read) Video Vignette: Xerox and Ann Mulcahy (do not read) Session 2 Powerpoint Presentation: Leadership Traits In-class activity: Trait Exercise (do not complete) Video Case Analysis: Bill Campbell and Intuit Session 3 Powerpoint Presentation: Leadership Styles In-class activity: Leadership Grid (do not complete) Case Analysis: Josh Martin (do not read) Leadership Style Video: Styles with Employees Session 4 Oral presentation by teams based on Case Study. Course Assignment Students will...
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...road to career advancement and leadership positions. Nevertheless, racism and sexism still hinder their efforts for career advancement and leadership positions. Black women are facing an intense combination of discrimination in American institutions. Because we live in a white male-dominated society, it is easy to underestimate African American women’s leadership potential and abilities. African American women are looked at as inferior beings, rather than as equals capable of accomplishing any and everything a man can. The purpose of this research will be to investigate how education influences career advancement and leadership positions of African American...
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...| Leading Quietly Case Study | Organizational Behavior | | Summary Traditionally, we think of great leaders as people who bring about change by their charisma, passion, and dedication to a noble cause. Thus, most of us think of leaders as courageous risk takers or in other words, heroes. Yet, in our daily life, we often find that the most effective leaders are rarely public heroes. They maintain a low profile, but do what is right for themselves and their organizations unnoticeably and without casualties. Harvard Business School professor Joseph Badaracco calls them "quiet leaders"--people who choose responsible, behind-the-scenes action over public heroism to resolve tough leadership challenges. Badaracco believes that what drive the society are the millions of small but important decisions that individuals make on a daily basis. He points out in the book that everyday leadership is not so dramatic, and daily leadership decisions are rarely being made by the top management of an organization. Thus, the book focuses the study on the middle and senior-level managers who make the ordinary decisions that ultimately determine an organization's success. The book is full of practical advice as it describes eight strategies for making effective leadership decisions in murky situations where the "right" thing is far from obvious. It also describes that good leaders are those who are honest with themselves about how well they truly understand a situation and how much control...
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...Report of Case study week 5 The world develops increasingly with fast pace, which requires organizations to improve and change continually to adapt the world. The leader as a core person in an organization or individual group plays a necessary role. An outstanding leader should not only possess special traits but also have to apply suitable leadership theory. As the society develop, the leadership theory is changing continually. The primary theories such as the great man theory and trait theories insisted that leaders are born with specific traits, latterly the theory such as the behavioral approach stressed that leadership could be learned.（Northouse 2012） After those theories modern approaches appeared. Compared with the older theories the modern approaches focused increasingly on the relationship between leaders and followers but not just about the leaders’ traits. And another obvious change is the communication method verifying from one way (top down) to a two way interaction between leaders and followers, so that subordinates could propose their own suggestions and ideas. This report is mainly about a sandwich factory operates in the Greater London area, and established by Kirsty Flower in 2005. The management team are all mid-twenties, females and have no experience about company management. (Case Study: Week 5)The purpose of this essay is to outline modern approaches which have been used in the leadership of Kirsty and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Kirsty’s...
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...Newton, P., & Costa, J. (2013). From Teachers to Teacher-Leaders: A Case Study Introduction This review critically reviews the article ‘From Teachers to Teacher-Leaders’ by Augusto Riveros, Paul Newton and Jose da Costa which appeared in International Journal of Teacher Leadership. The review will critique the article, evaluating its focus on the study, the research questions or hypotheses, the method and instrument used, the procedure, the findings and the conclusion at the end of the article. Overall, the article was well written, clear and relevant. I. Statement of the Problem a. Research Topic The topic of the study is to focus attention on the teachers’ experiences of leadership. The authors state, “teacher leadership has been positioned as a central component in discourses on educational change and improvement.” This sets the context for more specific research problem. b. Research Problem As the title of the article suggests, teacher leadership is from teachers to experienced teacher-leaders. In this study, the authors offer an analysis of a province-wide teacher leadership initiative that was administered by 2Learn.ca Society. The purpose is to introduce the innovation and technology infusion in K-12 curricula. The concept of teacher leadership is the central to this initiative. TLM or Teacher-Leader Model is built on the potential of teachers who had interest in technology and leadership in their own school districts. c....
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...LEADERSHIP STYLE, A CORRELATIONAL STUDY IN LEADERSHIP STYLE AND USE-OF-FORCE BEHAVIOR OF POLICE OFFICERS by Tommy Sickels Copyright June, 2015 A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctorate in Educational Leadership University of Phoenix The Dissertation Committee for Tommy Sickels certifies that this may be the approved version of the following dissertation: The Dissertation Committee for Tommy Sickels certifies approval of the following dissertation: A CORRELLATlONAL STUDY IN LEADERSHIP STYLE AND USE-OF-FORCE BEHAVIOR OF POLICE OFFICERS Commiittee: Orlando Ramos, PhD, Chair Peggy Coplin, DPA, Committee Member Jack Phan, PhD, Committee Member ,,__.____ _ ,,__.____ _ Jeremy Moreland, PhD Dean, School of Advanced Studies University of Phoenix ABSTRACT Leadership style and police officer use-of-force are two important functions of law enforcement. What could be more important in a law enforcement agency than to have these two variables coexisting in an organization in a harmonious manner? By investigating whether a relationship exists between these two variables an answer to this question could emerge. In law enforcement today, the cost associated with excessive use-of-force civil law-suits against police officers and their departments can be staggering. Exposing police officers to a specific leadership style may influence the dynamics in the use-of-force behavior during...
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...Leadership Scenario Effective managers that apply leadership theories and motivation theories can create productive employees to reach organizational goals. In the case study “A Question of Motivation” Robbins and Judge (2007) have created two managers for this scenario; Jonathan is the more effective manager who is liked by his employees while Dan is a less effective manager that is not well liked. They also introduce two employees; Stephanie who works for Jonathan she is very happy with her job and has a high respect for Jonathan as her manager. Alex is very unhappy with his job and has no respect for his manager Dan. Our team has chosen to analyze this case study by applying the motivational theories of “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” and the “Equity Theory of Motivation”; the leadership theories of “The Path-Goal Theory of Leadership” and “The Hershey-Blanchard Life Cycle Theory of Leadership” (Certo & Certo, 2009). Motivation Motivation is very important in understanding employee’s behavior and can influence this behavior to accomplish goals and objectives. Managers need to understand their employee’s needs, roles and perceptions in order to motivate (Certo & Certo, 2009). In the case study by Robbins and Judge (2007), “A Question of Motivation” the two managers (Dan & Jonathan) have two totally different ideas of motivation. The motivation theories that can be applied to this situation are Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the Equity Theory...
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...or a leader’s personality. 2. How is leadership behavior based on traits? - As we all know the behavioral theory should only focus on the leader’s behavior but it does not all the time. A leader’s behaviors originally come from the personal traits or attitudes that a leader has. 3. What are the University of Iowa leadership styles? - The university of Iowa leadership studies found two different leadership styles which are…. a) Autocratic Leadership style and b) Democratic Leadership style. 4. What are the University of Michigan leadership styles? - This university found two leadership styles as well which are a) job-centered Leadership style and b) employee centered leadership style. 5. What are the Ohio State University leadership styles? - Initiating structure behavior - Consideration behavior 6. What are three important contributions of the University of Michigan and Ohio State University studies? - They were able to research at the same time and found four dimensions which a leader use in an organization; low structure and high consideration, high structure and low consideration, high structure and high consideration, low structure and low consideration. 7. What are the Leadership Grid leadership styles? - the leadership grid builds on Ohio state university and the Michigan university study which are called concern for production and concern for employees. The leadership grid identifies five different leadership styles which are: a) Impoverished b)...
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...CASE STUDY “When we examine [organizational] culture and leadership closely, we see that they are two sides of the same coin; neither can really be understood by itself. On the one hand, cultural norms define how a given nation or organizations will define leadership – who will be promoted, who will get the attention of followers. On the other hand, it can be argued that the only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture; that the unique talent of leadership is their ability to understand and work with culture; and that it is an ultimate act of leadership to destroy culture when it is viewed as dysfunctional”. Executive Summary Many researchers have tried to explore the relationship between leadership style and organizational culture but they have not been able examine these two factors together. Hence they could not establish any relationship between the two factors. This case study tries to explore these two factors together to identify the cause and effect relation between the two variables. This case study would be trying to develop theoretical patterns from a critical literature review. Firms are focusing more on improving the organizational culture and motivational level of employees but improving the leadership that influences greatly affect both these elements. It is believed that internally satisfaction among the employees leads to better utilization of resources by the firm. This internal satisfaction in employees can only...
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...to achieve. Over the time, the company augmented rapidly necessitating the need for a new partner to ensure the smooth running of the firm. With a new owner on board, operational changes occurred rapidly with workers finding themselves in strange position. In the backdrop of this rapid change in leadership, there was a paradigm shift in all operations within the firm. This culminated in the company registering losses and some workers contemplating on moving to other firms. This paper explores the dissimilar leadership styles and the varied predicaments that the organization underwent over the nine months period considered. 1. Strengths and Weaknesses of Hill Enterprises Nine Months After Phil Bellows became a Manager. Phil Bellows helped to establish formal channels of communication, with the use of charts and e-mails. This ensured quicker and faster passage of messages to the intended recipient, a reduction of time wastage by employees and increased production. The firm was able to acquire new premises for the president. Additionally, his leadership saw the introduction of information scheduling procedures and reduction in the cost of production (Knudson, 1991). From the case study, there is a notable breakdown in communication from the management of Hill Enterprise during the nine months of Phil Bellows tenure. Robert Hill, as the founder of the firm had established an individualized form of communication with his employees. Through effective communication he was able to...
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...Leadership Scenario BMGT364 March 28, 2014 Abstract This paper explores two leadership theories and two motivational theories and applies each to the case study of Alex and Stephanie. Alex and Stephanie are employees at the same company that has different attitudes about his and her employment. This attitude is directly related to his and her respective managers who practice different styles of leadership and motivation. The paper is a compellation of four students and each student's perspective of the case study as it applies to his or her theory. Each student is given an individual theory and asked to explain the theory in detail and input his or her personal thought regarding the theory and how it applies to the case study of Alex and Stephanie. The theories discussed are the situation and path-goal leadership and expectancy and reinforcement motivation theories. While these are four of the many theories, these are the four which the writers felt applied to the case study. Keywords: leadership theory, motivation theory Leadership Scenario Leadership and motivation are integral parts of management. The successful observations of management to assess or modify his or her style of motivating and leading is the key to reaching the mission and vision statement of the organization. The theories discussed are the situation and path-goal leadership and the expectancy and reinforcement motivational theories. In understanding and analyzing...
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...One would have to say the Lieutenant Colonel Yaron leadership style is a more authoritarian type leadership. Authoritarian leadership style is also known as autocratic. The autocratic leaders are mostly known for making decisions with little to no input of others. In my opinion, there are four examples which make Lieutenant Colonel Yaron an authoritarian type leader. The first example is Lieutenant Colonel Yaron subordinates had no motivation in getting the operation completed. The second example is he conducted training on how the evacuation operation should be conducted. The third example would how he started focusing on possible junior officers for replacement so he could be in better control of the evacuation. The final example Lieutenant Colonel Yaron showed he was a authoritarian type leader is asking the Brigadier General that he have personal involvement in the missions on the part of the dispatching units so he could have more control of the evacuation. There are positives for being authoritarian type leader. With the evacuation needing to be conducted within a short time line you would want an authoritarian type leader to take control. Another positive for authoritarian type leaders is determining the responsibility if the evacuation was to go wrong. Authoritarian type leaders are quick in determining disciplinary actions as well as changing direction when needed. An example of this in the case study is how Lieutenant Colonel Yaron started focusing on junior officer...
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