...MGMT 341 - Ethics in Business Professor Gini Fall 2014 Final Study Guide Prompt #2 • What is leadership? • How would you define a leader? • In your estimation, what are the five key jobs, tasks, and/or responsibilities of being a leader. • Besides B. Clinton, A. Lincoln, G. Washington, or your parents give me a personal example of a good leader. • Why is the Enron case a bad example of leadership? • Why is the Malden Mills case a good example of leadership? Outline What Is Leadership? • Leadership is about inspiring others with confidence to accomplish the vision of the leader, organization, and community. • There is no correct definition of leadership. Leadership is a concept that we are fascinated by yet it is one of the least understood phenomenas of humanity. • Leadership is a trait that can be learned and enhanced with experience, however it is not something that can be just given, otherwise it will lead to failure. Leadership is a talent, like playing the piano, it takes time to cultivate leadership to become effective at inspiring others, much like it takes time for a pianist to be able to stroke the keys perfectly to Mozart’s Requiem. • “Putting a man in charge and calling him a leader is like giving a man a Bible and calling him a preacher. Bestowing the title, doesn't bestow the talent.” - Price Pritchett How would you define a leader? • Leaders have an ability to influence their followers with confidence through effective communication. • Leaders are teachers that set...
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...“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams said that to be a leader you must inspire other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. Since my freshmen year I have been inspired to do all of those mentioned in the quote, by previous squad leaders; without them I would not be the marcher and person that I am today nor would I even be in marching band. I know I would make a great squad leader because I would do the same as my previous squad leaders if not better than the previous, to make sure the underclassmen feel that they have a person who can make them feel like they can vent to us or come to us when they need help with any issues they are having at the...
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...Business Management Module 4 Chapters 8 (Leadership) & 9 (Motivation) Due 5/01/16 What Is Leadership? – leadership is a fairly modern concept - an influence process not really defined, the greater the degree of purely voluntary actions by the followers toward the leaders intended direction, the more effective the leadership – p 208 P207 Organizational Leadership – an interpersonal process that involves attempts to influence other people in attaining organizational goals Distributed Leadership – anyone who inspires a coworker or subordinate to do better, improve process, etc. =lead by example – eg: Johnson & Johnson Effective Leadership – influence that assists a group or organization to perform successfully and meet its goals and objectives = “enabling” behavior – it’s a behavior that helps other people accomplish more than if they had been no such influence P208 Leading and Managing: The Same or Different? Leadership is a very important component of management, but management is more than just leadership. It includes other tasks that do NOT directly involve influencing people. Managers Leaders Leaders Does Leadership Differ Across National Cultures? Paternalism – the leader is regarded as father who will take care of the subordinate in return for reasonable behavior and performance = order & harmony; eg: YifeiLi – MTV Greeter China P210 Leadership and the Use of Power Power – the capacity or ability to influence. “power tends to corrupt...
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...|Administrative Functions |Corporate Relation | |Media Relation |Volunteer Management | |Project Management |Public Speaking | |Leadership Development |Social Networking | |Strategic Project Development |Interpersonal Communications | Professional Experience GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE Student Service Program Coordinator Dunwoody, Georgia 2008- 2012 • Supervise Health and Wellness, Student Life and community activities, programs and events. • Advisor and leadership coach to Student Government Association and the Health and Wellness Committee. • Supervise and...
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...[pic] |题目 |从1852年到2009年对汤姆叔叔的小屋所作 | | |评论的研究 | |英语系 |院（系） |英语 |专业 | |学号 |B06011131 | |学生姓名 |吴何芳 | |指导教师 |Bracher Andy | |起讫日期 |2009年12月~2010年5月 | |设计地点 |第二教学楼 | Acknowledgements Many people gave me support and help in the process of writing the paper. I’d like first to give my grate to my dear teacher, Andy, who generously gave me his kindly help and instructions during the whole process of my paper-writing. Then I’d like to give my many thanks to my classmates who helped me a lot with my information collecting and paper-polishing. Most important of all, I want to give my thanks to my mother university and all the teachers in the English Department, who educated and cultivated me to be a qualified graduate in the future. Abstract ...
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...Organizational Behavior: 1/10/13 * Real life decision making is not rational * “Sunk cost bias” – violates economic assumption of reality * ex: $20 auction * Escalation * Influences of Escalation * Project features encourage it * Psychological factors encourage it * Social factors encourage it * Structural factors encourage it * ex: Vietnam war – committed large number of troops to combat * Reduce escalation of commitment * Separate initial decision-makers from decision evaluators * banks making problem loans * get a fresh set of eyes to evaluate * Shift focus of attention * think about others, pro-social view * hopes and aspirations, growth * Hold people accountable for decision processes, not only outcomes * Maximizers vs. Satisficers * Maximizers – 20% higher salary * Maximizers less successful * less satisfied with outcomes * more negative emotions during search * Maximizers tend to do better but feel worse than satisficers * ex: Silver medal in Olympics * Maximizers at greater risk of escalating commitment * Irrationality * Often can not articulate why we make decisions * ex: Predicting double faults * when asked to justify, they do not really know but may give an answer * Irrationality is unconscious * people’s decisions are also shaped...
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...primary: candidates try to gain support and finance in the year before the primary * Proportional primary: awarded delegates in proportion to votes they get * Winner-takes-all: Win the most votes and you take all the states delegates Advantages: * Increased level of participation from ordinary votes (30% in 2008) * Increased interest from people * Increased choice of candidates (14 in 2008) * Removing power from party bosses Disadvantages: * Turnout is usually low * Voters are usually unrepresentative of normal voters (tend to be wealthier, old and better educated) * Process is far too long and expensive (Obama in 2008 announced his running 332 before the first primary * Fails to test presidential qualities Increased importance of primaries: * Really the only route to become a parties President Caucuses: * A meeting for the selection of a candidate * Usually held in states that are geographically large but thinly populated (Iowa, North Dakota, Nevada) * Turnout is usually pretty low, and usual favour ideological candidates National party conventions: Formal functions: * Choose presidential candidate. (Need majority of delegates) * This function has been lost to primaries * Now just merely confirm the candidate * Choose VP, usually a balanced ticket so VP brings what President can’t (McCain + Palin 2008, Old & young, male & female) Informal functions: * Enthuse the party (they organise...
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...Course Description This course introduces the concepts, tools, and first principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis. It is concerned with managerial decisions and actions that materially affect the success and survival of business enterprises. The course focuses on the information, analyses, organizational processes, skills, and business judgment managers must use to design strategies, position their businesses and assets, and define firm boundaries, to maximize long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition. Strategic Management (BUAD 497) is an integrative and interdisciplinary course in two important respects: 1. The course assumes a broad view of the environment that includes competitors, buyers/consumers, suppliers, technology, economics, capital markets, and government both locally and globally. It assumes that the external environment is dynamic and characterized by uncertain changes. In studying strategy, this course draws together and builds on all the ideas, concepts, and theories from your functional courses such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, and Statistics. However, it is much more than a mere integration of the functional specialties within a firm. 2. The course takes a general management perspective. It views the firm as a whole, and examines how policies in each functional area are integrated into an overall competitive strategy. We designed this course to develop...
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...Dorner vs. LAPD (If you have trouble accessing site, the document is viewable at the end of the manifesto) From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648 To: America Subj: Last resort Regarding CF# 07-004281 I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders and have taken drastic and shocking actions in the last couple of days. You are saying to yourself that this is completely out of character of the man you knew who always wore a smile wherever he was seen. I know I will be villified by the LAPD and the media. Unfortunately, this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name. The department has not changed since the Rampart and Rodney King days. It has gotten worse. The consent decree should never have been lifted. The only thing that has evolved from the consent decree is those officers involved in the Rampart scandal and Rodney King incidents have since promoted to supervisor, commanders, and command staff, and executive positions. The question is, what would you do to clear your name? Name; A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to. Name Synonyms; reputation, title, appellation, denomination, repute. A name is more than just a noun, verb, or adjective. It’s your life, your legacy, your journey, sacrifices, and everything you’ve...
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...the New York Federal Reserve Bank, and other landmarks on U.S. soil. Tragically, on the 11th anniversary of 9/11, a hateful attack in Benghazi took the lives of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. In the cyber realm, a rising tide of hackers took electronic aim at global cyber infrastructure, causing untold damages. High-dollar white-collar crimes of all kinds also continued to siphon significant sums from the pocketbooks of consumers. And in Newtown, Connecticut, 20 young children and six adults lost their lives in one of the worst mass shootings in American history, ending a year of violence that saw similar tragedies around the country. Working with its colleagues around the globe, the FBI is committed to taking a leadership role in protecting the nation. As you can see from this book—an annual compilation of stories from the FBI’s public website that provides a snapshot of Bureau milestones, activities, and accomplishments—we used the full range of our intelligence, investigative, and operational skills to address major threats during the year. We helped avert terrorist attacks and derail terrorist supporters, put cyber criminals and fraudsters behind bars, and...
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...UKRAINIAN FOOD & AGRICULTURE EQUITY GUIDE September 2011 IFC ART CAPITAL 1 Narodnogo Opolchennya Street, 6th floor Kyiv, 03151 Ukraine +38 (044) 490 51 85 Andriy Patiota patiota@art-capital.com.ua www.art-capital.com.ua is@art-capital.com.ua ART CAPITAL UKRAINIAN FOOD & AGRICULTURE: EQUITY GUIDE 16.09.2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary ............................................................................................................. 3 Sector overview ................................................................................................... 5 Sector outlook ................................................................................................... 11 Company profiles: large agro-industrial holdings ................................................ 16 MHP (key product: poultry) .................................................................. 17 Avangard (eggs) .................................................................................... 19 Kernel Holding (sunflower oil) ............................................................... 21 Astarta Holding (sugar) ........................................................................ 23 Milkiland (dairy) ................................................................................... 25 Ovostar (eggs) ...................................................................................... 27 Company profiles: agricultural crop producers ..........................
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...GAME CHANGE OBAMA AND THE CLINTONS, MCCAIN AND PALIN, AND THE RACE OF A LIFETIME JOHN HEILEMANN AND MARK HALPERIN FOR DIANA AND KAREN Contents Cover Title Page Prologue Part I Chapter One – Her Time Chapter Two – The Alternative Chapter Three – The Ground Beneath Her Feet Chapter Four – Getting to Yes Chapter Five – The Inevitables Chapter Six – Barack in a Box Chapter Seven – “They Looooove Me!” Chapter Eight – The Turning Point Chapter Nine – The Fun Part Chapter Ten – Two For the Price of One Chapter Eleven – Fear and Loathing in the Lizard’s Thicket Chapter Twelve – Pulling Away and Falling Apart Chapter Thirteen – Obama Agonistes Chapter Fourteen – The Bitter End Game Part II Chapter Fifteen – The Maverick and His Meltdown Chapter Sixteen – Running Unopposed Chapter Seventeen – Slipping Nooses, Slaying Demons Part III Chapter Eighteen – Paris and Berlin Chapter Nineteen – The Mile-High Club Chapter Twenty – Sarahcuda Chapter Twenty-One – September Surprise Chapter Twenty-Two – Seconds in Command Chapter Twenty-Three – The Finish Line Epilogue – Together at Last Index Author’s Notes About the Authors Copyright About the Publisher Prologue BARACK OBAMA JERKED BOLT upright in bed at three o’clock in the morning. Darkness enveloped his low-rent room at the Des Moines Hampton Inn; the airport across the street was quiet in the hours before dawn. It was very late December 2007, a few days ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Obama had been sprinting flat out...
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