Topic Gateway Series Leadership Leadership Topic Gateway Series No. 30 1 Prepared by Alexa Michael and Technical Information Service May 2007 Topic Gateway Series Leadership About Topic Gateways Topic Gateways are intended as a refresher or introduction to topics of interest to CIMA members. They include a basic definition, a brief overview and a fuller explanation of practical application. Finally they signpost some further resources for detailed understanding and research.
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p Chapter 21 Leadership Theories and Styles Learning Objectives After studying this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Distinguish leaders from administrators and managers 2. Describe the evolution of leadership theories 3. Enumerate different theories of leadership, and their main features. 4. Discuss the contingency theories, especially situational theory of leadership 5. Explain the concept of the development levels of a group and how to raise
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in his hand, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion and intelligence to work out a solution.” The most important of her campaign is about equality, better quality of living, and greater opportunities. Throughout her leadership, Suu Kyi has received many of the world’s highest ranking awards, such as the Sakharov Prize, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the Congressional Gold Medal. Throughout her career, she never invests her money into self-development, but instead that she
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Elizabeth A. Curtis, Jan de Vries, Fintan K. Sheerin This article provides an introduction to the issue of nursing leadership, addressing definitions and theories underpinning leadership, factors that enhance leadership in nursing, and the nature of leadership content taught in undergraduate programmes. Highlighted are differences between leadership and management, and the notion that leadership can be ‘learned’. The authors also point out that there is a discrepancy between how leading undergraduate nursing
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doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” (Peter F.Drucker) As the statement clearly described, Leadership is not about the way people doing things but about how people perceive things. In another way, leadership is much more abstract than management; it also involves a lot in human characteristics. Great leaders do not just lead; they bring out the best in everybody else too – and that’s how they consider right thing to do. To understand more about leadership, I have chosen Phan
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conception of "the direct model of selling" which revolutionized the industry and made Dell a multibillionaire (Michael Dell, Wikipedia, 2015). Objective The objective of this report is to analyze the entrepreneurial characteristics and innovative traits of Michael Dell and the journey that led him to turn a fledgling start-up into a multi-billion
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Finding the Leader in You When information is given back to a person, many reasons may be behind it. It may be appraisal or critique. When it is supposed to be an appraisal, the recipient has no ability to change the way the person relaying the information will transmit it. It’s upon him or her to decide if to treat it as positive or negative feedback. The person who treats it as positive feedback has the ability to change the areas that need change without much resistance and while the person
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Unit: 3 Organisation behavior 1) A) Compare and Contrast Different Organisational Structures and Cultures? There is a ton of information on organizational culture and about every detail. The relationship between organizational culture and organizational structure is an important theme. The two can be difficult to clearly distinguish from one another, and even more so to clearly define within an institution. Organizational structure works within an organizational culture, but it is not completely
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International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 8, No. 24; 2013 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Transactional and Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Study of the Difference between Tony Fernandes (Airasia) and Idris Jala (Malaysia Airlines) Leadership Styles from 2005-2009 Arif Kamisan, P1 & Brian E. M. King1 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Correspondence: Arif
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International Journal of Business and Management; Vol. 8, No. 24; 2013 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Transactional and Transformational Leadership: A Comparative Study of the Difference between Tony Fernandes (Airasia) and Idris Jala (Malaysia Airlines) Leadership Styles from 2005-2009 Arif Kamisan, P1 & Brian E. M. King1 1 School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China Correspondence:
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