following is not one of the five industry forces that determine an industry’s overall attractiveness and potential for long-term profitability? a. character of the rivalry b. threat of nonsubstitutable resources c. bargaining power of suppliers d. All of the above are among those five industry forces. 5. Which of the following is one of the positioning strategies identified by Porter? a. entrepreneurial orientation b. diversification c. focus
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Strategic Leadership Midterm Project Spring Semester 2016 CARLOS GHOSN The “COST KILLER” Presented By: Michel Gerges Samar Nimer Introduction: Carlos Ghosn, born on March 9, 1954 is a French-Lebanese-Brazilian businessman born in Porto Velho, Brazil, who is currently the Chairman and CEO of France-based Renault, a European leading carmaker, and Chairman and CEO of Japan-based Nissan, a Japanese leading
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role conflict, unwillingness to relinquish power, fear of appearing incompetent and fear of job termination. These responses may cause the leaders to engage in actions that thwart, rather than facilitate team effectiveness. Carver is an autocratic leader, since he is an appointed leader. HE should go for coaching; coaching is about building team work, not about doing the team’s work. Leadership is not the same as management, people want to be led. Leadership is the ability to influence people to achieve
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CHAPTER 7 Power, Politics, and Leadership The purpose of this chapter is to provide readers with new insights into power and politics so that they can make better use of power and politics and thus lead others effectively. Chapter 8 is a continuation of this topic, but with a description of various influence tactics. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND LECTURE NOTES To function effectively, leaders must use power effectively, including applying political tactics to acquire and retain power. I. SOURCES
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At Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions (KTPA), Steve Cross is an excellent example of a star, or an effective employee. Steve always has, or seems to always have job satisfaction, low levels of stress, and general cognitive ability. On the other hand, Bryan Turner is the perfect example of an ineffective employee at KTPA. Bryan glides by in his role by just barely performing to the requirements. Bryan does not display trustworthiness, job satisfaction, or general cognitive ability with regard to his
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theories base leadership on a system of rewards and punishments. Managerial theories are often used in business; when employees are successful, they are rewarded; when they fail, they are reprimanded or punished - “Great Person” Theories According to this point of view, great leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics such as charisma, confidence, intelligence, and social skills that make them natural-born leaders. assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent –
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SEMIOTICS ANALYSIS ESSAY Advertisements are a smart tool and technique used to promote and sell various products. Using mass media, it aims to persuade potential consumers that there is a correlation between the brand and a lifestyle or identity, which is considered enviable.(John Berger, Ways of Seeing) Semiotics, a concept developed by Ferdinand de Saussaure is a useful tool for analysing advertisements. However, Hodge and Kress (year and page number) recommended that semiotic analysis could
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J Bus Ethics (2015) 131:107–119 DOI 10.1007/s10551-014-2271-z Authentic Leadership and Whistleblowing: Mediating Roles of Psychological Safety and Personal Identification Sheng-min Liu • Jian-qiao Liao • Hongguo Wei Received: 26 July 2013 / Accepted: 22 June 2014 / Published online: 8 January 2015 Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 Abstract The issues of organizational wrongdoing damage organizational performance and limit the development of organizations. Although organizational
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2) Groups and Teams and 3) Leadership. It examines the theories on these three topics both form the course and outside the course combining personal experience. It has found that communication, although with many different forms. Writing skills, oral presentation and interpersonal communication are usually more valued. Organisation nowadays generally divides employees into groups and teams in order to achieve higher productivity and effectiveness. Lastly, leadership, despite the different theories
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consists of choosing strategies, resource planning and goals. These steps consist of different levels of detail. The strategy employed for a repair is determined first by assessing the failed carcass. The example we will use will be a Unit 3 Control Power Supply, Multifunction Chassis. This is one of the major units that the depot services. We begin the strategy aspect of the planning function by researching our data base to find valuable failure data that we collected during previous repairs. This
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