A Stakeholder Model of Organizational Leadership Author(s): Marguerite Schneider Source: Organization Science, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Mar. - Apr., 2002), pp. 209-220 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3085994 Accessed: 30/07/2010 02:12 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained
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Leadership…changing over the years. The study of leadership and its styles over the years has proven to be quite a challenge owing to its abstract nature and differences in perception, making an objective discourse rather difficult. Over the years, different researchers have come up with models of their own, as they attempted to explain leadership and the various roles it encompasses. It is therefore a fruitful approach to first consider the major theories on the topic. This would help us better
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motivation, leadership and organizational design, which relate to different aspects of behaviour in organizations (Knights et al., 2007). Specialists within different function of business are inevitably working with others. Likewise, generalist managers are involved in coordinating their activities with different specialist functions. Crucially, these are not only simply impersonal activities requiring technical skills, but also organizing capabilities that are identified as leadership, communication
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Introduction Leadership plays one of the vital roles in any organization. Emerging successful organizations are true examples of the strong leadership foundation. The term, leadership has the management scope and their communications has a tremendous effect on the performance of the employees. Eventually, this further gets identified as a strong leadership foundation to manage organization communications effectively. An effective leader is an inspiring person who focuses strategically (Richmond
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Name Tutor Course Date Leadership, Human Resource Management Selecting the next Leader Choosing a suitable leader is one of the greatest challenges an organization faces. The individual tasked with selecting a leader faces a challenge that requires an in-depth analysis of the potential candidates. In our case, John Saxon is tasked with selecting the next Asian-Pacific head of operation for a multinational corporation. To successfully finish the task at hand and satisfy the expectations of the committee
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1. What are the differences between micro and macro leadership? * Who the leader is * Scope of responsibility * Focus * Effectiveness criteria In macro leadership, "the leader’s role in creating a successful organization is fulfilled in two ways, path-finding and culture-building, Macro leadership activity can influence individuals by linking them to the entity. Micro leadership "focuses on the choice of leadership style to create an efficient working atmosphere and obtain
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2001). Classical Leadership First, to lead involves influencing others. Second, where there are leaders there are followers. Third, leaders seem to come to the fore when there is a crisis or special problem. In other words, they often become visible when an innovative response is needed. Fourth, leaders are people who have a clear idea of what they want to achieve and why (Doyle, 2001). Literature over the last 80 year list four main “generations” theories of leadership which are: Trait theories
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Discuss the role of leaders and leadership in serving as effective change agents. Abstract Change has an important place in the study of organizational life. Whether a corporate giant or a small start-up, every organization today faces the challenge to change and adapt, either as a response to the external environment or simply a deliberate internal procedure to re-look at business operations to maintain its viability. Generally, people are usually inclined to
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would take a call from her daughters any time, even during work hours, she held on to her value system that gave emphasis on being there for her children as well as her mother. She also has belief. Which leadership style is being used by Nooyi at PepsiCo? Highlight the mix of various leadership styles found in Nooyi, such as that of servant
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Sciences Vol. 5, No. 2, (Fall 2009) 180-194 The Role of Leadership in Human Resource Management a Comparative Study of Specific Public and Private Sectors in Pakistan * Akbar Ali Dean, Multi Disipline, Degree Program NUST, Karachi ABSTRACT The fundamental problem of this study was to examine "The role of leadership in human resource management through comparison of public and private sectors in Pakistan" by evaluating the leadership in ten competencies. The sample was 115 leaders (assesses)
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