The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0262-1711.htm JMD 30,1 Successful leadership practices during turbulent times Joseph P. Cangemi Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA 30 Harold Lazarus Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA Ted McQuade PSC Metals, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Jaime Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Analytics, Inc., New York, New York, USA James Conner Bridgestone/America’s
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new levels. He is the kind of leader that takes risks and is not afraid to fail. You don’t go from be a high school drop to a multi-billionaire by being afraid to take risks. Mr. Branson has not always been successful but he has always taken a leadership role in any industry that he has chosen to enter. According to Hellreigel, D. & Slocum, J., (2011), Mr. Branson through his company Virgin Group, LTD, “has turned a lifelong disdain for conventional business wisdom into a multibillion dollar global
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Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Major problems Experienced in the Trophy Project 4 2.1. Synopsis of the Trophy project case study problems 4 3. List of Problems 4 3.1. Operational 4 3.2. Behavioural 5 3.3. Structural 5 4. Leadership at Top Management and functional management levels of the Organisation 7 4.1. Initiation Structures 8 4.2. Dysfunctional roles of Functional Manager 8 4.3. Lack of Senior Management Support 8 4.4. Reactionary Management style 10 4.5. Implementation
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of Basic Issues Regarding the Background and Interests of Stakeholders of Shell Oil Company in Nigeria Chapter 1 Introduction The complexity of understanding the Shell Nigeria oil spill and applying critical analysis and leadership theories to the problem is a challenging debate. A reader would tend to assume that Shell is at fault and should take all the blame for this corporate and ecological mess. Therefore, the introduction needs to provide the reader with sufficient historical
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Financial Advisor Regarding leadership, Christopher Dennis had two examples of how leadership play a vital role in business workplace. Examples and how they apply to Organizational Behaviour concepts 1) In the first example, Christopher's previous manager in South Africa had promised Dennis that the computer systems would be changed after the project that Christopher had been working on had been finished. However, when Christopher approached his manager after the project, the manager denied ever
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funding ALBA’s $1.7 billion expansion project. First goal is to avoid significantly altering ALBA’s capital structure. We are also seeking a financing structure that utilizes more than one financing source and utilizes the local financial market to the extent that it is possible. This financing will be repaid with ALBA’s total cash flow. It is also important to have financing in place within a reasonable timeframe; we do not want this phase of the project to drag on too long. First, we would
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CRANEFIELD COLLEGE OF PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT MODULE M2 GROUP ASSIGNMENT CASE: The Trophy Project DATE: 13 March 2013 We hereby declare that this assignment is entirely our own work, and that it has not previously been submitted to any other Higher Education Institution. We also declare that all published and unpublished sources have been fully acknowledged and properly referenced. This includes figures, tables and exhibits. Where modified by us, this has also been indicated. Name |
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helped the group maintain a good attitude overall. Reason 2: Matt demonstrated how he is detail-oriented throughout the time we worked on the project. Whenever I saw or reviewed his work, it was very high caliber. Reason 3: Matt showed an exemplary level of responsibility and communication. He was dealing with a sad family situation towards the end of the term and was unable
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Select one (1) of the types of project organization that would suit the development of the larger touring class motorcycles The matrix organization form is the one that would suit the development of the large touring class motorcycle because it is a “project driven” where each project manager reports directly to the vice president and general manager (Kerzner, 2013, p. 125). Even though project manager has the power and authority, it this case it comes directly from the general manager. Each functional
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4/24/2014 Paris Koutsougeras | S 1494155 | ict in business | Change Management | Chapter 3 – Organizational change This chapter provides a framework of organizational changes that occur even incrementally or radical within the organization and it tackles with some issues of organizational change such as how does the process of organizational change happen, must change be initiated and driven through by one strong personality or can it be planned collectively by a powerful group of people
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