Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company Emmanuel C. Njoku Dr Stacey McCroskey Bus 520 11/11/10 Introduction This paper is a case study on “ Allan Mullally CEO, Ford Motor Company” which discusses, firstly the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. Secondly Mulally’s leadership style at Ford Motor Company and provide examples of how his actions fit this style. Thirdly how goal setting helped Ford improve its performance. Fourthly,
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Allan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company Laverne Oliver Professor Thomas Swinney BUS 520 November 13, 2011 Alan Mulally, CEO, Ford Motor Company Leadership and learning are essential to each other. Some believe that leaders and born and others believe that leader are made. An individual natural gift such as talents and traits, aids in understanding one’s potential role of leadership. However, personal traits are not the only tools needed to become an effective leader
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Alan Mulally 1 Running head: Alan Mulally “Alan Mulally, CEO Ford Motor Company ” Jacqueline J. Urquhart Instructor: Brenda B. Adams Leadership and Organizational Behavior-Bus 520 02/09/ 2011
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1. Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. Leadership is defined as “establishing a clear vision, communicating the vision with others and resolving the conflicts between various individuals who are responsible for completing the company’s vision.” (Vitez) Leadership can have an impact on an organization’s performance. Business owners will set the leadership tone for their organization by developing a mission of values to operate their company. Company
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teleconferencing and who rarely, if ever, see one another face-to-face. business-to-business (B2B) network: a group of organizations that join together and use IT to link themselves to potential global suppliers to increase efficiency and effectiveness. cross-functional team: A group of managers brought together from different departments to perform organizational tasks. decentralizing authority: Giving lower-level managers and nonmanagerial employees the right to make important decisions
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ELEVENTH EDITION Management LEADING & COLLABORATING IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD Thomas S. Bateman McIntire School of Commerce University of Virginia Scott A. Snell Darden Graduate School of Business University of Virginia MANAGEMENT: LEADING & COLLABORATING IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, ELEVENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright © 2015 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Previous editions
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Houghton Mifflin Company Boston New York To Samantha Vice President, Executive Publisher: George Hoffman Executive Sponsoring Editor: Lisé Johnson Senior Marketing Manager: Nicole Hamm Development Editor: Julia Perez Cover Design Manager: Anne S. Katzeff Senior Photo Editor: Jennifer Meyer Dare Senior Project Editor: Nancy Blodget Editorial Assistant: Jill Clark Art and Design Manager: Jill Haber Senior Composition Buyer: Chuck Dutton Cover photo credits Main image: © Bryan F. Peterson/CORBIS
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Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Advertising, Promotion, & Other Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications, 8e Terence A. Shimp Vice President of Editorial, Business: Jack W. Calhoun Vice President/Editor-in-Chief: Melissa S. Acuna Acquisitions Editor: Mike Roche Sr. Developmental Editor: Susanna C. Smart Marketing Manager: Mike Aliscad Content Project Manager: Corey Geissler Media Editor: John Rich Production Technology Analyst: Emily Gross Frontlist Buyer, Manufacturing:
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An Integrated Approach to Strategy Running Case Featuring Wal-Mart Wal-Mart’s Competitive Advantage (Chapter 1) ● Working Conditions at Wal-Mart (Chapter 2) ● Wal-Mart’s Bargaining Power over Suppliers (Chapter 3) ● Human Resource Strategy and Productivity at Wal-Mart (Chapter 4) ● How Wal-Mart Became a Cost Leader (Chapter 5) ● Wal-Mart’s Global Expansion (Chapter 6) ● WalMart Internally Ventures a New Kind of Retail Store (Chapter 8) ● Sam Walton’s Approach to Implementing Wal-Mart’s Strategy
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