NIRD – OB and OD Assignment in Leadership 1. “Leaders are born not made” – Discuss your argument citing two leaders of your choice. 2. Compare and contrast the leadership styles of any two pairs listed below: a. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru b. JRD Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani c. Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Jack Welch (General Electric) 3. From the leaders cited in Question 2, discuss the following: a. How did their
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the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius; father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” In the 2000 film, Gladiator, Russel Crow plays a victorious Roman general, Maximus, whose charismatic leadership and order to return Rome back over to the Senate led the emperor’s son, Commodus Aurelius, played by Joaquin Phoenix, to murder his father, Marcus Aurelius, and plot the condemnation of Maximus. After escaping his own execution, Maximus is captured
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will describe the five bases of power and will identify which power bases are formal and which is personal to help explain how power bases affect communication in an organization. Working in any organization, a person may experience at some time or another, either one or all of the five bases of power, which fall under the heading of Formal Power and/or Personal Power. Formal Power is comprised of three main bases; Coercive Power, Reward Power and Legitimate Power and is based on the individual’s
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our lecture, I have found that there are more types of power then I thought of previously. Some of these seem to be effective, while others seem to be less effective. The ones that I find to be the most effective are Referent and Expert powers, I think it is much benefit in a hardworking approach to power, such as with the referent form of power. You can ensure that things get done in an easy and fair manner. Also with the expert form of power, you ensure that you are also on top of the situation
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or salaries, incentives, and benefits. Dismissal: moving out of the organization Maslow: self-actualization-i, esteem-i, affiliation-e, safety-e, physiology-e Alderfer: growth-上2, relatedness-中, existence-下2 McClelland: achievement-1, power-2, affiliation-3 Herzberg: motivating factors-上2, hygiene factors-下3 Equity theory: how fairly they think they are being treated compared with others. Expectancy theory: people are motivated by two: how much they want something, and how likely
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Power Sources and Tactics Name: Institutional Affiliation: Sources of Power The term power implies proprietorship of authority over other individuals. As a tool, power can result in a constructive or destructive development in an organization. In my first job as a soldier, I happened to work in an organization in which I was impressed with frontrunner who I worked under, Mrs. Desai. Both charisma and humor were attributes she possessed and it is with
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Organizational Behavior & Leadership Task three: Power All organizations are systems of power and dependence. The leaders of an organization generally have most of the power while the subordinates of the organization generally have more of the dependence. This paper will discuss the five sources of power within an organization and how dependence and power within an organization are a necessary function of each other. Also in our given scenarios these sources of power will be labeled and the relationship
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interests are being opposed or negatively affected by another party. A. Personality B. Conflict C. Ostracism D. Cross-functionalism E. None of these. 9. Which of the following is a desired outcome for success in terms of conflict management? A. Power B. Learning C. Diluted relationships D. Self-sufficiency E. Dependence 10. According to ____,
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system analysis of my company based on the Six-Box Model. Within the six-box model I will demonstrate how the following factors: (1) Boundaries and Environments; (2) Organizational Structure; (3) Formal and Informal Systems; (4) Reward Systems; (5) Power; (6) Force Field Analysis, (7) Organizational Interventions; and (8) Reactions to Proposed Changes affect a managers management style. Organizational Boundaries and Environments Boundaries in organizations can be defined as “the
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LDR 535 FINAL EXAM 1) According to the path-goal theory, supportive leadership contributes most to subordinate satisfaction and motivation when the task is A.important and meaningful B.complex and variable C.tedious and stressful D.interesting and enjoyable 2) What is a facilitating condition according to the social contagion theory of charismatic leadership? A.Complex, significant tasks B.Crisis or disenchantment
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