BUS
520 Assignment 3 Part I: Leadership Style: How Are Leaders Leading in the 21st
Century?
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points
Choose the CEO of one of the following organizations for
this assignment: Google, Zappos, Southwest Airlines, Hewlett Packard, Xerox,
W.L. Gore, DuPont, or Procter & Gamble. Use the Internet to investigate the
leadership style and effectiveness of the selected CEO.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Describe
the leadership style of the CEO.
Analyze
the CEOs leadership style and philosophy, and how the CEOs leadership
style aligns with the culture.
Examine
the CEOs personal and organizational values.
Evaluate
how the values of the CEO are likely to influence ethical behavior within
the organization.
Determine
the CEOs three (3) greatest strengths and three (3) greatest weaknesses
as a leader. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Recommend
changes the CEO should consider to improve as a leader in the 21st
Century. Provide a rationale to support your response.
Assess
how communication and collaboration, and power and politics influence
group (i.e., the organizations) dynamics for the selected organization.

Include
a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name,
the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:

Analyze
the formation and dynamics of group behavior and work teams, including the
application of power in groups.
Outline
various individual and group decision-making processes and key factors
affecting these processes, including ethical considerations.
Examine
the communication process, the primary conflict levels, and the process
for negotiating resolutions within organizations.
Examine
how power and influence empower and affect office politics, political
interpretations, and political behavior.
Use
technology and information resources to research issues in organizational
behavior.
Write
clearly and concisely about organizational behavior using proper writing
mechanics
BUS
520 Assignment 3 Part I: Leadership Style: How Are Leaders Leading in the 21st
Century?Due Week 10 and worth 200 pointsChoose the CEO of one of the following organizations for
this assignment: Google, Zappos, Southwest Airlines, Hewlett Packard, Xerox,
W.L. Gore, DuPont, or Procter & Gamble. Use the Internet to investigate the
leadership style and effectiveness of the selected CEO.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are: