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Assignment
4: Leadership Style: What Do People Do When They Are Leading?
Due
Week 9 and worth 100 points
Choose
one (1) of the following CEOs for this assignment: Larry Page (Google), Tony
Hsieh (Zappos), Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines), Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard),
Ursula Burns (Xerox), Terri Kelly (W.L. Gore), Ellen Kullman (DuPont), or Bob
McDonald (Procter & Gamble). Use the Internet to investigate the leadership
style and effectiveness of the selected CEO.
Write
a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
Provide
a brief (one [1] paragraph) background 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.
Select
the quality that you believe contributes most to this leaders success. Support
your reasoning.
Assess
how communication and collaboration, and power and politics influence group
(i.e., the organizations) dynamics.
Use
at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
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. Examine the primary conflict levels within organization
and the process for negotiating resolutions. 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 mechanicsStudents,
please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student
Center. Instructors,
training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. Assignment
4: Leadership Style: What Do People Do When They Are Leading?Due
Week 9 and worth 100 pointsChoose
one (1) of the following CEOs for this assignment: Larry Page (Google), Tony
Hsieh (Zappos), Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines), Meg Whitman (Hewlett Packard),
Ursula Burns (Xerox), Terri Kelly (W.L. Gore), Ellen Kullman (DuPont), or Bob
McDonald (Procter & Gamble). Use the Internet to investigate the leadership
style and effectiveness of the selected CEO.Write
a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: Provide
a brief (one [1] paragraph) background 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.Select
the quality that you believe contributes most to this leaders success. Support
your reasoning.Assess
how communication and collaboration, and power and politics influence group
(i.e., the organizations) dynamics.Use
at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your
assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.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. Examine the primary conflict levels within organization
and the process for negotiating resolutions. 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