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S/M/642. An examination of the management and leadership style at Facebook

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2011

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This paper focuses on Facebook (FB), the social networking site and answers five questions. 1 Which management skills (conceptual, human and technical) do you think are the most critical to Mark Zuckerberg as CEO of Facebook? (What management roles do you see him play at FB?) 2. Discuss the various dynamics of the external environment Facebook presently operates in. What do you see and understand as the real challenges Facebook’s management team must grapple with in the days ahead if the company is to succeed in its mission to connect the whole planet? 3. How would you describe and classify the corporate culture at Facebook? What are the elements and symbols that showcase FB’s culture? In this context, how effective is Mark Zuckerberg as a cultural leader for FB? 4. In what ways does Facebook, as an organisation, fit in with traditional and current, modern-day management thinking and theories and in what ways is FB challenging them? 5. Describe the personality, leadership and management style of Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Discuss his most cherished values and how they govern his life, work, relationships, and the way he leads and manages his people.

KEYWORDS: Facebook, FB, social networking, management skills, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Corporate culture, leadership, management style!,