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S/M/557. Attributes, attributions and the nature of leadership

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2010
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines theories of attributes, attributions, behaviours, situational leadership, transformational and transactional leadership – with reference to the case study of Mala Karasu, a specialist in the care of older people at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust. The research discusses how Mala exhibits transformational leadership in her passion for communicating a vision, and with reference to Covey's (1989) seven habits of highly-effective people, it is shown how Mala has reached stage seven – which means addressing the new challenges facing the organisation. The paper discusses how the first wave of raising awareness and changing practice has been dealt with – the Trust now addressing more complex targets, thus requiring Mala to provide and drive the strategy to achieve them. Reference is also made to Covey's (1989) description of interdependence. In creating a new vision for staff, Mala may need to incorporate a more interactive approach among staff.

 

KEYWORDS: Attributes, attributions, leadership, organisational practice, Covey’s seven habits!,

 

S/M/555. Experiential Learning Theory into practice: learning and development in the reflection of a mentoring scheme

WORDS:
2300
DATE:
2010
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the different schools of thought relating to learning theories (psychology, HRD, learning and development) within a mentoring scheme. This paper explores the value of Experiential Learning Theory in the context of the mentoring scheme of the London Fire Brigade. Primarily, the scheme was introduced via an internal magazine and spread through word of mouth. The aims were to develop black and minority ethnic (BME) group (particularly female) engagement and recruitment. Additionally, it was also intended for the development and retention of existing members of that group. The research uses Kolb's (1984) model of learning styles –which shows how learning is an ongoing process and every previous step (experience) contains a significant value. The paper also highlights Honey and Mumford's 1992 theory, identifying four separate characteristics of learners: the activist, the reflector, theorist, and the pragmatist.

 

KEYWORDS: Experiential Learning Theory, engagement, retention and recruitment, mentoring,

 

C/M/1477. An Analysis of Leadership at BMW

WORDS:
2500
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper is presented as a single case study, and reflects upon the approach to leadership at BMW. Key leadership theories are presented – trait and contingency, leadership styles, transformational and servant leadership – and the paper shows that despite no explicit vision existing for the company, leadership values are nevertheless embodied in the company’s general outlook and systems. How such processes work is discussed in relation to a major division of the manufacturer – the Research and Engineering Centre. The setting of visions and values is vital, but coaching and even “spiritual” leadership play a vital role. The global nature of the company makes strategic change a major preoccupation for BMW. Its corporate governance structure is also examined.

 

KEYWORDS: BMW, leadership styles, trait and contingency theories, transformational and servant leadership, strategic change, corporate governance, company vision,

 

C/N/378. Clinical management and the need for leadership in the nursing profession

WORDS:
2150
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper examines the need for leadership in the nursing profession, and suggests a link between the problems of recruitment and a perceived dearth of leadership. The paper defines leadership – servanthood, drive, knowledge, confidence, sensitivity, effective communication skills, adaptability and vision – and relates those definitions to nursing. The NHS Leadership Qualities Framework (2002) is discussed at some length. The research also highlights how imperative it is for health service leaders to have systems in place for the broad scanning of the quality of health care now being offered to patients – such scanning being an essential part of service improvement and effective leadership.

 

KEYWORDS: NHS, health policy, nursing, leadership!,

 

C/M/1313. Effective Leadership and Trait Theory

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper offers a review of theoretical approaches to leadership including functional, behavioural and transformational approaches, discussing prerequisites of effective leadership, drawing examples of real-life leaders and arguing whether trait theory is relevant for the research into leadership effectiveness.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, Trait Theory,

 

S/HR/277. Good leadership is a concept constructed by the powerful. Discuss

WORDS:
1100
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper examines the concept of leadership with reference to power. Leadership theories are reviewed discussing approaches to leadership over the 20th century and arguing whether a good leader of today could still remain a good leader in the business world of tomorrow.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, leader, power, powerful,

 

C/M/1263. Leadership and management from theoretical perspective

WORDS:
500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper explains the difference between leadership and management reviewing related theoretical literature and arguing whether leadership qualities could be taught.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, management,

 

C/M/1237. Talent management in UK higher education

WORDS:
600
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper looks at the practices of talent management (TM) in UK higher education (HE) discussing the correlation between TM and leadership development and arguing that British HE institutions have no systematic approach to leadership and management development in spite of the significance of human resource expertise.

 

KEYWORDS: Talent Management, Leadership Development, Higher Education,

 

C/M/1230. Leadership at W. L. Gore & Associates

WORDS:
3100
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper looks at leadership theories in the context of contemporary business environment presenting a case study of W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore). The company details are reviewed, the form of collective leadership used in the company is described and evaluated, the democratic culture of Gore is discussed highlighting its advantages and reviewing related criticism. The leadership style of the company’s current CEO Terri Kelly is considered with references to the leadership theory.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, Kelly Terri, Organisational Behaviour, W. L. Gore & Associates, democratic culture,

 

C/M/1223. Review of “The Education of Michael Dell” by Dominick Salvatore

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper critically reviews the case study “The Education of Michael Dell” in the book “Managerial Economics” by Dominick Salvatore explaining the success of Dell Computers and their leader Michael Dell with reference to the recent events in the PC industry, Dell’s leadership skills and business strategy. The strengths and shortcomings of the case study are highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: Dell Computers, Michael Dell, PC, Managerial Economics, Dominick Salvatore,

 

C/M/1211. Leadership development plan

WORDS:
980
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
9.99 GBP

The paper details a plan for leadership development identifying its methods, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the process, reviewing key theoretical approaches to leadership and documenting a five-point action plan.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership Planning,

 

C/M/1208. Leadership and Employee Motivation in British Airways

WORDS:
5300
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
59.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of leadership and management in British Airways (BA) describing BA history and their autocratic and rigid management. BA environment is analysed using PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT and Burke-Litwin models, BA leadership and management styles are discussed with reference to Adair’s Action-Centred Leadership theory and Johnson & Scholes Cultural Web analysis. Recommendations are suggested on the basis of Fiedler’s Contingency Theory of Leadership, Hackman & Oldham’s Job Characteristics model and Beer, Eisenstat and Spector’s Organisational Change model.

 

KEYWORDS: British Airways, BA, Leadership, employee motivation, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT,

 

C/EC/84. Critical Analysis of Research methods used in Case Study “Leadership for Success in NHS Hospitals”

WORDS:
1200
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper critically analyzes the research philosophy and methods used in the case study “Leadership effectiveness in the NHS hospital”. Differences between interpretivism and post-modernism epistemological approaches in academic research are explained, the advantages of each approach are highlighted.

 

KEYWORDS: research philosophy, research methods, interpretivism, post-modernism, epistemological,

 

C/HR/440. Theories of organisation, leadership and motivation

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the facets of leadership within organisations making references to the theories of organisation, leadership and motivation. The difference between leadership and management is considered discussing the?ways in which a leader can improve the company's performance, highlighting the problems faced by leaders in the workplace, and indicating the ways for leaders to develop their skills through enhanced communication. ?

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, management, human resources, communication, motivation, staff, employees,

 

C/HR/441. Can leadership and management be taught?

WORDS:
2000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper addresses the issues of leadership reviewing related academic literature and offering classifications of leadership styles, discussing the differences between leaders and managers, and arguing whether managers' and leaders' qualities are inborn or trained. The personality trait theory is discussed with regard to a charismatic and effective leader highlighting the qualities that are needed to effectively lead the organisation.

 

KEYWORDS: Managers, Leaders, Training and Development, personality traits,

 

C/HR/443. Impact of leadership on people management

WORDS:
3000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper focuses on three key questions: (1) do demographic factors differentiate between leadership styles? (2) do men and women lead differently? and (3) are all managers leaders? The importance of people management and the effects of changes in leadership on human resource are assessed.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, demographic, leadership styles, managers,

 

C/B/1550. Presentation with notes. Cultural aspects of leadership approaches: case study of Iran

WORDS:
1200
ADD-ONS:
11 slides
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper offers notes for the power point presentation of a study examining whether dominant Western approaches to leadership are less appropriate when applied to different cultures. Comparison is drawn between European countries and Iran showing cultural differences in understanding the nature of leadership.

 

KEYWORDS: Presentation notes, Iran, Western culture, leadership,

 

C/HR/451. Effective Leadership Style and Social Work

WORDS:
2400
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the main types of leadership style reviewing theoretical approaches to understanding the makings of an effective leader, and assessing pros and cons of a democratic leadership style in relation to other kinds of leadership in the context of social care. Examples of how a democratic style of leadership might be applied to social care are discussed considering the ways in which a social care team relate to the larger organisational context.

 

KEYWORDS: Democratic leadership, social care,

 

C/HR/452. It has been suggested that the democratic style of leadership is the most appropriate style of leadership for social care (Coulshed and Mullender (2006:102). Critically discuss this view with specific reference to social care settings.

WORDS:
2400
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
29.99 GBP

The paper looks at the main types of leadership style reviewing theoretical approaches to understanding the makings of an effective leader, and assessing pros and cons of a democratic leadership style in relation to other kinds of leadership in the context of social care. Examples of how a democratic style of leadership might be applied to social care are discussed considering the ways in which a social care team relate to the larger organisational context.

 

KEYWORDS: Democratic leadership, social care,

 

C/HR/463. Leadership Portfolio

WORDS:
4400
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
49.99 GBP

The paper offers self-assessments of the author's leadership style and a study of the leadership behaviour of Richard Branson, the leader of the Virgin Group, and Winston Churchill. Self-assessments are presented in the form of multiple choice questionnaires. Leadership qualities of Branson and Churchill are identified and compared.

 

KEYWORDS: leadership portfolio, leadership styles, Winston Churchill, Richard Branson,

 

C/M/1077. Leadership and Change Management in UAE

WORDS:
3200
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines how Dubai Police Force (DPF) in the UAE can bring about organizational change through the effective use of leadership. It is argued that leaders within this organization cannot rely on Western approaches to leadership and change management that do not take into account the country's unique cultural characteristics.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, Change Management, United Arab Emirates, UAE,

 

C/HR/477. Compare and contrast the principal theories of leadership and then choose, in respect of each of two of the theories, a different well known figure from the 20th century and explain how they exemplify the characteristics of that theory. Case stu

WORDS:
1400
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper looks into the theories of leadership comparing the trait theory with behavioural and situational contingency theory and applying them to the cases studies of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, Behavioural Theory, Trait Theory,

 

C/M/1099. Handling current crisis at General Motors: leadership perspective

WORDS:
3500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
39.99 GBP

The paper examines the role of General Motor's (GM) leadership in handing the current crisis faced by the company and investigating the performance of GM from a stakeholder perspective. It is analyzed how the understanding of stakeholder relationships can help to achieve the organization's goals of re-capitalization.

 

KEYWORDS: Leadership, General Motors, GM, stakeholders,

 

S/N/235. Pandemic influenza outbreak from A&E: management perspective

WORDS:
7000
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
79.99 GBP

The paper examines the measures of infection treatment and control in conditions of Influenza pandemic outbreak offering a case study of related challenges and practices in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in Wales. Influenza and pandemic influenza are defined addressing the issues of leadership, staffing, patients' safety and clinical governance in the A&E setting.

 

KEYWORDS: n, pandemic, influenza, outbreak, e, management, perspective,

 

C/HR/387. People in organisations: leadership in theory and in practice

WORDS:
1500
DATE:
2009
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper reviews leadership theories arguing that effective leadership helps organisations to achieve success. A case study of the Charles Prince, the leader of the Citibank, is conducted with references to trait and personality theories.

 

KEYWORDS: hr, people, organisations, leadership, theory, practice,