Leadership and Theory
HRM10088 Assessment
Case Study Report Writing
Name: Zhang Fan
Student number: 40069172
Leader’s name: Janice McMillan
Submission data: 03, NOV, 2011
Table of contents:
1 Introduction <1>
2, Main Section <2> Development of Leadership theory <2>
Two questions analysis in three parts:
Path-goal theory <2> Leader-member exchange theory <4> Transformational and transactional theory <6>
3, Conclusion <8>
4, Reference List <9>
Introduction To begin with, this report will provide a brief background introduction of the case study in week 5 of ‘Organizational Change in The Sandwich Factory’. The company was founded by entrepreneur Kirsty Flower in 2005. Kirsty and several colleagues set up a new company when they left Mr Bakes, a medium sized bakery company. Kirsty had members of her Senior Management Team which are all females, mid-twenties and with no experience in the company management. However, Kirsty made a decision to set up a new innovational company and set standard requirements for the company. After that, she perceived three main problems in the initial phase after the foundation of the factory.
First of all, there is a serious financial burden forced on the Senior Management Team. Second, some fractures have appeared in the SMT’s friendship at the initial stage of establishing a market. Third, there are some negative treatments from their competitors. To sum up these three main issues, Kirsty commented on her way of seeing the company through the start-up phase. She said that she had a vision and tried to make it clear to staffs to make them going the same way towards one goal. Otherwise,
Case Study Report Writing
Name: Zhang Fan
Student number: 40069172
Leader’s name: Janice McMillan
Submission data: 03, NOV, 2011
Table of contents:
1 Introduction <1>
2, Main Section <2> Development of Leadership theory <2>
Two questions analysis in three parts:
Path-goal theory <2> Leader-member exchange theory <4> Transformational and transactional theory <6>
3, Conclusion <8>
4, Reference List <9>
Introduction To begin with, this report will provide a brief background introduction of the case study in week 5 of ‘Organizational Change in The Sandwich Factory’. The company was founded by entrepreneur Kirsty Flower in 2005. Kirsty and several colleagues set up a new company when they left Mr Bakes, a medium sized bakery company. Kirsty had members of her Senior Management Team which are all females, mid-twenties and with no experience in the company management. However, Kirsty made a decision to set up a new innovational company and set standard requirements for the company. After that, she perceived three main problems in the initial phase after the foundation of the factory.
First of all, there is a serious financial burden forced on the Senior Management Team. Second, some fractures have appeared in the SMT’s friendship at the initial stage of establishing a market. Third, there are some negative treatments from their competitors. To sum up these three main issues, Kirsty commented on her way of seeing the company through the start-up phase. She said that she had a vision and tried to make it clear to staffs to make them going the same way towards one goal. Otherwise,