PAPER: Journal Article | Arnold‚ K.A. and Loughlin‚ C. (2010) Individually considerate transformational leadership behavior and self sacrifice. Leadership & Organization Development Journal‚ 31(8) pp.670-686 | UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PAPER AIM/PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER | The aim/purpose of this paper is:a) To investigate how and to which extent leaders engage in individually considerate transformational leadership behavior with focus on the developmental‚ supportive and self sacrificial aspects
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a one shot case study. A non-random‚ convenience sampling was used. The self-completion questionnaire was distributed one time to the initial one hundred and fifty-six participants. This was the only critical measure used in this study. Study Critique Target Population‚ Study Population‚ Measurement & Unit of Analysis Target Population and Study Population. This study made no hypotheses but instead aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of social work students towards working with clients
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A Critique of Servant Leadership According to Robert K. Greenleaf‚ “The servant-leader is servant first. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The best test is: do those served grow as persons; do they‚ while being served‚ become healthier‚ wiser‚ freer‚ more autonomous‚ more likely themselves to become servants?” This is the simplest definition of servant-leadership. The pattern is cyclical- one learns how to serve
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Individual Research Critique: Stereotyping and Nurses’ Recommendations for Treating Pain in Hospitalized Children Kimberly Moody Loyola University-Chicago In your own words‚ describe the purpose this article. The purpose of the study conducted by Griffin‚ Polit‚ and Byrne (2007) was to determine if stereotyping affected the nurses’ perception of pain in children and altered their treatment. The study looked at three characteristics of children‚ gender‚ race‚ and level of attractiveness‚ to assess
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teams. This assignment will look at an article by Sheehan‚ Robertson and Ormond (2007) who are educators with speech/language‚ medical radiation technology and occupational therapy professional backgrounds. The researchers are professionals from Christchurch College of Education‚ School of Occupational Therapy and the University of Canterbury respectively. The article was published in the Journal of Inter professional Care in New Zealand. The article was chosen because it highlights the complex
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Leader Comparison and Critique: Steve Jobs & Indra Nooyi Lauren Murphy GBA 500 Centenary College In 1978‚ J.M. Burns defined successful leaders as being transformational rather than transactional. Burns described the transformational leader as having recognized the organization as a complex system in a chaotic environment. The leader has also responded to complexity by being aware of change. The transformational leader has established a shared vision and inspired the organization to
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Usefulness of title of article The title was sufficiently clear for average reader to understand the further content of the article. Usefulness of Abstract The authors used one well-developed‚ coherent‚ unified and concise paragraph understandable to a wide audience. The objectives and focus of the article were clearly stated and agreed with the title. The authors introduced the methods of accomplishing the task in general‚ without any specifications. The abstract was written in accordance with
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4 Year: 2003 Thesis An observation on the trend in the reduction in economic activity after age 55 in various countries‚ and how the varying degrees of public policies in these countries impact that trend. Methods Using other published articles as reference‚ a comparison of the public policies in Japan‚ Switzerland‚ France‚ Germany‚ United Kingdom‚ and Canada were compared to 1) explain diversity among countries and the policies for managing ageing work forces‚ 2) to show applicable remedies
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The main thesis of Postman’s article is to make students cautious and mindful about some of the common drawbacks in information intake. He states in his article that there is a “tradition in which educators are required to condition young students to believe what they are told‚ in the way they are told to do it.” (p.22) He describes how contemporary education procedures can leave a student defenseless to the biases of their elders‚ students are not able learn the essential abilities to discuss and
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Summery of main points The author of PR 20/20 public relations and marketing argues that organizations must focus on defining their brands in terms of brand experiences and perceptions. The article explores the concepts of brand marketing‚ search marketing‚ social media and content marketing. In addition‚ public relations‚ plans and pricing have also taken a central position in the masterpiece. The author maintains that brand marketing forms the foundation on which successful organizations are
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