© National College for School Leadership 2003 1 Leadership in Organizations Gary Yukl 2001‚ Prentice Hall Gary Yukl is Professor of Management and Leadership at the State University of New York in Albany‚ and a board member of the Leadership Quarterly journal. He is a well-known scholar and author on leadership. Leadership in Organizations was first published in 1981. This fifth edition was published in 2002‚ and the formerly 19 chapters have been consolidated into 15 (which includes
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If not for atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ perhaps great directors like Yasujiro Ozu‚ Akira Kurosawa would not surfaced out‚ and golden age of Japan’s cinema would never be revealed. Techniques from these great directors would have not been discovered or ‘re-invented’ into something more innovative. Director such as Kenji Mizoguchi whom uses both directors’ camera technique mentioned above‚ would not appeared if the war wasn’t there. In 1940‚ Japan joined the Axis powers Germany and
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Abstract This study investigates the sound symbolic effects of brand names (“Glabimi” vs. “Glavifi”) and product package shape (round vs. angular) on consumers’ perceived product trust judgment. The product category used for this experiment was hair loss shampoo. 101 English-Mandarin bilinguals aged 18-27 participated in this study. An experiment with two separate segments was conducted: the first segment explored the possibility of consumers making trust judgments solely from visual exposure to
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What is significant about developments in Post-Cold War IR theory? This essay will explore the significance of developments in post-Cold War International Relations theory. It wasn’t surprising that the collapse of the Soviet bloc‚ arguably the third greatest cataclysm of the Twentieth Century and an event which drew a line under the Two World Wars‚ would pose some serious theoretical questions for International Relations. In order to do this the essay will be broken down into two sections. The
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Abstract One of the most serious problems organizations have to face while adopting to change processes has to do with resistance to change among change recipients (TUI). I will explore ways that change agents can contribute to change resistance‚ while presenting examples to demonstrate such. Utilizing resistance as a positive resource will be analyzed and discussed‚ while discussing the common mistakes that managers make when trying to initiate change and 8 steps that are suggested for use to
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in the market. The impact of the suppliers on the sellers. The potential threat of new sellers entering the market. The threat of substitute products becoming available in the market. Understanding the nature of each of these forces gives organizations the necessary insights to
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active steps to ensure that the company stays on an ethical footing. So in addition I would like to present the theory of three pillars that support the organization. Ethical Individuals The first pillar is made up from managers who are ethical individuals. These managers possess honesty and integrity‚ which must be reflected through their behaviour and decisions in the organization. People must trust them. People can rely upon them and they treat people right and equally. They develop a high
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Organizational analysis approach Enables the behaviour of people in organizations to be examined from different view points which are characterised by conflicting and competing assumptions and interests The way we analyse is influenced by the way we understand organizations: There are a number of different types of metaphors that are used to understand the complex nature of organizations. As participants (either as employees or managers) we need to be careful not to depend solely on one particular
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Democratization in Post-Suharto Indonesia In May 1998 the fall of Suharto marked the beginning of a difficult and multilayered transition process. It was accompanied by intensified conflict in the political arena‚ a dramatic increase of ethnic and religious violence and the danger of national disintegration. Ten years after the collapse of the New Order‚ Indonesia has made significant progress; however‚ the quality of democracy is still low. Theoretically innovative and empirically sound‚ this book is
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Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Continuum of Leadership Behavior‚ identify where Mr. Dennis and Mr. Eagleton would be placed. Support your responde with information directly from the case. Be sure to explain the theory behind the Continuum. The Tannenbaum and Schmidt Continuum is a simple model of leadership theory‚ which shows the relationship between the level of freedom that a manager chooses to give to a team‚ and the level of authority used by the manager. As the team’s freedom is increased‚ so the manager’s
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