Meg Whitman‚ CEO of the internet auction site eBay‚ displays several traits of both charismatic and transformational leadership. Whitman moved from a tightly structured‚ traditional button-down corporate environment at Hasbro ’s Playskool division into the T-shirt and jeans atmosphere of an internet start-up company without missing a beat. In doing so‚ she illustrated that sometimes it is more important to have a vision and the willingness to commit to that vision than to have targeted knowledge
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Leadership and Management Traits and Theories Cheri Adams HCA340: Managing in Health & Human Services Instructor: Celya Tilley October 3‚ 2011 Leadership and Management Traits and Theories An article from The Leadership Quarterly reported on a study: found that by and large‚ many bosses today are dishonest with and about their workers. The study specifically pointed out some damming evidence reported by workers about the honesty of their bosses: • 39% said their supervisors
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Cost Concept According to this concept the asset is recorded in the books of accounts at the price paid for it and not at its market value. For example: if a business entity purchases a building valued at $15 million from a friend for $12 million‚ this asset would be recorded at $12 million and not at $ 15 million‚ because for the business entity the cost was $12 million and not $15 million. Now the basis for all future transactions relating to this building would also be at its cost‚ i.e. $12
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Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Warren E. Buffet‚ the chairperson and chief executive officer (CEO) of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.‚ announced that MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company wanted to acquire the electric utility PacificCorp. The acquisition of this company had renewed public interest in its sponsor‚ even though his net worth is about $44 billion and also he and other insiders controlled 41.8% of Berkshire. “I will keep well over 99% of my net worth in Berkshire” was one of his main fundaments for
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Leadership. Charisma. Wisdom. These are the traits that express one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt was a president‚ a soldier and naval strategist‚ a conservationist and hunter‚ to name a few. Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest person to ever hold office‚ he had also led a cavalry unit called the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American war. Theodore Roosevelt’s fascinating early life caused him to develop into one of the most influential presidents
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developments of leadership trait theory‚ explaining‚ in detail‚ the content and characteristics of charismatic leadership theory‚ implicit leadership theory‚ effective leadership theory‚ leadership competency theory and other modern leadership theory. On this basis‚ this article points out that shifting of research paradigm and comprehension of research level‚ system of research methods are the key to development and its social importance. At the same time‚ development of leadership trait theory shows
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investing in stocks‚ bonds‚ currencies‚ or other investment products‚ it has always been a normal emotion to be happy when a stock price rose and upset when a stock price fell. Yet for Warren Buffet and his team at Berkshire they welcome these declining prices because of the opportunities it brings. According to Warren Buffet‚ a true investor would be buying stocks and businesses for their entire life‚ and “with these intentions‚ declining prices for businesses benefit us‚ and rising prices hurt us.”
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Investors keep an eye on what Warren Buffet (BRK.B) does to get an idea of the value of certain investments. When the "Oracle of Omaha" took a pass on the purchase of the Washington Post (WPO)‚ they began to wonder what factors might have influenced his decision to let the notable newspaper pass to Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos. Buffet already owns 31 newspapers that operate in small and mid-size cities. It would not be unreasonable for him to consider taking on a paper of the reputation and popularity
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useful is the Trait Approach to Leadership 1. Introduction Leadership defined as position (power and responsibility relation) or person (personality traits) or result (outcomes) or process (Grint‚ 2010). Person-based leadership resonates with the traditional traits approach. Trait theory‚ as the name gives away‚ is an approach to identify human personality and measure patterns of thoughts and behaviours from individual to individual. Lord et al (1986) indicated that personality traits show relatively
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Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives Suggested complementary case about investment managers and superior performance: “Bill Miller and Value Trust” (Case 2). Set in May 2005‚ this case invites the student to assess Berkshire Hathaway’s bid‚ through MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company‚ its wholly owned subsidiary‚ for the regulated energy-utility PacifiCorp. The task for the student is to perform a simple valuation of PacifiCorp and to consider the reasonableness
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