Homework: Comparing Leadership Models
Review the following cases from Organizational Behavior:
1) Ch. 12: Case Incident 1: Sharing is Performing
A. What kind of obstacles can you foresee in taking a shared leadership approach? How might they (or can they) be solved?
B. How would you implement a shared leadership initiative in a company where you were the CEO? What elements of job design and redesign might you draw on to increase the effectiveness of the shared leadership initiative?
C. Can you think of any instances in which nonshared, traditional approaches to leadership would be preferable to a shared leadership approach? What are they, and how are they preferable? What sort of situational or individual factors lead to the traditional approach being more effective in these instances?
2) Ch. 15: Case Incident 2: Turbulence on United Airlines
A. How do you think United Airlines should have handled the recent string of incidents? Do you think that United Airlines was within its power to have removed these people from the flights? Why or why not?
B. What are the pros and cons of having a bureaucratic organizational structure for an airline? Do you think the pros and cons are justified for United Airlines and that they should keep the structure they have? Why or why not?
C. What do you think United Airlines should do in the future? Do you have any suggestions for enhancements or improvements to the United Airlines organizational structure? Would you consider restructuring? Why or why not?
3) Ch. 16: Case Incident 2: Active Cultures
A. What do you think are the key dimensions of culture that make Patagonia successful? How does the organization help to foster this culture?
B. Does Patagonia use strategies to build its culture that you think could work for other companies? Is the company a useful model for others that aren't so tied to a lifestyle? Why or why not?
C. What are the drawbacks of Patagonia's culture? Might it sometimes be a liability and, if so, in what situations?
In 780 to 1050 words, do the following:
1) For each of the above cases:
2) Describe, through a story, the leader's use of the leadership style in response to the situation. Use various action verbs in your story.
3) Explain what makes the selected leadership style effective for the particular situation.
4) Compare and contrast the leadership styles leaders chose for each case.
5) Explain why the leadership styles should differ for each case.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Case-Incidents.rar