Alvis Corporation case (15 points). Refer to the case on pp. 93-94 of the Daft text and answer these questions: - Analyze this situation using the Hersey-Blanchard model and the Vroom-Jago model. What do these models suggest as the appropriate leadership or decision style? Explain. Hersey-Blanchard Model: When we look at the situation, we can see that Kevin should follow the coaching style for moderate readiness followers. If we follow Y theory, all the employees gave realistic reasons for keeping the production standards the same. Their inability to fairly decide on vacation times suggest that they are at a moderate readiness level. His workers need personal support and clarity. Personal support can be given by reporting salary …show more content…
On the topic of leave days, I would simply do the same thing I did in the past. Why? Given that the new machines are lowing the quality of the final product, it’s possible that the company needs to keep the original standards. Changing the standards could result in lower productivity. It’s unlikely that workers will want to do a good job when they are getting paid below industry standards. The USS Florida case (15 points). Refer to the case on pp. 161-162 of the Daft text and answer these questions: - Analyze Alfonso’s impact on the crew in terms of love versus fear. What might account for the fact that he behaved so strongly as captain of the USS Florida? Alfonso lacked military empathy. He thought using fear-based motivation would lead his people to be the best at their jobs. Although it is true that his ship scored higher than any other, his crew did not respect him. His open display of disrespect caused his crew to distance themselves from him. He lacked social awareness. - Which do you think a leader should be more concerned about aboard a nuclear submarine, high certification grades or high-quality interpersonal relationships? Why? A leader should be equally concerned with certification grades and the quality of interpersonal relationships. History has shown us that badly treated crews can rebel against their leaders. Although it is important to keep high certification standards, social risks must be
Analyze Luxford & Anor v Sidhu & 3 others [2007] NSWSC 1356 (3 December 2007) as follows:
1.1 Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations
5. Some subgroups will have accepted the informal standards about crew behavior while others will not. The crewmen who have been with the company for a longer period of time may have grown accustomed to the current standards. The new crewmen on the other hand may disagree with the standards and try to implement new ones. Since Kilkenny management considered the leader and assistant leader to be excellent foresters and teachers, I believe they will implement new strategies which will better benefit the crew as a whole.
Antonio’s relationships with others, the events that he experiences, and his natural curiosity for the world and religion all lead to the conflicting beliefs and questions of morality that he develops throughout the story.
In the book Turn the Ship Around, Captain L. David Marquet describes how he took the submarine, the USS Santa Fe, from “worst to first” in the United States fleet by transforming the leadership structure from “leader-follower” to “leader-leader.”
Although Abner’s aggression and vengeance leads himself to the wrong end, he teaches Santoris about standing up for himself and doing right thing. Throughout the incident with Abner planning to burn the barn, Santoris finally runs away from his own family. He thought to himself, “I could run on and on and never look back, never need to see his face again. Only I can’t, I can’t” (489). He escapes from the restrain from his mother and the rest of the family. But, he finally decides not to run anymore and stands up to face against the wrong his father is doing. By understanding the thought process of Sartoris, the readers can see the change in Sartoris surely is affected by seeing his father’s negative actions throughout the story. Santoris begins to understand what is consider the “correct” thing to do by seeing enough of his father’s incorrect actions. In fact, towards the end of the story, after the gunshots, Sartoris whispers to himself, “He was brave!”(491). Again, the readers can see that even though Sartoris doesn’t like to be under the fear of his father, he still respects his father for teaching him about family, doing the right thing, and standing up for himself as his guidance and remainders. Overall, the effect of Abner as his son’s role model is not be the best model to learn from,
our lives. Perhaps it was my fault that we came here and that if it
Antonio’s conflict is that both sides of his family are trying to have influence in the type of person Antonio will grow into.
First, the Vicario brothers prove to be very clear examples of honor is love through their actions to kill Santiago Nasar. Although they do not quite desire to murder him, they know that in order to gain their mother’s love and show their own love for Angela, they have to kill Santiago. Pablo and Pedro realize that they must not allow
Even though he is an adolescent boy, Manolin loves spending time with Santiago. He loves to go out fishing with him but, his parents no longer will let him. The reason for this is because Santiago has not caught a fish for eighty-four days. As a result of this unfortunate occurrence, others deem Santiago the term salao, or the worst kind of unlucky. Knowing the struggle Santiago is facing, Manolin tries to help him in as many ways as possible. Manolin brings Santiago drinks, food and the newspaper so they can talk about baseball and the great Joe DiMaggio. In spending all this time with the old man, Manolin develops a form of respect for him. He comes to understand that despite the recent unlucky situations, Santiago remains hopeful as well as prideful. This is why Manolin looks up to the old man so much. “Santiago… I could go with you again. We have made some money. The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him” (Hemingway 10). Along with just loving Santiago for himself, Manolin also looks up to him because Santiago taught him how to fish. Manolin understands that he is a large part of Santiago’s life and feels honored and
-Tact: It is hard to respect a person when he calls a person out in front of everyone. It is better to correct a Marine in privacy. This is the leadership trait I need to work on.
* A correct and appropriate description is given of two or more issue that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations although the description may be limited and the links to workplace situations may be more understood than clear (criteria for a pass on this question)
1.1 Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations
Within Measure for Measure, the character of Angelo can be seen as a case study of will over moral nature. Angelo, a deputy, is given the Dukes authority to act in his behalf while the Duke is away. The story unfolds as Angelo uses the agency he's been given in ways that many men in authoritative positions have done. It is interesting to follow his line of thought and to realize that this is a man who is not unlike many others. The main conflict between Isabella and Angelo is a contemporary problem. Measure for Measure is a unique opportunity to investigate the personality types of the characters involved in the conflict, and the study of these complex characters can give meaningful insights into
Situational leadership, developed by professor Paul Hersey and author and consultant Ken Blanchard. Their approach was based off of a 1967 article by W.J. Reddin called The 3-D Management Style Theory. In his article, Reddin discusses the need to have different styles based on the demands of the leader. A leader needs to be flexible in their approach to meet the needs of the job, their superior and their subordinates (1967). Hersey and Blanchard progressed this theory by introducing the Situational Leadership II model. Their model breaks leadership into four different styles, and how a leader must alter their approach in supporting and directing their subordinates based on a given situation. These styles are directing (S1), coaching (S2), supporting (S3) and delegating (S4). The model also focuses on the development level of the subordinates by categorizing them between low (D1), moderate (D2 and D3) and