Frequent interception of American ships to impress American citizens was a major cause of the War of 1812. ("Impressments." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 10 Aug. 2005, (http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0825052.html) The enforced and Continue Reading...
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of LeadershipJohn Maxwells (1998) 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership looks at how to win over followers and identifies 21 specific factors that make great leaders. Some of it is ability, some of it is influence, some of it is t Continue Reading...
likeability is effected by management in the international workplace. It assumes a phenomenological approach to the notion of likeability, and is based on the idea that likeability in management is fundamental to achieving "connectedness" among empl Continue Reading...
Another trait of leadership Zinni and Klotz (2009) explore is the ability of a leader to communicate clearly and articulately with the organization and the public. He can no longer afford to be the faceless top of a chain of command. It behooves th Continue Reading...
Multicultural Leadership: Nelson Mandela One of the primary effects of globalization has been a growing need to groom multicultural leaders who can function effectively across cross-cultural boundaries. In a multicultural world, a leader can only te Continue Reading...
Organizational Behavior Power and influence are two critical aspects of the ways that people in organizations interrelate. Power is relatively simple -- it is about how you get what you want. Influence is trickier -- the text understands it as the r Continue Reading...
Multicultural Competency Cultural Competency and Group Leadership Group leadership is important, in that a group needs to be cohesive. Without the right leadership there will be no cohesion, which can lead to the failing of the group (DeLucia-Waack Continue Reading...
Foreign policy decisions are often thought of as collective events, conceptualized more in terms of sociology, historical patterns, structures, institutions, and culture before the individual psychological variables are considered. Situational and ci Continue Reading...
leadership skills of Lee Iacocca, beginning with a brief biography and a look at his careers at Ford and Chrysler. Using his 9 C's as a point of reference, it shows how Iacocca's success at leadership stemmed from his devotion to creativity, common Continue Reading...
Level 5 Leadership: Which is harder to cultivate within yourself: humility or will? Level 5 leadership involves what Collins (2001) calls the "paradoxical blend of humility and will," (p. 13). As a result, Level 5 leaders are "a study in duality," Continue Reading...
Roman Republic, which took place over a century from the end of the Punic Wars in 146 BC to the establishment of autocracy and military dictatorship under Julius Caesar after 45 BC, and then Octavian-Augustus from 31 BC, one of the most important qu Continue Reading...
Despite their supposed differences, all of the foregoing organizational management techniques and approaches share some common themes involving getting a better handle of what is actually being done in companies and how better to manage these things Continue Reading...
The leader must ensure that both parties clearly determine exactly what outcomes constitute acceptable performance and those results which do not. The leader must understand that for many followers, the expenditure of effort on the part of the fol Continue Reading...
First, there are some characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders, although experts disagree on whether these traits are inherent or can be learned. However, there is little disagreement that certain types of leadership are better sui Continue Reading...
Organization Theory and DesignAbstractThis paper explains the various theories of organization and design by looking at historical theories, modern theories, symbolic theories and postmodern theories. It then compares and evaluates six major concepts Continue Reading...
culture of hatred and paranoia that currently flourishes in the United States has been festering for generations. As Minutaglio & Davis (2013) show in Dallas 1963, the tenor of political discourse had become thoroughly irrational and beyond comp Continue Reading...
Authority and Leadership in Germany "This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face-to-face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men w Continue Reading...
Leadership After completing the self-analysis in Hackman & Johnson's (2008) book Leadership: A communication perspective, I have evaluated myself as follows: For competence I rated myself as being skilled, informed and trained. In regards to tru Continue Reading...
Leadership in the School Settings The concept of distributed leadership in the educational setting The application of distributed leadership in a middle school setting The benefits of distributed leadership Servant leadership In this paper, we Continue Reading...
Therefore, the totalitarian threat does not just replace the first president with Hitler, but also removes any possibility of difference or ambiguity. The multiple, varied, and multifaceted portraits of Washington are replaced entirely by a single, Continue Reading...
The poster was central to Lenin's vision of political transformation, and also the easiest way to convey his message to a largely illiterate population which did not care for paintings and monuments. By the year 1918, the new government began to pri Continue Reading...
Napoleon Bonaparte Interpretive Analysis: A Day in the Life of a Great Leader Baron Claude-Francois De Meneval in his work on Napoleon remembers the French leaders as seemingly "immortal," someone who was vigorous and struck down "by a terrible sto Continue Reading...
Indra Nooyi: A Transcultural Leader Leadership factors As seen from the case study, Indra Nooyi's leadership is shaped by three consistently noticeable aspects that enabled her grow and become a success story. These factors include communication, r Continue Reading...
For example, the possibility exists that one site was a specialized food production area; it remains unknown if the occupants were farmers, herders or involved in a variety of activities. Similarly, another site may be a specialized elite compound. Continue Reading...
Pride in Literature As a universally human characteristic, pride plays an important part in world literary themes. However, pride can be defined and perceived differently, and the term also has many different definitions. For example, pride can refe Continue Reading...
It is necessary to control the workers and make them dependent on the government. The policy also makes it possible for the government to direct all its resources on a single project -- typically the major "goal" of a regime such as war. Complete g Continue Reading...
These new laws applied to native-born Jews only; foreign, that is, Russian, Jews still suffered from restrictions. This division between native and foreign Jews was of importance then and still exists in present-day German law as it did in the days Continue Reading...
Persons in a Military Setting Today's organizations are increasingly operating in a complex and rapidly changing environment that requires them to retain highly qualified employees as well as promote their well-being. While all organizations requir Continue Reading...
2009). A number of studies have shown that the way in which the leader presents her- or himself in relation to the individual group members and their beliefs, values, and attitudes is very influential in how well this leader will be accepted, and th Continue Reading...
The Constitution is based on several key principals the most notable would include: separation of powers as well as checks and balances. Separation of powers is when there are clearly defined powers that are given to the various branches of: the gov Continue Reading...
His entire regimes was marked by a dislike from many on both the right and the left sides of his politics, form writers to doctors and especially the military (Brennan; Romero). Much of the peasant, labor, and servant class, however, especially thos Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of John Quincy Adams' Foreign Policy: Explore the diplomatic achievements and setbacks of John Quincy Adams' presidency, focusing on his approach to foreign policy, especially the formulatio Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Motivations Behind the Crusades: A Critical Analysis of Thomas Asbridge's Perspective: This topic invites an exploration of the multifaceted motivations that spurred the launch of the Crusades as p Continue Reading...
Wal-Mart Key Issues/Problem Statement: How can Wal-Mart's low cost strategy remain competitive? Root Cause(s): Wal-Mart targets low-income consumers. When forced to raise the price of essentials like food, sales go down. Sales are also down at the Continue Reading...
Power Its Use and Misuse Use and misuse of power: Different types of power Power is often conceptualized as a force that is done 'to' someone 'by' something (such as an institution) or someone. However, power is often a far more subtle form of infl Continue Reading...
