Management Paper 5-6 pages Due: 2-3 days, Budget: 25$Monday, August 22, 2011 10:44 PM

Management Paper 5-6 pages Due: 2-3 days, Budget: 25$Monday, August 22, 2011 10:44 PM

Leading and Controlling

Part I:
Newsweek names Steve Jobs as the best of the 10 Best Leaders of 2005. Let us examine why.
Assignment Expectations

Write a 2-3 page paper, answering some of the following questions:
Why is CEO Steve Jobs considered to be a (the) best leader of the decade by Fortune Magazine! Using what you have learned in this module on the functions of leadership, define Job’s leadership style and analyze how he fulfills the functions of leadership?

Required Readings
Attention: Fortune articles are in EBSCO (please see directions under Background Materials!)

Some of these materials such as the Fortune articles about Steve Jobs are at EBSCO. You can search EBSCO by selecting EBSCO Host, Login: s3642728, password welcome, then select EBSCO web host, then Business Resource Library, and then do the search!

Burrows, P., Grover, R., & Green, H. (2006). Steve Job’s Magic Kingdom. New York. Business Week, February 6, 2006, Issue 3970, page 62, retrieved on November 10, 2010 at: http://www.businessweek. com/magazine/content/06_06/ b3970001.htm

David, Leonard. (2010). Commnetary: The Last Pitchamn. Business Week on line, June 10, 2010, retrieved November 10, 2010, at:http://www.businessweek. com/magazine/content/10_25/ b4183004440240.htm

Koehn, Nancy F.. Fortune, 11/23/2009, Vol. 160 Issue 10, p110-114, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph; (AN 45693823), retrieved on November 10, 2010, at: http://web.ebscohost.com/ ehost/detail?vid=1&hid=107& sid=538e793e-0fab-49ae-8e00- a24024452940%40sessionmgr113& bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ% 3d%3d#db=bth&AN=45693823

Optional Readings
Gomes, Lee (2010).COMPUTERS GET A SECOND ACT. Forbes, 00156914, 5/10/2010, Vol. 185, Issue 8, Retrieved November 10, 2010, at: web.ebscohost.com/ehost/ detail?vid=7&hid=10&sid= 088a2926-de57-49de-845b- 702b2ca757ec%40sessionmgr114& bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ% 3d%3d#db=bth&AN=49736692

Helpful Tips

Please first read in-depth the Background Materials.
Identify key concepts (leadership functions and leadership styles), make a list of them, and study them.
Read the case in Business Week in-depth.
Do additional research on your own, such as the company website or other recent articles about Steve Job.
Identify facts in the case that match concepts of leadership (functions and styles) and integrate them.
The main functions of leadership are establishing a vision, communicating the vision, motivating, an being a change agent: Steve Jobs is well-known for mastering all these functions of management!
Some of the current leadership theories are charismatic, visionary, transformational versus transactional. Please read the presentation on styles of leadership. Steve Jobs is a great visionary, a transformational leader, and a charismatic leader!
Apply these concepts to facts in the case in order to develop your arguments, in other words analyze how Jobs fulfills his functions using the article facts and research facts; based on his accomplishments, what styles do characterize his leadership!
Please make sure to have an Introduction, 2 Main Sections 1) Functions; 2) Leadership Styles. Each section should have subsections. Finish with the conclusions.

Part II:
Controlling represents a very important function of management. Necessary at all levels and all aspects of the organization, controls should be applied to organizational design, planning, employee performance, etc., among many other functions. Level-wise, controls should be part of headquarters, of division, or departments.

Lack of control can lead to costly delays or financial losses, among others.

Toyota is a well known Japanese car manufacturer, well known for its quality, until relatively recently. Toyota has been in the news recently for quality problems. It has recalled millions of 2009-2010 Corollas, Camrys, Avalons, and more recently, even Priuses.

For this case study, we will read two articles about Toyota and analyze how its growth, with no apparent controls (such as structures, and implicitly strong quality controls) may have lead to quality problems (among others). But this case illustrates the importance of the controlling function.

Please read the following articles about Toyota cost-cutting and the interview with the CEO (few years back).

Assignment Expectations

Write a 2-3 page paper, answering the following question:

Has controlling and cost-cutting contributed to Toyota recent massive recalls?

Required Readings
Anonymous (2005). The Man Driving Toyota. Business Week (Online). New York: July 22, 2005. pg., retrieved on November 10, 2010 at: http://www.businessweek. com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2005/ nf20050721_7169_db053.htm
Oshman, A., Green, J., & Inoue, K. (2010). The Humbling of Toyota. Business Week on line, March 11, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2011 at http://www.businessweek. com/magazine/content/10_12/ b4171032583967.htm

Rowley, I. (2009). Toyota’s Cost-Cutting Drive: Making the Tough Choices. Business Week (online). New York: January 29, 2009. Retrieved on November 10, 2010 at: http://www.businessweek. com/globalbiz/content/jan2009/ gb20090128_259606.htm

Helpful Hints!

Please first read in-depth the Background Materials.
Identify key concepts (main aspects of controlling, make a list of them, and study them.
Read Business Week articles in-depth and conduct additional research, if necessary.
Identify facts in the case that match concepts of controlling (organizational structure (or lack of them), decision-making, financial controls (cost-cutting) operating standards, culture).
Apply these concepts to facts in the case in order to develop your arguments.
Please also visit the company website and conduct further research.
Toyota has grown dramatically and (as per article) it does not seem to have developed structures. It has also followed cost-cutting strategies, which are financial controls.

Format
In order to develop good business communication skills, it is recommended you write papers using the following structure, using headlines and titles.
Introduction (road map, explain main issue and list and main points)
Main Body: Develop each point in the Introduction, applying theory to facts, in subsections (one subsection per main point).
In Part I, I recommend 2 major subsections: Functions and Style. Each subsection should have several further subsections. For example, for functions: vision, communication, motivation, being a change agent. For style visionary, transformational, etc.
In Part II, subsections of causes of recalls and a subsection of general discussion and analysis.
Conclusions: Summarize main paper points
List of references.
Citing your Sources:

APA Style:
TUI requires all PhD work to be in APA form. We also encourage all other students to comply with guidelines for proper citation of references. You may use the information found on the following links: http://owl.english. purdue.edu/handouts/research/ r_apa.html
This is an extensive guide to college writing from the University of Maryland. Pick specific chapters or browse the whole text!http://www.umuc.edu/ewc/ onlineguide/chapter1/chapter1- 01.shtml
Your assignment will be graded based upon the criteria explained in the following link: Grading Rubric

Note: Require correct work with good english

 

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