Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, and Konopaske - Organizations: Behavior, structure, process (chapter 11): A new leadership position

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The profile prepared by Management Analysis Corporation is the first step in the process of finding a potentially successful of general managers, but it is not the only step. Actually, after MAC has understood very clearly the needs of Dancey Electronics, they could picture the perfect leader. Once this was done, they could see what skills must be innate and what skills can be learned to become a leader. Then, MAC could propose one more interview to the candidates. For example, the candidates are faced to a concrete leadership problem, and they need to solve it very quickly. MAC should analyze reactions of the candidates and pick the best one.

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[...] Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, and Konopaske - Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Process, chapter 11: a new leadership position 1. Do you believe that the diagnosis and resulting profile prepared by Management Analysis Corporation were a necessary step in the process of finding a potentially successful of general managers? Explain The profile prepared by Management Analysis Corporation is the first step in the process of finding a potentially successful of general managers, but it is not the only step. Actually, after MAC has understood very clearly the needs of Dancey Electronics, they could picture the perfect leader. [...]

[...] Finally, Joe Morris can raise morale by obtaining positive outcomes (special bonuses, time off, attractive jobs) for subordinates. Moreover, Joe Morris should follow a training session to discuss and analyze his leadership situation. This way, he can understand his performance and improve it. If Joe Morris increases his position of power, he could be a better leader because he would repair his lack in relationship orientation Why will it be difficult for Joe Morris to modify his style of leadership? [...]

[...] But it would be difficult for him to modify his style of leadership because it is very hard to change him. Moreover, he does not know yet what the culture of the company is. He needs to fit in the group to eventually change. Considering that Joe Morris is far away from a good relationship orientation, it might be very difficult for him to understand what changes he has to do to modify his style of leadership. But on the other hand, according to the Leader-Member Exchange Approach, Joe Morris can behave in different ways with his future followers than he used to. [...]

[...] For example, of the followers prefer a task relationship leadership, is would be fine. But if the follower' maturity to take responsibility is low, it is possible that Joe Morris should not be the best leader for the team What alternatives are available to modify Joe Morris's potential effectiveness in the new general manager position? Joe Morris has a high task orientation it means he can apply an initiating structure focused on goals and results. But it is not enough to lead a team. [...]