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Bill Gates' leadership style and contributions to information technology

The business world has changed into an uncertain and competitive environment where business entities compete with each other on the basis of their distinctive competencies and strategies (Basefsky, Maxwell, Post, & Turner, 2004).

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Critical thinking and leadership development in contemporary nursing practice

The baccalaureate nurse leader should be proficient in current leadership and management techniques, as well as developing an awareness of his or her strengths and weaknesses as a leader.

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Atticus Finch's moral leadership in To Kill a Mockingbird

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by author Harper Lee tells the story of a southern American family living in a rural community during the Great Depression. Atticus Finch is the single, widowed father of Jeremy, nicknamed Jem, and Jean Louise, nicknamed Scout.

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Cyrus the Great's leadership model and Persian imperial expansion strategy

Persians had such an extensive influence on the development of world history that most Westerners encounter stories of the Persian Empire as Greek historians told them, or alternatively, from Biblical sources.

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Ursula Burns's visionary leadership and transformation of Xerox

In February of 2010, Ursula Burns became the chief executive of Xerox Corporation. Burns has successfully led the Xerox Corporation through difficult financial straits, by divesting much of the outmoded commodity-based business strategies towards a broader service-oriented one.

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Trait theory and situational leadership models in organizational practice

The "Trait Theory" of leadership has developed most during the past 3 decades and is concerned with amassing the core personality characteristics of known leaders -- both effective and ineffective -- to predict potential for successful leadership.

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PepsiCo's leadership vision and global expansion strategy

While the PepsiCo Company is known primarily for its flagship brand, Pepsi-Cola, the organization is a global leader in the snacks and beverages industry. Throughout the company's history, PepsiCo executives have demonstrated the ability to lead the company to new heights.

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Elaine Brown's leadership and feminism in the Black Panther Party

Elaine Brown's autobiography A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story provides a snapshot of life in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Brown briefly rose to the leadership of the Black Panther Party.

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Alan Mulally's transformational leadership and strategic impact at Ford

Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance? Prior to Mulally's arrival at Ford in 2006, he carefully studied the organization, he took detail notes on the company. Mulally knew every detail about the organization prior to his arrival at Ford.

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African nationalism and leadership in Mandela, Nkrumah, and Azikiwe

African nationalism is a political movement that desires to create one unified Africa. Their minor objective is to have national acknowledgement of African tribes by allowing them to create their own states within nations and to preserve their individual cultures.

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