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Cross-cultural differences in international business leadership and decision-making

Cross-cultural differences are recognized as the biggest barrier to doing business in the world market (Fan & Zigang, 2004).

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John Smith's leadership and role in establishing Jamestown, Virginia

Barbour,(1969) a historian whose studies mostly have been on the Virginia colony and its' earliest founder, describe John Smith as a fellow author, explorer and an English solider, who before his death in 21st June, the year 1631 was knighted by Prince Bathory of Transylvanian for defeating and…

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Frederick Taylor's influence on the evolution of people-oriented leadership

In 1911, Frederick Taylor wrote Principles of Scientific Management and Shop Management, and became the first to clearly introduce the study of people management.

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Southwest Airlines' leadership style and competitive advantages

Southwest Airlines has been a highly successful airline, it has been one of the most successful airlines in U.S. history with the low cost carrier model created by Southwest emulated successfully by many other airlines across the world. Today it is the largest domestic carrier in the U.S.

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Whether managers learn leadership or are taught to lead

Believing that a manager was born a leader is expected to result in a concentration more on selecting the right person rather than developing the employee.

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Health administration leadership and geriatric services in acute care hospitals

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Walmart's cost leadership strategy and low-income consumer challenges

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.

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Empirical evidence on gender differences in leadership styles

Is it possible to have different women and men leaders? This is a question surrounded with substantial controversy. However, the notion that there is a difference in the way men and women lead is dominant in management literature, which provides information for practicing managers.

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Distinguishing management and leadership roles in nursing organizations

Managers and leaders, though they are often thought to mean the same thing, are actually different people in an organization.

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Complexity science and adaptive leadership in modern business organizations

Businesses constantly face the need to update, the need to innovate. With these businesses come its leaders who feel the same bombardment at all levels.

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