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Franchisor-franchisee relationship management in sports business leadership

A franchise being a business arrangement between a franchisor (owner) and a franchisee (buyer) where the buyer pays loyalties to the franchisor can be faced by problems and conflicts due to differing expectations, goals and objectives of the franchisor and franchisee.

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Honesty and integrity in business leadership

I do not believe that it is in the best interest of businesses to be dishonest in any way. It therefore also follows that I do not believe any business or leader who pursues a path of honesty and integrity is in any way naive.

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Graduate business education's shift toward leadership and soft skills

Burrell, D.N. (2006). Emerging options in doctoral study in management for international executives. Vikalpa, 31(6), 13-17.

~10 min read

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David Kearns and total quality leadership at Xerox

David Kearns served as President of Xerox Corporation between the years 1977 to 1985 and CEO from 1982 to 1990.

~7 min read

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Personal analysis of LSI assessment leadership and thinking styles

The LSI Assessment was an illuminating exercise and for the most part is congruent with my own self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses as they relate to managerial and leadership behaviors. My top style is Affiliative (99% percentile) followed by Self-Actualizing (97% percentile).

~8 min read

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Communication and active listening in effective team leadership

Effective team leaders are the secret to effective teams. Through thorough research in the area of the qualities of effective team leaders, it was determined that proper communication, including listening, is an essential quality in a good team leader.

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Social media's role in education and leadership for youth and minorities

The purpose of this paper is to review the impact of social media on education, specifically related to youth and minorities including the Asian, Latina and African-American populations.

~8 min read

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Ingvar Kamprad's management and leadership at IKEA

The case concerns Ingvar Kamprad, former CEO of IKEA. To comply with Dutch age retirement laws for chief executives, he retired from the position in 1999, but remains actively involved in running the company. His three sons also work at the company.

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Building a new company with transformational leadership principles

As CEO of a brand new company, and with unlimited resources, money, and authority, the potential is there to create something better than anything that is available today.

~7 min read

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John Hamm's five messages for effective leadership communication

John Hamm in the Harvard Business Review. This will be followed up by a two page analytical report comparing and contrasting the content of the Hamm article to selected principles, concepts or theories in chapters 10 through 13 in the our text book, Management of Organizational Behavior.

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