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Michael Dell's transformational leadership and business model innovations

Michael Dell's leadership of the company he founded shows an innate ability to overcome difficult industry-wide shifts in direction while at the same time being able to completely redefine their business model, reinventing themselves in the process.

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The role of elite leadership in advancing American civil rights

From the beginning of United States history, the fate of blacks, in general, and their respective civil rights have been a disputed issue.

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Mob mentality and leadership failure in Downfall

The actions of Nazi Germany were some of the most inhumane and abominable witnessed in the twentieth century. With so much horror and destruction left after its wake, one has to think -- was it inevitable? Or was the whole scenario avoidable?

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Personal ethical leadership shaped by Irish heritage and family values

The concept of ethical leadership has been addressed in the literature of a wide variety of fields associated with the health care profession but none have been able to clearly define its terms.

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Starbucks airport location leadership and organizational culture

The hectic nature of coffee shops in airports is an excellent location to validate or refute a given company's stated vision, mission and values.

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Wolfgang Keller's leadership and sales strategy at Konigsbrau-TAK

Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (a) by Jon N. Gabarro the dilemmas are presented of having a subordinate, Dmitri Brodsky entirely unsuited for the role of running sales at global brewery leader Konigsbrau's Ukrainian subsidiary, Konigsbrau-TAK a.E.

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Gender disparities in corporate leadership and quality of life

There are several disparities that exist between the different genders. This has been shown in current research whereby they have found that there are many social factors which are the same across the different genders.

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State terrorism and leadership in the Soviet Union and Cuba

terrorism is "defined by some as violence upon a national population committed by national governments or their proxies." Additionally, states can "terrorize their own populations, to secure rule and suppress dissent, or foreign citizens, to support favored or destabilize unfavored foreign regimes."

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How personality traits and Freud's theory shape leadership effectiveness

Personality most certainly has an impact on a person's leadership style, effectiveness, and overall competence. And clearly the personality traits shown by leaders impact underlings and employees in numerous ways.

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Six levels of leadership from Piaget, Kegan, and Kohlberg

Based on the work of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohberg, and Robert Kegan there are six levels of leadership. These levels are Sociopath, Opportunist, Chameleon, Achiever, Builder, and Transcendent.

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