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Strategic management and leadership in the globalized business environment

Chapter One has set the discussion for the chapters to follow in this book and provides a general overview of where the book is headed in terms of what this work intends to examine in relation to the study and dissemination of what is known as strategic management.

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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.

~7 min read

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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.

~7 min read

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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.

~13 min read

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Ray Anderson's leadership in sustainable carpet manufacturing

Anderson's determination to forge a company that is profitable and environmentally- sustainable is admirable, and no doubt an example to other companies in his industry.

~5 min read

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Campus art museum leadership and community engagement strategy

This case study involves a campus art museum that for many years had a competent director, but a relatively staid presence on campus. The last director had a far more populist orientation.

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Managing diversity and communication in urban school leadership

Diversity typically plays a major role in leadership and administrative issues in a school setting.

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544 words

Evidence-based leadership in urban elementary school improvement

As a grade school principal evidence-based leadership requires that I implement learning strategies that have been adequately researched and proven to be successful and effective with the population my school serves.

~3 min read

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John Winthrop's authoritarian leadership in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

A democracy is a system of government wherein the governed have a voice. In the simplest terms, it is a government by and for the people. In the present, the United States government is based upon the idea of representational democracy.

~4 min read

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