2,839 words

John Gutfreund's leadership failures during the Salomon Brothers scandal

Treasuries trader, Paul Mozer, was a known serial abuser of federal auction rules, corporate policies at Salamon, as well as abuse of customer trust. Upon discovery of these facts, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, John Gutfreund, had numerous immediate decisions to make:

~15 min read

View paper →

4,921 words

Leadership challenges in addressing homeless youth in Minnesota

To effectively develop and implement leadership initiatives such that these drives may be utilized in efforts to confront issues of homelessness as experienced by youth in Minnesota, HMIS must capitalize on its internal resources.

~25 min read

View paper →

2,642 words

Leadership hierarchies in Orthodox Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Shiite Islam

Some religions, such as certain sects of Protestantism, have a relatively unstructured leadership. However, three major religions, that of Orthodox Judaism, Roman Catholicism and Shiite Islam, have highly organized leadership bureaucracies.

~14 min read

View paper →

3,304 words

The teachable point-of-view in educational leadership

Leadership in education is a multifaceted concept that involves not only good business and negotiation skills but also a talent for insight into needs of this generation's students as well as the next.

~17 min read

View paper →

2,746 words

Leadership and change management in Toyota's ERP system implementation

The Information Systems (IS) Department of Toyota Motor Sales USA (TMS) had become overwhelmed with the many committed projects to the sales force, service, and dealer organizations, yet had not been able to define accountability for results.

~14 min read

View paper →

2,883 words

Military leadership of Patton Jr. and Schwarzkopf in battle

General George S. Patton, Jr. George Smith Patton, Jr. was among the most controversial but successful American field commanders of any war (Campbell 2007). He was a homegrown soldier whose deepest drive was to become a hero and nothing less.

~15 min read

View paper →

2,567 words

Leadership styles: autocratic, participative, and free-rein approaches

Leadership Books number of different models of leadership have been developed and offered as a way of assessing leadership skills and understanding the role of leadership in the organization.

~13 min read

View paper →

2,857 words

Leadership attributes for effective hospital materials management

Effective management means more than the bottom line. It means being able to inspire people to do their best and to act in an ethical manner. Effective management is more than numbers. It gets to the heart and soul of the individual.

~15 min read

View paper →

3,177 words

Leadership and motivation in cross-cultural organizational management

Business management strategies are changing rapidly as the domestic and international business environment is converting into a big challenging of functioning beyond boundaries. In this regard, managers are playing vital roles in dual capacities.

~16 min read

View paper →

2,664 words

Effective leadership, vision, and organizational change management

Every organization goes through a period in which they initiate and manage change within the company. In order for change to go smoothly the leaders in a company must be effectual and ethical in nature.

~14 min read

View paper →