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Management is often described as the day-to-day operations of a business. Leadership, in contrast, is creating an organizational vision that inspires and motivates people. "Leadership is setting a new direction or vision for a group…a leader is the spearhead for that new direction.

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Leadership challenges at News Corp following the phone hacking scandal

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Outsourcing decisions for magazine operations: supplier selection and cost reduction

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Structural reorganization and matrix organization at Megabyte telecommunications

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Countrywide Financial's customer value delivery through loan servicing

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