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Leading and Managing People
Case Study Analysis
Description : A case study scenario for this assignment will be issued. The issued case study scenario analyses the challenges and problems in leading and managing people.
Case - CLASSICS IN AUSTRALIAN LEADERSHIP
MANAGING THROUGH CRISIS.
(Adapted by Dr. R.L. Compton from an original article by Roy Kriegler and Grant Stendal, as published by the National Times.)
Question 1: What drivers for change do you believe caused Philips to move to a more participatory style of leadership? ? (Research WHY companies move to greater worker participation, what is the pay-off?)
Question 2: What style of leadership did Philips practice in the past? Which style did they move to? ? (Command and Control leadership versus . . . . Democratic, participative . . . leadership?)
Case Study Analysis A - Tips for Writing
Essay style
Background and context of the case
Key Issues in the Case with justification that these are key issues
What are the causes and the effects of the identified problems
Analyse each of the issues, taking a multi-perspective (what does it mean for morale, for finances, for other stakeholders impacted by the problems) Get top-rated assignment assistance now!
What theories can be identified in the case and which of these theories might be useful to address the problems
Refer to events in this case that reflect or illustrate some of the (leadership and management) theories we have been discussing in lectures
Indicate the solutions or ways forward that this company devised and IN ADDITION, what else, based on sound leadership and management theory, could they have done? Note that any solutions or improvement initiatives you suggest must be based on theory (e.g., you say "Work by Herzberg (reference needed) suggests that to improve morale the two-factor theory would be useful here".
Make sure that these questions are answered as part of your response
Question 1. What drivers for change do you believe caused Philips to move to a more participatory style of leadership?
Question 2. What style of leadership has Philips practiced in the past? Which style have they moved towards -which theory suggest that they do this?