Exemplary Case Studies Samples For Students

Introduction

Kouzes and Posner came up with the five practices of exemplary leadership they researched and developed on it using case studies. They are: challenge the process which is the main focus in this case, inspire a shared vision, model of the way, enable others to act and encourage the heart. They believe that “one is not born with leadership traits, but they are learnt”. (Posner, 2011). We shall focus on one practice of exemplary leadership, which is the challenge in the process. It is criteria used by management whereby they take risks which involve making mistakes and failures; these are ...

Kotter and Rathgeber, in their simple fable, Our Iceberg is Melting, described a scenario which involves leading through change. The authors’ fable has a lot of lessons for leaders who wish to lead successful organisational changes. According to Kotter and Rathgeber, successful organisational change requires a step by step approach. The authors suggested an eight-step procedure for leading organisational change. The authors used a colony of penguins as the characters in their fable. The Penguins, unknowingly, employed the eight-step procedure to implement a successful change. According to the authors, a challenge which is well-handled can lead one to prosperity ...

HRM Issues in an Insurance Company

The Cases discussed below are related to Human Resource Management, experienced by the author as a human resource manager in an Australian Health Insurance firm. Each case has some distinct features typical of HR function and are addressed by the author using the relevant theories and practices on the issues. The cases are presented below

Scenario 1

This case represents a situation where a young male employee GS has been promoted as the manager in a regional office which is comparatively smaller than his previous location. His team consists of mainly part time female members, with similar and educational backgrounds and ...

The case analysis looks at the characteristics of the Optical Distortion Inc. (ODI) innovative contact lens for chickens and why the product is appealing to chicken farmers. The case analysis also reviews the most appropriate geographical areas that Optical Distortion Inc. (ODI) needs to have its efforts focused on for quicker return on its innovative product. Appropriate market segments as well as the pricing policy that should be adopted by the company are also highlighted. Lastly, the analysis examines the level of marketing efforts that ODI should consider to help it gain a larger market share.

The ODI contact lens ...