Leadership Term Papers Samples For Students

Languages, just like various cultures, influence each other, as they are not sufficient on their own. The language intercourse contributes to the development of relationships among the parties involved. The French-American English dialect has gained popularity in various regions, such as CU Boulder. English has borrowed some words from the French language. Dialects have a significant influence on the automatic speech recognition; it is imperative to detect and classify various dialects to understand their originality and influence in the commonly used languages. The Standard English and American-French dialects have some similarities, as the languages borrow some words from each other. ...

The success of military action during the war times has leadership as the main component. The leaders are therefore shaped in relation to the situations they face in their life and daily life activities. The leaders have a great effect on the outcomes during their interaction with the diverse information, people, resources and the general environment they operate in. This movie also shows the first phase relating to the Second World War. The situation exposed to General Frank Savage while leading the bomber squadron in England during the Second World War. This therefore helps in demonstrating the leadership styles of ...

Roaring Dragon Hotel is a three star that once had the repute of an outstanding service provider in the market, but later lost this reputation due to poor management. The initial management practices at RDH were based on planned economy. However, failure to change these management practices to fit the expanding economy led to declining popularity and hence declining income of the company. The initial plan to salvage the company was made by the provincial government and involved replacing the hotel’s management with an international management by HI through Paul Fortune.

The strategies undertaken by Mr. Fortune to salvage ...

Philosophy of Nursing Leadership

A good nurse can be described in many words. An outstanding nurse should be someone who shows care, who is compassionate and very kind. They should always be engaging, good listeners, good bedside manner and thorough in their duties. The philosophy of nursing is simple and straightforward. It comprises of the responsibilities and functions of nurses. It simply defines the nursing program (Sanford, 2012).

As a nurse, I do believe that I should lead by example. I base my leadership style on the philosophy of collaboration and teamwork. In this style, members of a team utilize each other’s strength and ...

December 12, 2010

Inflation in Macroeconomics

The most effective indicator of country’s economic health is its financial state. Financial system not only provides interconnections in economics, but also conducts macroeconomic regulation, and serves as a tool for governments to regulate economic development. For this reason, the activity of executive power in every country is directed towards stability of financial and credit system and overall financial state. In order to ensure the stability, inflation processes must be controlled. It is necessary because inflation results in harmful socio-economic outcomes: inflation leads to deformation of macroeconomic regulation instruments.
Inflation is a process of price level ...

Introduction
This paper is going to review the concept of conspicuous consumption which is basically the spendthrift nature of expenditure with the subject aiming at displaying his or her supposed high income or much accumulated wealth. It is an act majorly practiced by the wealthy to earn a reputation.
Majorly, “conspicuous consumption is done to maintain the social status of the subject as perceived by the onlookers and people close to the subject, conspicuous consumption is as old as civilization” though the term was coined in the 19th century by one Thorstein Veblen. Before the term to ...

There are many people and leaders that have been involved in the recent changes witnessed in many sectors in the society including curriculum of education among others. Leaders do provide direction and guide on how to arrive at set objectives and goals. History, on the other hand, tells us how things were conducted in the past, and allows us to compare and contrast in terms of workability and functionality in terms of the methods and processes being forwarded. As a result, we are able tell the history and changes that have occurred and the successes realized as well as people ...

Gender relations have only slightly changed in the midst of the growing complexity of human societies through the centuries. Women remain the primary caregivers and are expected by their society to be responsible for child and infant care whether it be in subsistence economies or in modern day stateshood. However, men’s traditional roles of hunting, construction, political leadership, and even combat have slowly become shared with women as societies become politically and economically more complex.

Subsistence economies

In subsistence economies, males conduct hunting activities while their female counterparts gather wild plants for food. Both of them can together collect shellfish ...

Should the project manager be the subject matter expert of the project that he/she is talking about?

Should the project manager be the subject matter expert of the project that he/she is talking about?
The role of a project manager is to align the resources to achieve the project objectives within the determine time schedule and allocations. The essential features of an efficient project manager include the leadership skill, coaching traits, planning skills and knowledge of the process of the project. The last mentioned trait of the knowledge of the process of the project is a controversial point to be addressed in the list of essentials of a project manager, as there is no gauge to measure the ...

Introduction

Reniam Boutique is a restore that is concerned with matters closest to our hearts that we contribute to our communities in order to make them stronger while enhancing quality of life. We believe in aiding our local shelters, community services and giving back to the community that has given so generously to us. We accept donations, buy gently used clothing and furniture, and happily refurbish one man’s trash to make it another man’s treasure. Forty percent of all proceeds from resale are donated to Project E.A.T. (Educate, Act, and Thrive) and Empty bowls. One of Reniam’s most ...

One of the main characteristics of transformational leaders is their ability to change things from their current order to an envisioned, better order. This ability requires vision for foreseeing how things could be better and strategy for bringing change (Kondalkar, 2009). Nevertheless, the ability to bring the change also requires taking risks and being aware of potential failures. Knowing failure and having previously failed represents an advantage for the transformational leaders, as paradoxical as it sounds. This is because individuals who failed know how to handle the failure and how to build on their own failure for getting back ...

Introduction

Famous Dave’s is an American series of restaurant shops serving in over thirty-four states. Started in 1994, the first restaurant developed in a slow pace but immediately grew into much success. Famous Dave’s management has been phenomenal for the company’s growth over the years. The opening of new branches year in year out is evidence for Famous Dave’s success in the restaurant industry. The company is currently under the stewardship Ed Rensi as the CEO and since its incision, the company’s head quarters has been Minnetonka, Minnesota, United states. This paper explores the various aspects ...

Christabel Pankhurst, Alexandra Kollantai, and Marjane Satrapi were women’s rights activists who believed that a woman had a greater role to play in the society. The three women were living in environments where women were not allowed to participate in important decisions that pertained to their environment. They fought for the rights of women not only by encouraging them to stand up but by being perfect examples in leadership positions. Apart from Marjane who was not actively involved in politics, Christabel and Alexandra were engaged in politics where they demanded that women be allowed to vote. Even though women were ...

The director of Youth Development Institute was the main speaker at a conference in Mission Bay conference center in San Francisco. The convention was a leadership conference that ran through fifth to seventh November 2014 comprising of young entrepreneurs, youth leaders, students and professionals from California. I was among the attendants of the conference that lasted for three days. The director was to give a lecture on dynamic leadership with information and technology.
The speaker was in professional attire that made him appear presentable for the occasion. The professional attire made an impression of expertise and prowess in leadership issues and ...

Corruption

The definition of corruption is the misuse of public power for private profits. We can see this occurrence in large firms or enterprises. We can also see this in most of the activities regulated by the government. To speak more about corruption, it is scanning off money for their own profits. We can see these conditions where organisation don’t work properly because of which normal people have to money for their problems to be solved. Corruption stages will differ among a country side for various sorts. For example, there can also be minoroutstanding corruption during a country with a comparatively clean ...

Afro-American History to 1877

“The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics” is a well written book by James Oakes. James Oakes in his book suggests that both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas fought slavery and stood up for the causes of slaves but they had different ways of fighting against slavery. The author presents thorough details of their working and ideas in his book. Oakes recognizes both of these leaders as reformers but portrays both of these leaders in different perspectives. This paper intends to discuss contributions of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas and how their ...

Introduction

"Never underestimate the other guy's greed." This isn't just a classic line from the 1983 Brian De Palma film Scarface, which was written by Oliver Stone. It also reflects the attitude that has caused the economic disaster we're now clawing ourselves out of. It is safe to say that at least part of the reason for the economic crash of 2008 can be attributed to a lack of ethical conscience on the part of the leaders in business, such as the executives, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and everyone else whose decisions affected the financial well- being of other people. In this regard, ...

Julius Caesar lived from approximately 44 to 100 B.C. and brought power, organization, and reform to the Roman Republic turning it into the Roman Empire, and laying a foundation for success for centuries to come. Caesar was not born into power, but gained ultimate power through his military and political prowess. Caesar approached leadership in a way that had never been done before by listening to the people’s needs, and bringing them prosperity. He changed policies and took actions that were innovative at the time, and became a hero to the people as he brought power and authority to the nation. ...

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The United States of America is known all over the world for its so many names and titles. However, the country with the highest quality of health care is not among those title. In fact, in 2000 the United States ranked 38 among the 101 countries included in the World Health Organization’s list of Health Care System in the world . This rating was earned despite leading the per capita spending on health care issues and concern. In the 2010 online article, it enumerated the United States taking the spot among the seven highly industrialized nations ...

The wife of the 38th President of the United States, Betty Ford embarked on a remarkable personal journey. According to her, the day her husband became was the saddest day of her life (Ford,1978). Betty faced a number of personal issues that had to do with her health, with the most prominent one being breast cancer followed by alcoholism and dependence on painkillers. For all the hardships she faced, Betty Ford remained strong-willed and showed a tendency to push forward women's rights whenever she could. At the time her husband was made President, the United States was biased towards men, with ...

Nike

The Nike Company first came into operation in the year 1969 as a developer, marketer and distributor of footwear, apparel accessories among other services. It was one of the leading producers and sellers of the various sporting apparel and footwear among other valuable commodities. It however majored in the production of athletics footwear unlike all the other sports. The company also sold a line of other valuable commodities under the Nike brand. Some of these other valuables included bags, socks gloves to mention but a few of the equipment that go hand in hand with sporting activities. The company’s mission is ...

Howard Schultz-The CEO of Starbucks

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Introduction

Starbucks was founded in 1971 and from this time it opened its first retail store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. The book Moby Dick inspired the formation of the name Starbucks attached to the romance of high seas plus the tradition of coffee traders spending their life at the sea (Schultz & Gordon, 2011). According to Starbucks Coffee Company, (2013) the company has over 18,000 stores in over 60 countries with United States having 13,279 coffee houses. The company provides varying products such as coffee and other hot and cold beverages, sandwiches, ...

Caring for the sick is the core of nursing. As a matter of fact, nursing profession evolved from the task of caring for the sick which was initially mainly performed by women (American Association for the History of Nursing, 2006). I believe that nursing profession is a calling rather than just a job that only offers motivation from paycheck. One working in the nursing profession is not only motivated by remuneration but also by one’s attitude towards the profession. It is my philosophy that kindness, patience, devotion to the service of mankind, collaboration, and determination are necessary for success in the ...

Management Organizations

Executive Summary
A manager, as the term itself implies, is someone who has been given the task of managing an organization. The organization that a manager has been given the task of managing can either be a for-profit or a non-for-profit organization. In general, a manager is hired by a company owner or appointed by a corporation’s board of directors to coordinate and integrate the efforts and processes of various company departments and people in order to accomplish the organization’s goals and objectives using the allotted available resources in an efficient and effective manner, limiting wastages as much as possible . Evidently, a manager’ ...

Nursing Shortage and Nurse Turnover

Nursing leaders and managers are an integral part of the working environment that makes sure that work goes on smoothly. Although some people still use the leadership and management interchangeably in nursing practice, these two concepts of nursing leadership and nursing management are actually different. Therefore, nursing leaders and managers approach issues differently. It is pertinent to examine the definition of both nursing leaders and managers in order to relate their functions to the topic of discourse.
It is often said that a leader is capable of being an effective manager. However, the reverse is not always the case ...

Introduction

General Electric Corporation is regarded as one of the most successful corporations in the world today. Importantly, it appears as one of the Fortune 500 companies. One of the factors that has contributed towards the success of the corporation is its leaders. This paper aims at critically examining leadership in General Electric, its purpose, characteristics and significance in enhancing the competitiveness of General Electric. In addition, it will examine the strategies that have been put in place by the leaders of General Electric. It will also examine the role of leadership in promoting competitiveness and future leadership in the ...

Background

Amazon is the largest online trading company based in the US, a creation of its CEO Jeff Benzos in 1994 during the internet boom. It sells retail goods e.g. jewelry, consumer electronics e.g. e-books and digital content which include e-books, videos and mobile applications. With a market share of over 60 million customers, Amazon is the largest online retailer. Amazon has been most popularly known for its online bookstore where published materials are transacted.
Amazon has about 88,400 employees employed and working in care centers, offices and warehouses all over the world. Acquiring $61 billion in sales revenue and $ ...

1.0 Introduction
Lee Iacocca has been chosen because is one of the few leaders in the world’s history who have managed convert companies on the verge of collapse to some of the most successful organization. Moreover, he achieved exemplary performance wherever he worked. During his tenor as the president of Ford Motor Company, Ford became one the most successful automobile companies. Even after being fired from Ford, he did not give up but was employed Chrysler where he managed to turned an ailing company into one of a very successful automobile entity.
2.0 Executive Summary
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Introduction

At the end of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) emerged from the Mao Zedong era and started the process of opening up to the foreign world. As it initiated its reforms in 1978, it has also ventured into the international realms (Bijian, 2005). It pursued a winning policy for economic development, surged its military and political power, and made their nation a formidable player in the international arena. This phenomenon spans almost thirty years. As China’s economic, military and political power has increased over the last three decades, its national leaders also sought to enhance their ...

INTRODUCTION

The alarming increase in stress incidents in workplace in recent years and its harmful influence on employees’ well-being has made stress management the most essential field of study and improvement for American companies. They often face situations when a high pace of work and constantly changing market situation cause increasing fear, anxiety, management dissatisfaction and staff complaints. Often these difficult situations are caused by quite ordinary reason - by the high stress level of both managers and employees. Since stress has a negative impact on work efficiency, the problem of stress management is currently quite relevant and this is extremely important ...

Introduction

This term paper focuses more on the difference in views of society among Ancient Greek Philosophers more specifically about the different views about power and state by Aristotle and Plato. In the general context, Aristotle had a natural and biological view of the world. He believed that everything that is in existence has a specific function in the society. Aristotle at time seemed to be in believed of slavery, as he did not recognize the role of women in the society. On the other hand, Plato believes that democracy is always a tyranny rather than oligarchies. He also thinks that the best ...

Introduction

Entering its fourth year events coined as the “Arab Spring” still unfold in Middle East particularly in Syria. Conflict in Syria dominated by Sunni failed to topple Assad’s Alawi regime leading to a civil war unlike other Arab countries where regimes have been brought down. Syria’s response to the civil war was not to the interest of the people rather to protect its self resulting to a crisis of confidence. Syria enforced the use of excessive force (weapons of mass destruction) against the rebels leading to genocide on highly populated areas with minimal rebel presence (Bokhari, 2012).
Dispute ...

Introduction

In nursing, leadership is very important as it sets out a chain of command of how the nurses will be allocated different duties. Leadership may be defined as the process of socially influencing people to follow ones’ way. It can also be taken as a group of people who are influenced by a common goal to achieve a collective gain together. Thus nursing as a professional should be well managed as its operations affect the society in its quest for better services and medical care (Dreher & Glasgow, 2011). This paper seeks to establish how to combine leadership and advocacy in the nursing professional and ...

In the early traditional ages, Japans cultural set up majorly favored men in the society. In the ancient times, women in japan were generally viewed to be inferior to their male counterparts. “I don’t interfere with my husbands business, not with my mouth, hands or legs.” This statement, made by Kumiko Hashimoto, the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutario Hasimoto, basically underlines the traditional role of women in Japan. These sentiments clearly show us that a woman’s roles in the house were much defined and that at some point they had to seek for permission from their ...

Ethics and leadership

Leaders are expected to be people of high moral and abide with ethical ways of executing their leadership functions and in the exercise of their authorities. Plato and Aristotle in their books taught how political leaders should be ethical in their conduct of state tasks. Using the democracy of ancient Athens they argue on how ethics cannot be separated from politics, as political leaders should exhibit high level of ethical standard in all they do. It is believed that Aristotle taught Alexander the great about ethics and politics (Morgan, p. 253)
The level of ethical and morally disciplined a ...

Abstract

Crimes have been evolving over time to become more sophisticated. While law enforcement agencies have equally enhanced their capabilities so as to deal effectively with criminals, other developments have also taken place so as to aid in the all-important task of bring perpetrators of various criminal acts to book. One such development has been through the enactment of various legislation, which seeks to among other things, enhance the efficiency of the law enforcement agencies and officers. Indeed, as the nature of crime has changed over time, the concerned authorities have enacted better laws or revised existing laws so as ...

Mahatma leadership model is one that applied the concept of morality, emotional intelligence, and pragmatism. The political model of leadership incorporates persuasion of subjects to commit to a dream conceived by someone. Mahatma Gandhi successfully established a large movement of loyal supporters from the rice paddies to cities of India. He used persuasive tactics to plan an idea in every person he had an opportunity to talk. He was able to manage expectations from the society and offer them the vision of a bright future. It is pertinent to note that the political model of leadership demands a sense of meaning before gathering ...

“Leaders are not born, but made. Leadership qualities are forged in times of distress. It is quite easy to take a sip of coffee while sitting with feet up on the desk dictating theories to subordinates but quite difficult to lead when the business is on the verge to collapse” (Lee Iacocca).
Acquiring fame, money and power may be thrilling for others, but to Iacocca, all these outcomes did not matter much. To Iacocca, these outcomes were mortal that would vanish with time. Iacocca has always focused on leaving quality impression through his zeal and contributions. Making a difference in ...

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Bad Management As a Result Of Poor Leadership Skills

Introduction
Management is at least as much of an art as it is of a science. For that reason one should not be surprised when people without formal business education develop themselves into great manager, while straight-A business schools alumni fail to achieve any decent results in non-artificial environment. Efficient communication, control over emotions, quick and rational decision-making, expertise in particular fields are, among other things, the important qualities a successful manager should possess – none of them appears to be fully acquirable through institutionalized education.
Development as a manager is a constant, lifetime learning process – improvement may come ...

Question 1

The three forms of democracy representative democracy, republic and constitutional democracy are central to preserving the rights of individual citizens. Representative democracy offers the electorates the opportunity to elect their leaders who represents them in parliament and central government. This is the most common system of governance practiced in many countries. The elected leaders under this form of government have the mandate to serve the electorate over specific period of time before the next elections (Peterson, 2003). The leaders are elected at all levels of government which varies from city level to the federal level. On the other hand ...

Introduction

The relevance of group work is visible in various work environments, including in the academic environment, where the sense of unity and feeling of belonging to a group proves to be a significant element in successfully delivering projects. The current paper is a reflection regarding my experience within the group, developed within the term of the course, compared to the concepts and theories retracted from the textbook. This reflection paper will describe the stages that marked the evolution of the group, the dynamics that defined the group, the group structure that was formed, as well as discussions about intergroup and intra – group ...

Background

This conflict relates to a publishing company which needs my expertise to solve it in their sales team as an ex sales manager has left organization, now workers in sales departments are unwilling to perform to sustain levels. Organization is facing challenges due to advances in technology and exponentially growth in internet users as now users can find more e-books than ever before. In such critical times this organization is unable to bear any conflict among staff members, managers and workforce, while sales department is already facing threat from less market capitalization, this makes it more critical for company.
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The Southwest Airlines is an airline whose purpose is to provide air transportation for its passengers into the US on schedule. The services are point to point and are lowly priced with a connection into 72 cities and into 37 states in the US. Its headquarters are based in Dallas in Texas, and the company employs a total of 34,901 personnel (Jackson, 115). Management in any organization has functions that include; planning, controlling, leading and organizing. These functions help to ensure the smooth running of the organization and that the internal and external factors that affect the organizations operations.
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Despite their tactics, many leaders always forget that the strength of an organization is its people. Because of this, education systems have ensured that most people are informed on the fact that leadership is not about self exaggeration early in their careers. Education systems and other organizations have made it clear to most people that leadership is about enabling people around them as well as putting these people into positions in which they can succeed (McCann and Aldersea, 2011). The key to leadership is the ability to improve the performance of other people in a team.
There are two ...

Compare and Contrast Absalom and Achitophel and 2 Samuel

Introduction
This paper gives a critical and in-depth analysis of Absalom and Achitophel. It does this by comparing it to the story of King David which is recorded in the second book of Samuel of the bible. This book presents a story parallel to King David’s. It was written by John Dryden in 1681. In deed, Absalom and Achitophel is a political satire which alludes to the bible to unveil the succession controversies which confronted England towards the end of the rein of King Charles II.
In the first section which was solely written by Dryden himself, he gives ...

Introduction

Terrorist activities are on the rise worldwide; USA has not been left behind following the recent Boston bombing attack. These attacks and constant threats lead to counteractive measures by governments in a bid to ensure their citizens’ safety. In respect to the US situation, the lives of Americans and other individuals end in these attacks. This causes fear among the citizens. The government has a responsibility of acting against these attacks; this ensures the safety of its citizens. The US Department of Justice prepared a secret 16-page memo in reference to the terrorism situation. This memo provides for the assassination of American ...

Analysis

The article ‘Voices of freedom was written to explain the history of the United States during the 18th century. The author of the article is Foner and the book was written in the year Foner Eric. The book uses information from debate of two Illinois contestants.

The article relates to a time when slavery was present in the United States. The blacks wanted their liberty and more other rights. Leaders of the two parties in the United States had different stands about the liberty of the slaves. In chapter 13 of the book, the author describes debates by Illinois governors ...

Business

The common bond that all of these three firms cater to consumers. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the country’s consumer protection agency. Acacia Windows and Doors cater to consumers who need constructions materials such as doors and windows. POM Wonderful LLC sells various brands of beverages and fruit extracts to consumers. All of them have the same goal which is to achieve consumer satisfaction and how to better serve their clients. The Bureau has been successful pursuing cases against fraudulent and deceptive manufacturing firms and private companies.
The FTC's department called the Bureau of Consumer Protection is ...

1. Yes. People have the right to choose to do what they want with their bodies. It is a civil liberty and part of what the constitution stands for when it leads says that people have a right to pursue the occupations of their choosing. Making prostitution illegal would be like putting a law against people getting tattoos and piercings.
2. Yes, prostitution does not hurt anyone so long as it is between two consenting adults. It is the same as selling baseball cards. People sell pornography and that is legal and that is people getting paid to have sex.
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LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES

Introduction
Motivation is a term coined from a Spanish word meaning to move. Motivation entail the psychological mechanism that rejuvenates the mind causing stimulation, direction, and persistence of involuntary actions that are targeted to the success of a particular undertaking (Blanchard et al, 1985). By definition motivation is the in- built willingness to exert the necessary effort toward an individual or organizational goal, powered by the efforts ability to satisfy a certain need. In this circumstance, a need is a certain drive that makes certain outcomes becomes attractive (Blanchard et al, 1985). There are several theories that try to explain motivation and its effects ...

Term paper outline

The reverse osmosis which is membrane technology filtration process that seeks to Attain the fresh water requirements suitable to the general health of the individuals well being. The technological process that employs bathe mechanisms of osmosis across a semi permeable membrane brings in to a keen focus the various mechanisms that bring make the filtration process of water a success in the context that the micro organisms are killed.
In this context my company proposes to start a plant in the middle east that purifies the water to the locals in the overview that brings into attention the thirst stricken continent and ...

Management

In order to sustain and attain success for a long term period most organizations need to review and accordingly change their existing policies, structures and working climate to accommodate new technologies, processes and systems. The entire literature of organizational change has itself gone through a transformation with management leaders driving change management, purposefully and boldly, either to attain success or failure (Ahn, Anderson & Dornbusch, 115).

Leadership, organizational culture and human resource policies for driving change

There are innumerable real life examples of transformational leaders driving organizations to perform and become leading firms. Leaders like Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Louis Gerstner and the like have successfully steered change management. There are several ...

The budget deficits are situations where the government expenditure exceeds the available collected revenues in a fiscal year. Deficits have existed in the United States state budget, a situation that has forced the government to borrow. Economic slowdowns are the leading causes of a deficit because of the poor performance of taxpaying organization (Tucker 303). The United State budget deficit increased in the years 1960 to 1990. The deficits reduced between the years 1990 to 2006, and started rising again during the Bush administration. The 2012 financial year shows the government has a shortage of $1089 billion compared to $161 billion in the ...

Introduction

As most of us are aware, the Declaration of Independence was the document written largely by Thomas Jefferson and formally announced by him on July 4 1776. It declared the intention of the colonists of North America to separate from England and English rule and to form a new government. Whilst it formed the basis of the beginnings of what was to become the United States of America, many question the sincerity of some of its content and in particular the part in its preamble that declared all men to be equal. Hagerman (4 July 2011) examined that issue. How ...

Leadership has been described as one of the primary roles of management within the organization. Leadership is fundamentally concerned with the influencing of the conduct of the junior employees and other subordinates with the aim of achieving desired objectives (Western, 2008). There are various types of leaders and managers within the organizational context. The style of leadership employed by the management depends on the immediate and the strategic objectives of the corporation. The style of leadership used by an organization may vary from context to another in accordance to the dynamics of the goals of the organization and interdepartmental ...

African-American Civil Rights Movement and Value-Added Theory

The African American Civil Rights movement is one of the most remarkable event and periods in the history of United States of America and perhaps even the whole world. The social movement was aimed at providing equal rights to the Black Americans in the country and putting an end to their racial discrimination while also providing them voting rights. The movement had been a long struggle for the African Americans who came into the country as slaves and were rampantly exploited by the white Americans. The struggle for the equal rights for the Blacks in America, mostly in the Southern ...

1. What is leadership?

Leadership is usually defined according to the area of usage. In most cases, leadership is considered in social sphere thus the definition is mostly from this area. From sociology perspective, leadership is the ability to have great social influence on people or a group of people to a point that they can pay attention to you and allow you to monitor and control their reactions or mode of operation. This is mostly exhibited by people called leaders. These people are special in that they assume the leadership responsibility and since leadership is in a person, they perform excellently without hurting others at ...

Leadership and Management

Question 1

Leadership refers to the process by which an individual influences other individuals to complete given objectives and directs an organization in an effective, cohesive and coherent manner. It involves the application of the individual’s knowledge, skills and abilities in ensuring that the objectives are efficiently carried out (Northouse, 2007). Additionally, leadership requires the ability of convincing others (followers or employees) positively to efficiently in carrying out these objectives. Therefore, proper leadership is instrumental in successful organizations, businesses and institutions.

The main function of leadership in an organization is to impact on organizational effectiveness (O'Reilly, Caldwell, Chatman, ...

Lenin’s Testament refers to a document written by Vladimir Lenin during the last weeks of 1922 and the first week of 1923. In his infamous testament, Lenin proposed changes to be made to the structure of Soviet governing bodies. In addition, he also commented on the leading and senior members of the Soviet leadership and suggested that Stalin be removed from his position as the Secretary General of the Soviet Party’s Central Committee. In his final letters to the Soviet Union, Lenin warned that Stalin held much power and was too dangerous. Lenin was not a fan of Stalin ...

Arguably, the society today is becoming too dynamic. In that, technological inventions and innovations have various impacts in the activities of human beings. Media is one of the ways in which media has influenced the democracy. As a matter of fact, media have several main roles in democracy. Accessibility of information is one of the essential factors to the establishment of a health democratic arena. Information is always a weapon that empowers the public on various issues namely political, social, as well as economic. The invention of media has changed democratic issues and perspectives in the entire world. In fact, the only ...