Management Theory
MNGT 310
Summer II 2017
Assignment
Submitted to
Dr. Ofelia Posecion
Submitted by
Salem Mohamed Almansoori
ID:#20132837
Part 1
(a)
“Leadership - the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what
needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and
collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives; it is arguably about
effectiveness”[ CITATION Kel09 \l 1033 ]
“Most definitions of leadership infer a process whereby one-person influences
another. In the case of organizational leadership, people are influenced to do what
is ethical and beneficial for the organization”[ CITATION Kel09 \l 1033 ]
“Yukl (2006) defines leadership as the process of influencing others to understand
and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of
facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives.
Typically associated with the concept of influence is motivation; leadership may be
considered as the ability of an individual to influence, motivate and enable others
to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the organization”[ CITATION
Kel09 \l 1033 ]
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(b)
“William McDonough states in the film clip, that if you are doing the wrong thing
in the right way it is pernicious (detrimental, harmful, destructive,
deadly)”[ CITATION Kel09 \l 1033 ]
“Organizational performance must integrate the concepts of effectiveness and
efficiency. That is, the organization must be able to meet its goals (effectiveness)
and to do so with an acceptable outlay of resources (efficiency). The organization
must be able to develop and implement strategies which will ensure performance
over extended periods of time”[ CITATION Kel09 \l 1033 ]
“In summary, the performance of organizations can be considered in three broad
areas: performance in activities which support the mission (effectiveness),
performance in relation to the resources available (efficiency), and performance in
relation to long-term viability or sustainability (ongoing relevance)”[ CITATION Kel09 \l
1033 ]
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Part 2
(1)
“Ken Wilcox initiates the film clip with an argument that culture is very important
‐ more important than Strategy”[ CITATION Cen09 \l 1033 ]
“Culture is a set of shared meanings that influence or determine behavior whereas
corporate culture is the organization's norms and value systems”[ CITATION Cen09 \l
1033 ]
“Schein (1999:14) argues that culture matters because it is a powerful force
determining the way we see things and behave. It therefore determines strategy,
goals and modes of operating”[ CITATION Cen09 \l 1033 ]
“Culture matters because it can motivate behaviors which may lead to a productive
and satisfying work environment, to better performance and the attainment of
goals”[ CITATION Cen09 \l 1033 ]
“Wilcox argues that a winning strategy is useless without people and that people
will create and implement the strategy”[ CITATION Cen09 \l 1033 ]
“Kelly (2009:143) includes both culture and strategy as transformational change
variables. The McKinsey 7s model lists strategy as a Hard and Culture/Style as a
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Soft. Both concepts occupy side by side spaces in the Burke and Litwin (1992)
change model”[ CITATION Cen09 \l 1033 ]
(2)
“Culture manifestations: artifacts (structures, processes), espoused values
(strategies, goals, philosophies) and basic underlying assumptions (beliefs).
Culture may manifest in symbols, language, stories and practices”[ CITATION Cen09 \l
1033 ]
“Explicit values statements, guiding principles, codes of conduct and other similar
documents communicate how the organization would want to think and behave if it
were a living entity; what the founders and leaders see as important”[ CITATION
Cen09 \l 1033 ]
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Works Cited
Cengage. (2009). Case study 20 | Culture Trumps Strategy. Retrieved August 10,
2017, from [Link]:
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Kelly, P. (2009). Case study 74 | Leadership - what is it. Retrieved August 10,
2017, from [Link]:
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