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 cws.cengage.co.uk:

http://cws.cengage.co.uk/colekelly7/students/Video%20Cases/Chapter

%2013%20-%20Video%20Case%20Study%2020.pdf

Kelly, P. (2009). Case study 74 | Leadership - what is it. Retrieved August 10,

2017, from cws.cengage.co.uk:

http://cws.cengage.co.uk/colekelly7/students/Video%20Cases/Chapter

%207%20-%20Video%20Case%20Study%2074.pdf