Leadership and Team Management

ECHO ELECTRONICS Page 132 of the Yukl textbook Leadership in Organizations (8th Edition) Read pages 106-109 Read pages 118-126 of the Yukl text Leadership in Organizations (8th Edition) The purpose of this case is to provide you with a better understanding of the potential benefits of participative leadership and effective delegation. Participative leadership is described in detail on pages 106-109 of the Yukl text. Delegation is discussed on pages 118-126 of the Yukl text. Please be complete and specific when answering the questions in the case study. Question 1 at the bottom of page 132 Describe at least three things that Paul Sanchez, the Production Manager for Echo Electronics and/or his direct subordinates (the supervisors of the four production departments) could have done in the past, as the new computerized work stations were being proposed and introduced, to avoid the decline in worker productivity and product quality that occurred. Question #2 at the bottom of page 132 Describe at least three steps that Paul and/or the supervisors of the four production departments can do now to deal with the decline in productivity and product quality that has already occurred at Echo Electronics. I.e., explain how the negative trends that have occurred in worker productivity and product quality can be reversed. Please be specific in your answer. Question #3 Describe how this case study can be applied to your work setting, position, or life. ALVIS CORPORATION Pages 133-134 of the Yukl textbook Leadership in Organizations (8th Edition) The purpose of this case study is to provide you with a better understanding of the potential pitfalls of participative leadership. In this case study, the participative approach was used by Kathy McCarthy, the manager of the Production Department at Alvis Corporation, for both decisions which her work group faced. Please be complete and specific when answering the questions in the case study. Question #1 at the top of page 134 When responding to this question, please be sure to explain why each of the two decisions in this case study were or were not appropriate for the group decision-making procedure, according to the Vroom-Yetton model. (Please refer to pages 111-114 of the Yukl textbook for a description of this model.) Question #2 at the top of page 134: Part One: What mistakes were made in using participation? Describe at least two things that Kathy did incorrectly when practicing participative decision-making in this case study. Please be specific in your responses. (4 points). Part Two: What could have been done to avoid the difficulties that Kathy encountered? Question #3 at the top of page 134 Were these two decisions appropriate ones for introducing participation into the department? Please include in your answer to this question a decision that Kathy”s work group may face that could more appropriately be solved using participative decision-making. Question #4 Describe how this case study can be applied to your work setting, position, or life. NATIONAL PRODUCTS Pages 160-161 of the Yukl textbook Leadership in Organizations (8th Edition) The purpose of this case study is to develop a better understanding that different motive patterns may have on managerial effectiveness. Each of the three department managers in the case study has a dominant motive pattern. The effectiveness of each of the department managers, if chosen for the General Manager position, is likely to vary, perhaps due in large part to the manager”s motive pattern. Please be complete and specific when answering the questions in the case study. Question #1 at the bottom of page 161 Before answering this question, you may wish to review the section on Personality Traits and Effective Leadership” on pages 138-148 of the Yukl textbook. In your response to this question, list the dominant motive(s) for each of the three candidates for the General Manager position: 1) Charley Adams; 2) Bill Stuart; and 3) Ray Johnson. Question #2 at the bottom of page 161 The section on Managerial Competencies” on pages 151-153 of the Yukl textbook may be particularly helpful to review before answering this question. In your answer to this question, please describe the effect that the traits of each candidate may have on his potential success in the General Manager position. You may include information about any of the research studies referenced in the Yukl textbook in your answer to this question. Question #3 at the bottom of page 161 If you were Susan Thomas, the Vice-President for Human Resources at National Products, whom would you select for the General Manager position? Would you seek an external candidate for the job? Please explain your reasoning for the selection you have made. Question #4 Describe how this case study can be applied to your work setting, position, or life.