MGT10001 FINAL ASSESSMENT - PART B Name: Abu Dojana 103810480 Section 1 Question 1: According to the information provided in the case study what leadership style does Sam demonstrate? Discuss reasons for your answer. In answering to this question, please also base on the elements of such a leadership style to explain employee outcomes under Sam's leadership. Answers: Sam had developed a reputation within the organization as someone who sought to build up each of his employees through effective training, coaching, and providing the tools they needed to be successful in their job. His team was happy, self-motivated, highly accomplished, and very competitive'. Based upon the quoted information given in the case study (highlighted) we can conclude that Sam Vincent demonstrate Achievement oriented leadership. Achievement oriented leadership is described as 'leadership style in which the leader sets and displays confidence that employees will assume responsibility and put in extraordinary effort', which falls hand in hand with Sam's leadership style, like effective training, coaching and tools to be successful in their jobs. Subordinate satisfaction can be traced in Sam's employees as they are 'happy, self- motivated, and highly, we can also notice subordinate performance as his employees are 'highly accomplished and very competitive'. Although there was baseline for the minimum criteria needed for employment, yet Sam crafted a list of desired attributes for his team's ideal candidate, as following: · Significant sales experience with a proven track record · Sense of urgency to complete work accurately and expediently · Values community engagement and is a visible member of the local business community · Exudes professionalism · Brings a positive attitude and upbeat personality to the workplace · Is a team player; Post-secondary education in business, finance, or communications This reflects how he sets challenging goals, has high expectations of employees, which derives from the Achievement oriented leadership style.
Question 2: (a) Why do you think the organization encourages stakeholder approach for social responsibility in the hiring decision than shareholder approach? (b) How does stakeholder approach in the hiring decision can build managers who promote social responsibility? Answer: (a)What is stakeholder and shareholder approach in hiring? shareholder Model: a view of social responsibility that holds that an organization's overriding goal should be profit maximization for the benefit of shareholder. Stakeholder Model: a theory of corporate responsibility that holds that management's most important responsibility, long-term survival, is achieved by satisfying the interests of multiple corporate stakeholders. There are two types of stakeholders Primary and Secondary stakeholder, primary stake holders are involved in daily transactions of the business (supplier, employees) and secondary stakeholders any group that can influence or be influenced by a company and can affect public perceptions about its socially responsible behavior (media, special interest group). Therefore, if the company encourages stakeholders' approach in the hiring process it is more likely that their employees will be more focused towards the betterment of the stakeholders, primary and secondary, followingly they will be more socially responsible rather than being profit oriented. (b) When the