leadership style and organizational culture of a company

Preparation • Form groups of 3 or 4 and brainstorm various leadership styles and the impact of each style on the organizational culture. • Choose a project leader for your group. • Assign responsibilities to each team member and create a project timeline. Share this document with your group members and instructor. Division of tasks amongst members • Review project requirement tasks equally amongst members. During this project, if there is a problem with one team member not completing his/her task, then notify your instructor. In such cases, the non-performing team member will be required to complete the task individually with no changes to the scope of the project. TASKS and MARKS ALLOCATION: Task 1: You are required to design a comprehensive questionnaire (approx. 20-25 questions) to collect first-hand information from the leader of a company of your choices. (10 marks). Task 2: You are required to conduct a detailed interview (face-to-face, or electronic medium) with the leader of a company of your choice to explore his/her leadership style and its impact on the organizational culture. Procedure: 1) Develop a list of 20-25 questions. 2) Identify a leader and ask him/her if you can interview them. Present them the list of questions ahead of the time. Make sure you have their permission for an interview. Keep a copy of confirming emails and attach in the appendix. (5 marks) Task 3: Provide introduction of the chosen company, the leader you are interviewing. (5 marks) Task 4: Examine and analyze the leadership style from the interview conducted (25 marks) Task 5: Examine and analyze the type of organizational culture existing in the company (25 marks). Task 6 – Based on the data analysed for leadership style and organizational culture, examine the affect of leadership style on organizational culture. (20 marks) Task 7: Make necessary Recommendations to improve the organizational culture. Apply the concepts of effective communication, diversity management, and ethics. (10 marks)              

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