Unit 5 - Individual Project Type: Individual Project Due Date: Sun, 08/23/15 Points Possible: 250 Deliverable Length: 4-6 pages Description: Influence Processes You have been encouraged by a colleague to write a brief article about "CEOs and presidents" for a management journal. You have decided to compare the leadership styles of three leaders. Using the Library, the Internet, and your course materials, write a 4-5 page document via Word that elaborates on the following: In your article, provide the following: o An introduction to the concept of influence processes o A summary of the various types of influence processes and the factors that can affect them o An analysis of the processes used by the three leaders. Identify the processes that the leaders and top management team (TMT) are using to impact the organization. Use the table below to organize your answers (you can copy the table from this browser window and paste it into your Word document). Please enter into each cell in the table how that leader is using that particular influence method (if applicable). Influence Method Direct decisions Allocation of resources Reward system Selection and promotion of other leaders Role modeling Leader 1 Leader 2 Leader 3 Use the Library or other Web resources to support your argument. Be sure to cite your sources using APA Style 6th edition guidelines. Your report MUST include a reference list. All research should be cited in the body of the paper. Discussion Board essays and Individual Projects without references and citations may not earn any higher grade than a 'C' letter grade. Your report should contain an abstract, a short introduction, and conclusion in addition to the body of the paper. Please note that if you have a source in your reference section, you need to cite it in the body of the paper per APA guidelines and vice-versa. Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA Style 6th edition format. Objective: The Objective of the Unit 5 IP Assignment will involve the following the Course Outcomes and Grading Criteria with their respective percentages for the Grading Rubric. This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here. Please submit your assignment. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Grading Rubric: Grading Criteria Percentage Deliverable requirements addressed; 35% understanding of material and writer's message and intent are clear Scholarly research which supports writer's 20% position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences. Critical thinking: position is well justified; 20% logical flow; examples Structure: includes introduction and 10% conclusion; proper paragraph format and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable Mechanical - no spelling, grammatical or 10% punctuation errors APA - deliverable is cited properly 5% according to the APA Publication Manual (6th Ed.) Objectives: o Explain the role of individual differences and traits in leadership. o Describe the role of relationship development and management in effective leadership, and use the concepts in improving leadership effectiveness. o o Analyze the various leader, follower, cultural, and situational characteristics that contribute to leadership. Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations. Go To Assignment Details Unit 5 of the assignment discusses the influence process of the top management teams of the organization and their impact on the organization. Influence process refers to the ways in which leaders affects their followers to attain certain goals and objectives of the firm. Generally, the main influence methods of top management teams of organizations includes directing decision making, resource allocation, role modelling, reward systems and promotion of other leaders of the organization. However, before examining the various influence processes in detail, we need to answer various questions regarding the leader influence process. First, we need to examine the main factors that affect the influence process ofdifferent leaders. Some of these factors may include the level of authority that the leader possesses in respect to the firm affairs, degree of autonomy and the personality traits of the leader himself. Another question worth asking about the influence process is the impact of the influence method adopted by a leader in the organization. These include the impact on the output level of the firm, motivation of the firm employees as well as encouraging development of harmonious relationships by firm employees. This question is significantly relevant to our discussion since the influence method adopted by an organizational leader affects the outcomes of his followers. For example, if the leader's strategy is to allow a collaborated decision making, then his followers will own most of the decisions and will be motivated to work harder to achieve the set goals. On the other hand, if the leader does not involve the followers in decision making, they may feel sidelined in the affairs of the firm and affect their output. Finally, we need to consider asking the question on the relationship among the influence methods to understand how a leader can combine the influence methods to deliver output of the firm. For instance a leader may combine the influence processes of delegation of duties combined with reward schemes for satisfactory performance of duties assigned. Unit 5 - Individual Project Type: Individual Project Due Date: Sun, 08/23/15 Points Possible: 250 Deliverable Length: 4-6 pages Description: Influence Processes You have been encouraged by a colleague to write a brief article about "CEOs and presidents" for a management journal. You have decided to compare the leadership styles of three leaders. Using the Library, the Internet, and your course materials, write a 4-5 page document via Word that elaborates on the following: In your article, provide the following: o An introduction to the concept of influence processes o A summary of the various types of influence processes and the factors that can affect them o An analysis of the processes used by the three leaders. Identify the processes that the leaders and top management team (TMT) are using to impact the organization. Use the table below to organize your answers (you can copy the table from this browser window and paste it into your Word document). Please enter into each cell in the table how that leader is using that particular influence method (if applicable). Influence Method Direct decisions Allocation of resources Reward system Selection and promotion of other leaders Role modeling Leader 1 Leader 2 Leader 3 Use the Library or other Web resources to support your argument. Be sure to cite your sources using APA Style 6th edition guidelines. Your report MUST include a reference list. All research should be cited in the body of the paper. Discussion Board essays and Individual Projects without references and citations may not earn any higher grade than a 'C' letter grade. Your report should contain an abstract, a short introduction, and conclusion in addition to the body of the paper. Please note that if you have a source in your reference section, you need to cite it in the body of the paper per APA guidelines and vice-versa. Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA Style 6th edition format. Objective: The Objective of the Unit 5 IP Assignment will involve the following the Course Outcomes and Grading Criteria with their respective percentages for the Grading Rubric. This assignment will be assessed using additional criteria provided here. Please submit your assignment. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Grading Rubric: Grading Criteria Percentage Deliverable requirements addressed; 35% understanding of material and writer's message and intent are clear Scholarly research which supports writer's 20% position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences. Critical thinking: position is well justified; 20% logical flow; examples Structure: includes introduction and 10% conclusion; proper paragraph format and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable Mechanical - no spelling, grammatical or 10% punctuation errors APA - deliverable is cited properly 5% according to the APA Publication Manual (6th Ed.) Objectives: o Explain the role of individual differences and traits in leadership. o Describe the role of relationship development and management in effective leadership, and use the concepts in improving leadership effectiveness. o o Analyze the various leader, follower, cultural, and situational characteristics that contribute to leadership. Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations. Go To Assignment Details Unit 5 of the assignment discusses the influence process of the top management teams of the organization and their impact on the organization. Influence process refers to the ways in which leaders affects their followers to attain certain goals and objectives of the firm. Generally, the main influence methods of top management teams of organizations includes directing decision making, resource allocation, role modelling, reward systems and promotion of other leaders of the organization. However, before examining the various influence processes in detail, we need to answer various questions regarding the leader influence process. First, we need to examine the main factors that affect the influence process ofdifferent leaders. Some of these factors may include the level of authority that the leader possesses in respect to the firm affairs, degree of autonomy and the personality traits of the leader himself. Another question worth asking about the influence process is the impact of the influence method adopted by a leader in the organization. These include the impact on the output level of the firm, motivation of the firm employees as well as encouraging development of harmonious relationships by firm employees. This question is significantly relevant to our discussion since the influence method adopted by an organizational leader affects the outcomes of his followers. For example, if the leader's strategy is to allow a collaborated decision making, then his followers will own most of the decisions and will be motivated to work harder to achieve the set goals. On the other hand, if the leader does not involve the followers in decision making, they may feel sidelined in the affairs of the firm and affect their output. Finally, we need to consider asking the question on the relationship among the influence methods to understand how a leader can combine the influence methods to deliver output of the firm. For instance a leader may combine the influence processes of delegation of duties combined with reward schemes for satisfactory performance of duties assigned. My individual project this week is to write a brief article about "CEOs and presidents\" that includes the comparison of leadership styles of the three leaders. I am planning to follow the below mentioned process to pursue this research: 1. Selection of Leaders: I will select the three influential leaders particularly from Fortune 500 companies to study their individual leadership styles. 2. Developing a General Questionnaire: I will develop a general questionnaire for my reference as it would help me to carry forward my online search. It will ask questions like a. The questions pertaining to the factors affecting influence process such as degree of autonomy, power relationships, level in formal hierarchy, personality traits and skill inventory of the leaders to understand the influence exert by any leader in his organisation. b. The questions pertaining to the relationship between the personality differences and leadership influence. c. The questions that focus on the role of interpersonal relations on the impact created on the followers. d. The questions that will help in determining the type of leadership such as benevolent, authoritative, paternalistic or laissez faire. e. The questions to analyse the impact of variables like culture, climate, situation, workforce diversity, organisational structure (mechanistic v/s organic) on the leadership outcomes. f. The questions that focus on the analysis of leadership impact on performance of the employees, goal achievement, productivity, efficiency, motivation level, job satisfaction, organisational citizenship and attrition rate. g. The next set of questions will focus on the processes that the leaders and top management team (TMT) are using to impact the organization such as resource allocation, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, centralised v/s decentralised decision making, promotional strategies, role modeling, etc. 3. Data Search: I will use various secondary data sources to find answer to these questions. Various cases and scenarios that are available online will be analysed. 4. Finding Analysis: I will analyse the various findings based on which recommendations will be given and generalisations will be drawn. 1) Example from one of my classmate Hello Everyone, So far when I am conducting my research for my Unit 5 project I have and will only stick to peer reviewed articles throughout school library, and only will use websites from the internet that end in one of the three categories (.edu, .org. or .gov) this will help me to keep my project/paper from containing bias information. In addition, I will review all information from both articles, journals, and newspapers, to make sure they are up to academic writing standards, and will benefit my final project. Personally, I like to research the author of any references I intend to use in my writings, I believe this helps to ensure that my writing will be free of any bias information, or authors who tend to extend their own personal beliefs or opinions into their writings. I also like to look to see if these authors use credible or reliable evidence in their writings to back up any claims their make. Below is a brief draft but not complete outline for my unit 5 project: Outline I. Introduction II. Summarize A. Tom Coughlin 1. Authoritarian Leadership Style 2. Influence Processes Used 3. Impacts on the Organization 4. Direction of Decisions 5. Allocation of Resources 6. Reward System Used 7. Selection and/or promotion methods 8. Role Modeling B. Donna Karan 1. Laissez-Faire Leadership Style 2. Influence Processes Used 3. Impacts on the Organization 4. Direction of Decisions 5. Allocation of Resources 6. Reward System Used 7. Selection and/or promotion methods 8. Role Modeling C. Jeff Bezos 1. Achievement-oriented leadership style 2. Influence Processes Used 3. Impacts on the Organization 4. Direction of Decisions 5. Allocation of Resources 6. Reward System Used 7. Selection and/or promotion methods 8. Role Modeling III. Chart IV. Conclusion V. References Response from Our Instructor: Have you read any articles or books about either of your leaders? If so, which ones are you going to use as a source in your paper? Example Number 2 from my classmate: Leadership & Ethics for Managers Unit 4 Discussion Board July 6, 2015 My plan is to found the leadership styles I would like to work on. I will be gathering my information from the internet and AIU library so my info will be accredited; once that is done. I start to fill in the chart. My next step is to do the abstract and the summary. In my summary I am going to explain why each leader was chosen for their leadership. What type of power they use to gain their leadership? i will end with a conclusion. Below is an outline of what my research paper is about. CEO's and Presidents Influence Processes Outline 1. Title page 2. Abstract 3. Summary 1. Participative Leadership 2. Autocratic Leadership 3. Transformational Leadership 4. Chart 5. Conclusion 6. References RESPONSE FROM INSTRUCTOR: I appreciate you starting this discussion. Have you decided on the leaders you will write about? It appears from your outline you already know their leadership style. Did you watch the youtube video about writing outlines