CASE STUDY : CAN A LEADER’S MEANS JUSTIFY THE ENDS ?

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CASE STUDY : CAN A LEADER’S MEANS JUSTIFY THE ENDS ?

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ANSWERS.

1. A,

When we talk about Ohio leadership style, we should talk about the two key factors about how leaders lead :

• Initiating structure : Jack Welch was extremely good regarding planning, he had a huge vision and clear objectives.

He redefined General Electric objectives, he considered to be at the 4th position as a failure.

He also had great communication and coordination skills, the proof is that his employees and managers used to know in advance.

• Consideration : In opposite of his increadible manager performance, Jack wasn't this kind of people who cares and pay attention to his employees.

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B,

Applying Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid matrix's, Jack Welch was more focused on results, and not at all about people. He used to say that G.E should either be n°1 or n°2 in all business or get out of them.

Behind his extraordinary financial performance, Jack used to put under pressure his managers and employees.

So, I can say that Jack Welch is more about produce-or-perish management.

C,

LMX Theory includes two groupes. ( In-group and the out-group).

Jack Welch created an evoluation and ranking system for managers.

Managers of the top ranking (In-group) were highly rewarded, while the others with poor performance were successively fired.

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2.

Jack Welch was seen as a hero on the eyes of his stockholders and close managers and employees, but i think a lot of people suffered a lot due to his maners, sarcasm and teasing humour.

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