QUESTION 1

1. Discuss cultural and gender similarities and differences in leadership. Share a personal or professional experience representative of one of these.

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

QUESTION 2

1. Describe the four elements of transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is the most popular perspective of leadership; however, it is far from perfect. Discuss the limitations of transformational leadership.

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

QUESTION 3

1. Identify six types of departmentalization. Evaluate one type within a professional scenario or real-life experience.

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

QUESTION 4

1. Explain how the external environment, organizational size, technology, and strategy are relevant in the design of an organizational structure where you have worked.

   Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Course Textbook

McShane, S. L., & Von Glinow, M. A. (2013). Organizational behavior: Emerging knowledge, global reality (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

Answer preview

According to MacShane, & Von Glinow (2015), the style of leadership used by a leader is greatly influenced by the difference in cultural traditions and values. Leaders with collectivist culture tend to be autocratic where they show little concern for employees and make all decisions by themselves. During times of natural disasters, this style of leadership gets the best results while in normal situations, it gets catastrophic and may lead to low morale and high absenteeism among employees. Leaders exhibiting individualistic cultures tend to be…

 

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