Can anyone help with 2 MGT 301 papers?

Newsweek names Steve Jobs as the best of the 10 Best Leaders of 2005. Let us examine why.

Case Assignment Expectations

Write a 3-4 page paper, answering some of the following questions:

Why was CEO Steve Jobs considered to be a (the) best leader of the decade by Fortune Magazine! Using what you have learned in this module on the functions of leadership, define Job’s leadership style and analyze how he fulfilled the functions of leadership during his tenure?

Articles:

Attention: Fortune articles are in EBSCO (please see directions under Background Materials!)

Burrows, P., Grover, R., & Green, H. (2006). Steve Job’s Magic Kingdom. New York. Business Week, February 6, 2006, Issue 3970, page 62, retrieved on November 10, 2010 at:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_06/b3970001.htm

David, Leonard. (2010). Commnetary: The Last Pitchamn. Business Week on line, June 10, 2010, retrieved November 10, 2010, at: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_25/b4183004440240.htm

Koehn, Nancy F.. Fortune, 11/23/2009, Vol. 160 Issue 10, p110-114, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph; (AN 45693823). Accessible via Trident online library.

Optional Readings:

Gomes, Lee (2010).COMPUTERS GET A SECOND ACT. Forbes, 00156914, 5/10/2010, Vol. 185, Issue 8. Accessible via Trident online library.

Helpful Tips:

• Please first read in-depth the Background Materials.
• Identify key concepts (leadership functions and leadership styles), make a list of them, and study them.
• Read the case in Business Week in-depth.
• Do additional research on your own, such as the company website or other recent articles about Steve Job.
• Identify facts in the case that match concepts of leadership (functions and styles) and integrate them.
• The main functions of leadership are establishing a vision, communicating the vision, motivating, an being a change agent: Steve Jobs is well-known for mastering all these functions of management!
• Some of the current leadership theories are charismatic, visionary, transformational versus transactional. Please read the presentation on styles of leadership. Steve Jobs is a great visionary, a transformational leader, and a charismatic leader!
• Apply these concepts to facts in the case in order to develop your arguments, in other words analyze how Jobs fulfills his functions using the article facts and research facts; based on his accomplishments, what styles do characterize his leadership!
• Please make sure to have an Introduction, 2 Main Sections 1) Functions; 2) Leadership Styles. Each section should have subsections. Finih with the conclusions.

Format

In order to develop good business communication skills, it is recommended you write papers using the following structure, using headlines and titles.

Introduction (road map, explain main issue and list and main points)

Main Body: Develop each point in the Introduction, applying theory to facts, in subsections (one subsection per main point).

In this case, I recommend 2 major subsections: Functions and Style. Each subsection should have several further subsections. For example, for functions: vision, communication, motivation, being a change agent. For style visionary, transformational, etc.

Conclusions: Summarize main paper points

List of references.

Citing your Sources:

APA Style

TUI requires all PhD work to be in APA form. We also encourage all other students to comply with guidelines for proper citation of references. You may use the information found on the following links:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Other resources you may want to look at to assist you in writing college papers:

This is an extensive guide to college writing from the University of Maryland. Pick specific chapters or browse the whole text! http://www.umuc.edu/ewc/onlineguide/chapter1/chapter1-01.shtml

Rev. March 7, 2013

SLP Assignment Expectations

Leadership

In this section of the Session Long Project, please write a 2-3 page paper about one of your current or former leaders.

Please do not write about yourself, even if you are a CEO or leader.

Please analyze, using background materials, leadership styles and her/his way of fulfilling functions of management. Key concepts to be addressed are:

• Did he/she empower their employees?
• Was he/she authoritarian?
• Was the leader transformational or transactional, or both?
• How does the leader fulfill her/his functions?
• What is the vision the leader created for the company or organization you selected?
• How did he/she motivate the workforce?
• How did he/she communicate the vision?
• Was the leader a change agent?

Please use the Paper Format, for all SLPS.

There is an Introduction (providing a roadmap to the paper), A Main Body with subsections (one subsection per question), Conclusions (summary) and a List of References.

Please use titles and headings per each section and subsection!

Rev. November 28, 2012