- Subject: Leadership in Organizations. - Mandatory book for this week's assignment (file attached - please include in citations): Yukl, G. A. (2013). Leadership in organizations. Harlow, Boston: Pea

A nsw er t h ese e ssay q uestio ns:

E ssay # 1: G iv e y o ur r e aso ns to y o ur a nsw er to th is q uestio n: “ C an u neth ic a l b ehavio r

occu r fo r a le ader w ho h as p ro p er v a lu es a nd in te ntio ns? ” W hy o r w hy n ot?

E ssay # 2: D escrib e th e G LO BE p ro je ct a n d te ll w hy it is im po rta nt.

E ssay # 3: C ase S tu dy: M adis o n, J o nes, a nd C onklin

A fte r g ra duatin g fr o m a p re stig io us b usin ess s ch ool, L aura K ra vit z a cce pte d a jo b a t

M adis o n, J o nes, a nd C onklin , a m ed iu m ‐ siz e d fir m th at d id a cco untin g a nd c o nsu lt in g

pro je cts fo r c o rp ora te c lie nts . A fte r a s e rie s o f s u cce ssfu l a ssig nm ents w ork in g a s a

m em ber o f a p ro je ct te am , L aura w as p ro m ote d to a te am m an ager p osit io n w it h

b ro ader r e sp onsib ilit ie s. L aura fe lt c o n fid ent a bout h er q ualif ic a tio ns. T he o th er te am

m anagers s e em ed to r e sp ect h er, a nd c lie nts w ere h appy w it h th e p ro je cts s h e

m anaged. Wi th th is r e co rd o f s u cce ss, L aura h oped to e ve n tu ally b eco m e a p artn er in

t h e c o m pany. H ow eve r, a s th e o nly w om an m an ager in a m ale ‐ dom in ate d c o m pany,

s h e k n ew th at th ere w ould b e s o m e o bsta cle s to o ve rc o m e.

L aura fe lt th at s o m e o f th e s e nio r m an agers w ere v e ry c o n se rv a tiv e a nd d id n ot a cce pt

her a s a n e qual. In th e q uarte rly p la nnin g m ee tin gs, th ese m an agers w ere o fte n

in atte ntiv e w hen s h e s p oke a nd s e e m ed u nre ce p tiv e to h er s u g gestio ns fo r

im pro ve m ents . S eve ra l tim es s h e p ro pose d a n id ea th at w as ig nore d, a nd th at s a m e

id ea w as la te r s u ggeste d b y s o m eo ne e ls e w ho r e ce iv e d th e c re dit fo r it .

L aura d id n ot h ave a m ento r in th e c o m pa ny to te ll p eople a bout h er s kills a nd h elp to

a dva nce h er c a re er. M ore ove r, s h e d id n ot fe el a cce pte d in to th e in fo rm al n etw ork o f

re la tio nsh ip s th at p ro vid ed o pportu nit ie s to in te ra ct w it h s e n io r m anagers . S he d id n ot

lik e to p la y g olf a nd w as n ot a m em be r o f th e e xclu siv e g olf c lu b to w hic h m any o f th e

m ale m anagers b elo nged. S he w as n ot in vit e d to m ost o f th e s o cia l a ctiv it ie s h oste d b y

se nio r m anagers fo r fr ie nds a nd s e le ct m em be rs o f th e c o m pa ny.

L aura a ls o fe lt th at th e a ssig nm en t o f p ro je cts w as b ia se d . T he h ig h ‐ pro file p ro je cts

w ere a lw ays g iv e n to th e m ale m anagers . W hen L aura a ske d h er b oss fo r m ore

c h alle ngin g p ro je cts , s h e w as to ld th at th e o ld er c lie nts u su a lly p re fe rre d to d eal w it h

m en. B eca use s h e w as n ot g iv e n th e m ore p ro fit a ble a cco unts , h er p erfo rm ance

n um bers d id n ot lo ok a s g ood a s th e n um be rs fo r s o m e o f th e m ale m anagers . T w o

m ale m anagers w ho h ad jo in ed th e c o m pa ny a ro und th e s a m e tim e s h e w as h ir e d w ere

p ro m ote d a head o f h er.

F ru str a te d b y th e a ppare nt “ g la ss c e ilin g” a t th e c o m pa ny, L aura a ske d to m eet w it h th e

pre sid ent to ta lk a bout h er c a re er. T he p re sid ent w as s u rp ris e d to h ear th at L aura w as

unhappy a bout h er a dva nce m en t in th e c o m pa ny. H e a ssu re d h er th at s h e w as a

v a lu able e m plo ye e a nd s h ould b e p atie nt a bout a p ro m otio n. H ow eve r, a fte r a noth er

ye ar w it h lit tle im pro ve m ent in h ow s h e w as tr e ate d, L aura r e sig ned fr o m th e c o m pany.

Wi th tw o fr ie nds fr o m g ra duate s ch o ol w ho a ls o fe lt u nappre cia te d, s h e fo rm ed a n ew co m pany a nd s e rv e d a s th e c h ie f e xe cu tiv e o ff ic e r. In a r e la tiv e ly s h ort tim e, th is

c o m pany b eca m e h ig hly s u cce ssfu l.

1. Wh at fo rm s o f g ender d is crim in atio n d id L aura e xp e rie nce ?

2. Wh at c o uld L aura h ave d one to o ve rc o m e th e o bsta cle s s h e e nco unte re d?

3. Wh at c o uld th e p re sid ent h ave d one to c re ate e qual o pportu nit y in th is c o m pany?

E ssay # 4: U sin g th e In te rn et, s u rv e y c u rre n t r e se a rc h c o m pa rin g m ale a nd fe m ale

l e aders , s u m mariz e th e m ajo r tr e nds.