Essay - Using theory from Leadership and Power and Politics, analyse examples from the Arlan Hamilton case study to answer the following brief:
Critically evaluate Arlan Hamilton's leadership style and how she approaches power and politics at Backstage Capital.
To answer the brief, you will need to identify Hamilton's approaches and consider their strengths and weaknesses. Use literature from Mainstream/Managerialist and Critical perspectives in your answer.
1. Understand the nature and role leadership and power in shaping organisations and the ways in which they function.
2. Understand and apply a range of both mainstream and critical approaches to the understanding of people in organisations
3. Identify and understand the range factors that influence the behaviour of individuals between individuals and within organisations
For this assignment you are expected to analyse the case study provided on Arlan Hamilton using theory from SU2 Power and Politics and SU3 Leadership. Your essay should argue, based on your analysis, what kind of leader Hamilton is and how she approaches power and politics.
Where should I start?
Downloading this brief is a great start. Next:
• Reread your notes and download the lecture slides for SU2 Power and Politics and SU3 Leadership
• Download and read the ArlanHamiliton case study (don't do any extra research into her outside of this case).
• Your face to face tutorials
What do I need to do to pass?
The points below are for students looking to get in the 40's. For guidance on how to get a higher mark make sure you also read the next section.
• Do not do any extra research into Arlan Hamilton. Base your assignment solely on the information provided in the case.
• Use relevant theories around power & politics and leadership to support your analysis of Arlan Hamilton'smanagement practices. Just using theories from the lecture slides is enough to pass.
• Link the theories to examples from the case study.
• Do not spend your word count ‘describing' theories or ‘describing' in too much detail the examples from the case study. Description should be kept to a minimum the emphasis should be on discussion, analysis and building an argument.
• Reference any ideas which are not your own.
• Use UWE Harvard Referencing.
Attachment:- Understanding Organisations and People.rar