Case Assignment View the following six video clips* and follow the Instructions listed below to write your 4- to 5-page essay. 1. This clip is from Dead Poets Society. Compare and contrast the leadership styles of both Mr. Keating and Mr. Nolan. CineGraf (2014). O captain, my captain!  2. This clip is from the movie Office Space where the main character is asked to work the weekend. What leadership style is Lumberg using? ResoluteProductions (2011). Office Space—Working tomorrow. 3. The third clip is a scene from Remember the Titans where the coach tells the players about the Battle of Gettysburg. mikedaquila (2011) Remember the Titans Coach Boone Speech 4. This clip is from The Princess Bride and depicts a battle of wits between Vazzini and Roberts where Vazzini has to decide which cup is poisoned. Vecchiarelli, M.S. (2013) The princess bride—Battle of the wits. 5. The fifth clip is from The Blind Side. What leadership style does the coach use and then what style does the mother use when she goes onto the field to tell Michael that the football team is like his family and he has to protect them? MacPherson, J. (2011). Blindside p and p 2 6. The last clip is from The Devil Wears Prada where Andrea arrives at the offices of Runway to interview for a job as assistant to Miranda. moviemomentsAUS’s channel (2012). Devil Wears Prada. *Note: These clips are all on YouTube. If you cannot access YouTube from a network that blocks access, you will need to use a different network or borrow another computer to complete the assignment. If neither is possible, contact your professor for instructions for an alternate assignment for writing a research paper on the Complexity Theory of Leadership. Instructions: · Discuss what leadership model(s) best describe the approach to leadership exhibited in the video clip. · Trait Model · Behavioral Model · Contingency Model (identify which one—Fiedler Model, Path-Goal Model, and/or Normative Decision Model) · Influence (Power) (identify which one—Reward Power, Coercive Power, Legitimate Power, Referent Power and/or Expert Power) · Transformational Leadership · Devote a section in your paper to each of the video clips. Each section should have a heading with the name of the video clip followed by the leadership style/styles portrayed. For example: Return of the Jedi (Coercive Power). · For each of the video clips, you will need to use at least one of the leadership models listed above, and a few have more than one portrayed. Also you must use of all five of the leadership styles at least once in your paper. · Analyze the effectiveness of this leadership approach. Give examples of how specific behaviors or attitudes illustrate specific tenets of the leadership model you have chosen. Defend your answer with examples from the clip and references to the appropriate background material. · Is this leadership style appropriate for this situation? Do you think it will be effective? Why or why not? Under what conditions mig ...

1. Case Assignment
View the following six video clips* and follow the Instructions
listed below to write your 4- to 5-page essay.
1. This clip is from Dead Poets Society. Compare and contrast
the leadership styles of both Mr. Keating and Mr. Nolan.
CineGraf (2014). O captain, my captain!
2. This clip is from the movie Office Space where the main
character is asked to work the weekend. What leadership style is
Lumberg using?
ResoluteProductions (2011). Office Space—Working tomorrow.
3. The third clip is a scene from Remember the Titans where the
coach tells the players about the Battle of Gettysburg.
mikedaquila (2011) Remember the Titans Coach Boone Speech
4. This clip is from The Princess Bride and depicts a battle of
wits between Vazzini and Roberts where Vazzini has to decide
which cup is poisoned.
Vecchiarelli, M.S. (2013) The princess bride—Battle of the
wits.
5. The fifth clip is from The Blind Side. What leadership style
does the coach use and then what style does the mother use
when she goes onto the field to tell Michael that the football
team is like his family and he has to protect them?
MacPherson, J. (2011). Blindside p and p 2
6. The last clip is from The Devil Wears Prada where Andrea
arrives at the offices of Runway to interview for a job as
assistant to Miranda.
moviemomentsAUS’s channel (2012). Devil Wears Prada.
*Note: These clips are all on YouTube. If you cannot access
YouTube from a network that blocks access, you will need to
use a different network or borrow another computer to complete
the assignment. If neither is possible, contact your professor for
instructions for an alternate assignment for writing a research
paper on the Complexity Theory of Leadership.
Instructions:

2. · Discuss what leadership model(s) best describe the approach
to leadership exhibited in the video clip.
· Trait Model
· Behavioral Model
· Contingency Model (identify which one—Fiedler Model, Path-
Goal Model, and/or Normative Decision Model)
· Influence (Power) (identify which one—Reward Power,
Coercive Power, Legitimate Power, Referent Power and/or
Expert Power)
· Transformational Leadership
· Devote a section in your paper to each of the video clips. Each
section should have a heading with the name of the video clip
followed by the leadership style/styles portrayed. For example:
Return of the Jedi (Coercive Power).
· For each of the video clips, you will need to use at least one of
the leadership models listed above, and a few have more than
one portrayed. Also you must use of all five of the leadership
styles at least once in your paper.
· Analyze the effectiveness of this leadership approach. Give
examples of how specific behaviors or attitudes illustrate
specific tenets of the leadership model you have chosen. Defend
your answer with examples from the clip and references to the
appropriate background material.
· Is this leadership style appropriate for this situation? Do you
think it will be effective? Why or why not? Under what
conditions might this approach be most appropriate? Most
inappropriate?
There is not one right answer to which leadership style is being
represented in each clip—it is open to interpretation. However,
the critical thinking in this assignment hinges on how well you
defend your choice of leadership style. Make a strong and
logical argument by using examples from the clips to
demonstrate the characteristics of the style as presented in the
background materials.
Keep in mind there may be more than one leadership style
represented in a video clip.

3. You may want to do additional research to supplement what is
on the background page. Outside research does not substitute
for citing and referencing the background material, but may add
additional support and depth to your arguments.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the
Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects of
the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and
precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum
length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources,
expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated
and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of
conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient
depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized and well
written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate
for graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are
paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of
responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through
excessive use of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission demonstrate
that the student has read, understood and can apply the
background materials for the module? If required, has the
student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by
student’s use of relevant and quality (library?) sources? Do
additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions
drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of
APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for
paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all
sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the
assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and
are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper

4. been included on the References page?
Assignment Overview
This assignment focuses on the importance of organizational
structure and its possible impact on employees. After finishing
with the Background page and readings, go to the following
interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who is a renowned
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business
School, and an influential business advisor. Among other
things, in this interview she talks about the evolution of
changes in organizational structure in the past decades, and the
link to employees’ well-being and functioning.
Required Reading
Puffer, S. (2004) Changing organizational structures: An
interview with Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Academy of Management
Executive, 18(2).
The following article looks at changing organizational
structures as open systems and the effect on managers:
Buhler, P. M. (2011). Changing organizational structures and
their impact on managers. Supervision, 72(2), 24-26.
Both of these articles can be found in the Trident University
Library.
Case Assignment
Write a 4- to 5-page critique answering the questions below.
· An organization’s structure can have significant effects on its
members. What might those effects be? Analyze the behavioral
implications of different organizational designs and use at least
two examples.
· Is it possible to generalize and say that a certain structure is
better than others? That is, is there a structure that is superior in
terms of its effects on its members? Take a stand and defend
your comments with references to the concepts in the readings
in this module and any previous modules that you find relevant.
Demonstrate that you have read, understood, and can apply the
background materials by citing them in support of your

5. analysis.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the
Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects of
the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and
precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum
length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources,
expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated
and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of
conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient
depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized and well
written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate
for graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are
paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of
responding, or is justification/support instead conveyed through
excessive use of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission demonstrate
that the student has read, understood and can apply the
background materials for the module? If required, has the
student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by
student’s use of relevant and quality (library?) sources? Do
additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions
drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of
APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for
paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all
sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the
assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and
are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper
been included on the References page?