Benchmarking Study: Intersect Investment
Essay title: Benchmarking Study: Intersect Investment
Running head: BENCHMARKING STUDY: INTERSECT INVESTMENT
Benchmarking Study: Intersect Investment
Benchmarking Study: Gene One
Introduction (Something short about Intersect and the Benchmarking process. Segue into your analysis of each Criterion.)
Cheryl will finish up……………
Intersect Investment, an investment company has Intersect needs to …………………..within the next 12 months in order to realize it’s growth and become ……………….. Frank Jeffers, …………has now the opportunity to engage his leadership team to develop a strategy that will lead to growth and …………….. One of the ways for Intersect to do this is by benchmarking companies that have faced similar issues and succeeded in realizing their goals. Below is a synthesis of how Intersect can adapt and benefit from other companies in relation to leadership styles, change management, organizational structure and organizational strategy.
Select change models for short-term , small-scale, and long-term, large-scale changes. (Erik)
The changing shape of organizations
The Contingency approach to organization design
Three important contingency variables: technology, size and strategic choice.
Analyze the implications of different leadership styles on the change management process. (Shahnaz)
Additional perspectives on leadership
Substitutes for leadership
From Transactional to Charismatic leadership
Fiedler’s contingency model
Select leadership styles for a given situation. (Shahnaz)
Behavioral styles theory
Ohio State studies……etc
Trait and behavioral theories of leadership
Trait theory…..etc
Situational theories
Fiedler’s.situational control, path-goal, reformulated theory
Evaluate the influence of leadership on management practices. (Cheryl)
Servant leadership
From transactional to charismatic leadership
Situational leadership theory
Analyze the factors that contribute to a long-term commitment to change. (Melissa)
Organizational effectiveness (and the threat of decline)
Appraise future leadership challenges. (Melissa)
Additional perspectives on leadership
Substitutes for Leadership
Conclusion
References
Be sure to alphabetize your references against the last person who added theirs This is only the box with instructions like the templates we get……….paste references Above the table………………….add any notes that are relevant for the next person to read..Please note which reference is yours so the citation can be matched to the reference. Some of us may be referencing the same book and chapter so we want to make sure we are not being redundant.Eriks References Melissa ReferencesShahnaz ReferencesCheryl References
Jane’s very explicit instructions are as follows. I see no reason why we shouldn’t use her exact words, just replace the criterion etc. where needed and delete the unneeded stuff.
Melissa’s synopsis
Under the criterion/theme, “Evaluate the influence of leadership on management practices,” I have chosen the topic of “Charismatic leadership.” (Remember these come directly from the Mind Map.
Here is the issue I identified in the scenario and how it also applied to my benchmarked company. (Give the