Posts Tagged ‘Virtual Leadership’

Uncertainty Avoidance to Avoidance Accommodation

On of the first frameworks developed for understanding innovation and technology and its relation to the economy has been the linear model of innovation. The model proposes that innovation starts with basic research, then adds applied research and development, ending with production and diffusions: Basic research  Applied research  Development  Production and Diffusion [...]

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MNC Typologies and Social Computing

Multi National Companies (MNC) use a vast array of typologies to distribute their products, services, and ideas throughout the world. There are seven main typologies that MNCs use to conduct business around the world which include ethnocentric, polycentric, geocentric, multidomestic, global, international and transnational. Each typology has unique characteristics that help leverage a company’s business [...]

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Why Relationships?

          The business world has change substantially through the ages. The twenty-first century heralds ever-increasing chaos in world relationships, economies, and geopolitical events. “Some researchers believe the significance of this period in humankind’s history has not been seen since the Industrial Age some 500 years ago” (Daft, R.L.). Today’s modern world of globalization, advancing technologies, [...]

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Relationship vs. Task Oriented Leadership

After reviewing the article Six Personality Traits of a Leader by Ram Charan I found that the article reflected a task-oriented leadership action. “A task-oriented leader is primarily motivated by task accomplishment” (Daft, R.L.), while “A relationship-oriented leader is concerned with people” (Daft, R.L.). The article covered some great trairs that leaders should focus on however many [...]

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Social Computing & Emotional Intelligence

          Within social computing and the internet in general intelligence is highly regarded but little research has been done investigating the value of emotional intelligence (EI). Reviewing contemporary leadership theories emotional intelligence is breaking new ground on how self cognition plays into leading others. This new wave of thought is highly applicable to the evolving [...]

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Virtual Servant Leadership

          Servant-Leadership in virtual teams can be tough since little to no face-to-face interaction occurs. However in leading virtual teams an immense amount of trust must be created between the team members and the leader. “Virtual team leaders have to trust people to do their jobs without constant supervision, and they learn to focus more [...]

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