Written Assignment Questions:

Question $1.($a$)$ In your life, who is the most influential leader you have had so far? Please answer how that leader gave you so much influence with specific examples. $($b$)$ What type of power did the leader have? What type of influence tactics did the leader use? Please answer both $($a$)$ and $($b$)$ with examples based on your own experience.

Article. How Elon Musk's Twitter reign magnified his brutal management style, By Johana BhuiyanLinks to an external site.

Article. The Clarifying moment Elon Musk has given us$,$ By Arianna HuffingtonLinks to an external site.

Question $2.($a$)$ Please answer after reading the above two articles. What type of leader decision$-$making styles do you observe from Elon Musk's leadership style $($see the textbook pp$.471-473)?$ What type of leader behaviors $($e$.$g$.,$ initiating structure, consideration, pp$.476-478)$ do you observe? Please include specific examples with your answer. $($b$)$ Musk is a leader in a few businesses $($e$.$g$.,$ SpaceX and Tesla$).$ How has been his leadership style over different organizations? Is his leadership style successful for all businesses? or not? Why do you think so$?($c$)$ How can the life cycle theory of leadership $($i$.$e$.,$ situational model of leadership, pp$.478-479)$ be applied in this situation? Do you have any suggestions to make the leadership more effective? Please share your opinions.

Case analysis $-$ Chapter $14$ Apple case

Please read and answer three Case Questions in the textbook Chapter $14,$ p$.493.$

$14\mathrm{.}1$ What are the challenges for employees when one leader takes over for another, and each has a very different leadership style?

$14\mathrm{.}2$ Do you think Apple's reliance on China for manufacturing is problematic? How much responsibility should Tim Cook bear for this, and what should his role be going forward?

$14\mathrm{.}3$ Does Cook fit your perception of what a "transformational leader" is supposed to be$?$