MB661 Activity 3 Case Study

ACTIVITY 3
MB661 Leadership and Motivation

Lesson 3: Leader Personality and Power


Activity 3: Case Study

This Activity is comprised of three (3) parts. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style. (100 points) (A 4-page response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, and C.)

Read “The Last CEO of Lehman Brothers: Richard Fuld,” starting on page 174 of your text. After reading this case, discuss the following.

Part A Discuss five (5) types of leader power. These five types fall into two (2) broader categories: position power and personal power.

a. Define each of the five (5) types of leader power.

b. Discuss how each of the five (5) types of leader power impact and/or motivate followers.

c. Which of the five types of leader power fall into the category of position power, and which fall into the category of personal power?

Part B What are the sources of Dick Fuld’s power?

Part C What elements of power corruption are present in this case?

ANSWER WILL BE SENT BY EMAIL.