Module

Leadership and Change

Management LCHM01-8
NQF LEVEL 8

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – EXAM

Date 5 June 2019

Marks 100

Exam type Online Submission

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Read the following instructions CAREFULLY before answering the paper,

as failure to act upon them will result in a loss of marks.

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SECTION A (100 MARKS) – ARTICLE
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Click on the following link and read the article to inform your research for this
assessment: Discourses of leadership change or changes of leadership discourse?
[Accessed: 20 March 2019]

Question 1 (100 marks)

1B

The final conclusions drawn in the article state:

“The examination of Rajeev Suri's first letter as CEO of Nokia reveals a multi-
dimensional leadership style in terms of strength of purpose, topical focus, level
of commitment, discursive strategies, audience involvement and relationship-
building. His style exhibits both stereotypical and counter-stereotypical patterns
of CEO leadership discourse. While generally following a Finnish leadership model
that is consensus-based, but also partly authoritative, he also displays the
features of a participative leadership discourse whose aim is to motivate and
empower the workforce to actively and jointly participate in vision creation, goal
setting and problem solving.

Vestberg's style exhibits both stereotypical and counter-stereotypical patterns of

CEO leadership discourse. While generally following a Swedish leadership model
that is consensus-based, he also enacts the features of a laissez-faire leadership
discourse whereby he assigns considerable responsibility with subordinates, but
without setting clear guidelines or trying to reach a collective commitment.”

A lingering question in the South African organisational leadership environment

is: “What leadership discourse/s will be the most optimal, given a highly diverse
workforce and socio-economic challenges such as high levels of employment,
BRICS, corporate social responsibilities, remuneration inequalities, the ‘white-
blue collar divide’, and many more.”

Research six (6) further articles on leadership approaches/discourses and

develop a positioning paper on your proposal for the optimal South African
organisational leadership discourse. In your position paper, you need to
critically discuss at least five (5) existing leadership styles.

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Your paper should not exceed 14 typed pages (Arial font; size 12; 1½ spacing),
excluding the title, content and referencing pages, and it should consist of the
following elements:

• Title page
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Discussion and information integration
• Summary, deductions and recommendations
• List of sources – you should reference at least six (6) scientific sources.

TOTAL MARKS: 100

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