Leadership Case study

PRESENTED BY : • FAIZA JAWAD

• SANA NAZEER
Ron-Johnson Department
of Accounting.
AGENDA

 Introduction
 Challenges and Objectives
 Question
 Solutions
 Summary
INTRODUCTION

Ron Johnson is a Professor of administration a school of Midwest. There

are ten office working in SAS. Nine employees are working bookkeeping
office. The bookkeeping division led by Jean Williams. SAS had no strategy
for graduate aide, dignitary and VP chose to have arrangement.
Challenges and Objectives
Challenges
Ron was against the approach of
making a graduate colleague. He
contradicted the thought and more
over he sent a reminder to the part
that he will advance the strategy
choice to the senior member.
Objectives
Ron is utilizing individual force source
and amid the meeting he utilized
objective influence power sort. He
shared data about different experts in
his field utilizing graduate associates.
This was a kind of influence force
drove by the reasonable data.
 Lack of Policy
 College-wide absence of a policy for
graduate assistants.
 Jean’s inquiry with the dean and
the response – no existing policy.
 Suggestion to let individual
departments develop their own
policies.
Department Meeting
 Agenda: Developing a policy for
graduate assistants.
 Jean seeks members’ views on the
role of graduate assistants.
 Ron is the only faculty member
using them to grade exams.
Conflict Arises
 Disagreement among faculty
members.
 Ron’s stand against a department
policy.
 Jean’s insistence on having a policy.
Post-Meeting Developments
 Eddie Accorsi’s support for Ron
after the meeting.
 No department consensus.
 Jean’s decision to draft a policy for
future discussion.
Ron’s Memo

 Memo Content: Ethical and legal concerns of denying resources.

 Threat of appealing the policy decision to higher authorities.
 Evaluation of the memo as a strategic move.
 Question

a. What source of power does b. What type of power is she c. Which Influencing tactic is
jean have? using? jean using during the meeting?
 Solutions
Solution 1
Force is coming about because
of higher administration and it
is appointed down the levels of
leadership. Jean is Chair of the
bureau of Accounting, so she is
having position source power.
Solution 2
Jean is utilizing true blue power
that is essentially comprises of
position force given by the
association. Genuine
force/Legitimate force is force
that somebody get from his
formal position or office held in
the association's order of
power.
Solution 3
Jean is utilizing the counsel
impacting strategy by counseling her
representatives for thoughts on the
new approach. By taking inputs from
her workers she is utilizing interview
affecting strategy that could be
useful for her amid the meeting as it
can make a superior solid position
for her position. An influencing
strategy is using by him for his desire
purpose.
SUMMARY

The issue revolves around the absence of a policy for graduate assistants in SAS,
prompting Jean to initiate discussions. Ron opposes the idea of implementing such
a policy, expressing his preference for autonomy in his department. Despite his
seniority and a memo stating his intention to appeal any policy decision, Ron
receives minimal support. The conflicting viewpoints highlight a division within the
department regarding the need for a policy on graduate assistants.
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