Explain sergio marchionne's leadership style autocratic participative free rein

Leadership And Change

Module 1 - Case
Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and Styles
Case Assignment
One of the most surprising recent success stories in the corporate world is the rapid turnaround of Chrysler under the leadership of CEO Sergio Marchionne. Chrysler went bankrupt during the 2008-2009 automotive industry crisis and needed a large bailout loan from the government. But Marchionne exceeded all expectations and not only returned Chrysler to profitability within two years but also managed to repay its loan from the government six years ahead of schedule.

But Marchionne is not your typical CEO. His approach to turning around Chrysler has been described as “tough love” and his habits of rapidly hiring and firing senior executives has raised some eyebrows. Simultaneously serving as both the CEO of Chrysler and CEO of Italian automaker Fiat, he is known as a workaholic and micromanager. Marchionne’s leadership style makes for an ideal case study due to his unique personality, and because there is plenty of articles written about him available in the Trident library and on the internet.

Review the background materials on leadership traits, behaviors, and styles. Then do some research on Sergio Marchionne’s leadership style and personality. Here are some articles to get you started:

Wernle, B., & Ciferri, L. (2009). Life under Marchionne: New stars, hasty exits. Automotive News, 84(6381), 1-1,42. [Proquest]

2011 All-Stars: Sergio Marchionne. (2011). Automotive News, 86(6492), 28. [Proquest]

Flavelle, D. (2014, Mar 08). CEO aims to steer Chrysler back on track. Toronto Star, Toronto. [Proquest]

Wernle, B. (2010). Inside Chrysler’s Mind. Automotive News, 84(6396), 1-1,19. [Proquest]

Once you are finished with your research on Marchionne and have thoroughly reviewed the background materials on leadership traits, behaviors, and styles write a four to five page paper addressing the following questions. For each answer, make sure to cite both one of the Case Assignment articles listed on this page as well as one of the required textbook chapters from the background materials such as Avery (2011), Hiriyappa (2009), or Kumar (2009):

How would you describe Marchionne’s personality and leadership traits? Refer to the traits discussed in Avery (2011) and Kumar (2009), and consider the common traits listed discussed in these book chapters such as drive, intelligence, integrity, and self-confidence.
Would you describe Marchionne’s behavior as being task-oriented, or people-centered/relationship-oriented? Refer to Avery (2011) and the Pearson tutorial in your answer.
How would you describe Marchionne’s leadership style? Consider the leadership styles discussed in the “Types of Leaders/Leadership Styles” section of Chapter 10 of Hiriyappa (2010)
Assignment Expectations
Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don't go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials
List supporting references and cite sources in proper format
Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).
Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide”, which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.
Submit an Originality Report using Turnitin.
Module 1 - SLP
Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and Styles
For the Session Long Project you will be applying the concepts in the background materials to your own personal experiences in the workplace. For this first SLP choose a supervisor that you personally worked for and got to know well, and apply the background materials to analyze their leadership qualities. Carefully reflect on your supervisor’s traits, behaviors, and leadership styles. Then write a two- to three-page paper addressing the following issues:

Overall, would you consider your supervisor to be a leader based on definitions of leadership you found in the background texts? Or was he or she simply a manager rather than a leader? Refer to the section on “Differences between Leadership and Management” in Chapter 10 of Hiriyappa (2010).
How would you describe your supervisor’s personality and leadership traits?
Would you describe your supervisor’s behavior as being task-oriented, or people-centered/relationship-oriented?
How would you describe your supervisor’s leadership style? Consider leadership style discussed in the background text materials such as autocratic style, participative/democratic style, and laissez-faire/free-rein style.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions
Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don't go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials
List supporting references and cite sources in proper format
Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).
Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide”, which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.
Submit an Originality Report using Turnitin.
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