Business Management and Leadership Assignment

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1.0 Introduction
This report provides an insight of management and leadership while taking issues of
ethics and social responsibility into account. The basis of focus is a simulation exercise that was
carried out during the climbing of Mount Everest. The simulation exercise was carried out by a
group of five people. Four colleagues of mine and I attempted to climb the mountain right from
the base camp to its summit. Groups analyzed information at every campsite. We made decisions
that would later enable anyone to fulfill his or her goals, as well as the goals of the group. I
played the role of an environmentalist during the exercise. As an environmentalist, I carried out
my responsibility with a lot of diligence. At the end, I was awarded an individual score of 71%.
That was an exemplary good performance on my side given that our total team score was 56%. I
experienced health problems arising from the extremely low temperatures during the climbing
exercise, but I still managed to achieve most of my set goals. I worked very closely with the rest
of my team members and hence they immensely contributed towards the success that I recorded.
2.0 Problem involving leadership
2.1 Description of problem issue
At the end of the simulation exercise, we realized that the experience could be used to
highlight leadership and management issues. We encounter some of the issues in our everyday
life. The success of a team is dictated by the kind of leadership that is offered by its leader. The
total score that we registered as a team was considerably low. Our group had a total score of
56%. I suffered from poor health most of the time, but then I still managed to record a relatively
high score of 71%. The score was far much better than that of most of my team members who
were of good health during the entire exercise. Anyone would therefore point a figure towards
the leadership that we had. In the first case, our leader failed to define goals that he wanted the

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group members to achieve. In every organization, a team leader is tasked with the responsibility
of setting goals for the team (Jones, Caroline, Pound, & Linda, 2008). He or she then leads the
team in ensuring that the goals are achieved as a team. This was however not the case during our
simulation exercise. We never had any set goals to be achieved at the end. Group members can't
be productive in a situation whereby they have not been informed about the intention of the
work. Failure to set goals by the team leader creates unfair competition among group members.
We simply concentrated on our assigned areas of duty. Besides, the group leader should never
tire at any given time. A team leader is a manager and should never discourage a member of the
team (Aybars Oztuna, 2017). He or she should offer encouragement to the team members.
2.2 Management research evidence
Contemporary Management Research” is an article whose author is Frank Agbola. The
article is an academic journal that teaches management skills. The article has been lauded as
being very good in the fields accounting, commerce, management information system, consumer
behavior, and business ethics among others (Agbola., 2015). The publication of the article has
placed more emphasis on publication of applied, empirical and theoretical manuscripts. The
publication provides information that that teaches management ideals. By reading the academic
journal, one is able to furnish him or herself with a lot of business knowledge that is very
essential in the management of any institution, group or team. According to Agbola, leadership
should be guided by the principles of management (Agbola., 2015).
“European Journal of Management” was published by the international academy of
Business and Economics. The main reason why the journal was published was to ensure
promotion of innovative thinking in the field of business management (Henz, 2013). The journal

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puts emphasis on research promotion. Producers of the journal have kept its steady supply in the
market. The journal is published three times every year. There are also some special occasions
when specific topics are published on the journal. However, the publications must have a close
relationship with the main topic of the journal. The public is allowed to propose for special
issues for publications by the journal. In such even, they are encouraged to include a title, a
summary of less than one page, the number of pages to be published and personal information of
the Guest editor. The journal puts focus on the areas of Global Business Management,
Operations and Logistics, Management of small business, Entrepreneurship, hospitality
management, Supply chain and innovation among others (Henz, 2013). Experts drawn from all
the other parts of the world are also encouraged to make business contribution that can be
published in the book.
2.3 Solution of problem issue
The main leadership problem that I identified in the simulation was the lack of a
figurehead. We ought to have had someone who would set for us goals. All the group members
would have therefore worked tirelessly hard to ensure that the set targets are achieved. Failure to
set target goals for the team members meant that the team leader failed to walk the talk. Upon
resuming, the responsibility, he promised to effectively perform his duties. However, he failed
terribly. The main duty of any leader is to lead by example and spearhead the rest of the group
members towards the desired destination. A team leader must be a role model to the rest of the
team members (Alan Mumford, Richard Thorpe, & Jeff Gold, 2012). There is a lot of published
information regarding management research evidence. Upon assuming the position of a team
leader, our group leader ought to have taken time to carry out a research to establish his roles as a