Personal Leadership Philosophy (PLP) - Assignment
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Human resource management
TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Part I.................................................................................................................................................3Amazon .Inc.................................................................................................................................3Assessment of mission and vision statement of Amazon. Inc.....................................................4Assessment of internal and external environment.......................................................................5Performance management policies..............................................................................................6Part II...............................................................................................................................................6Assessment of Amazon Inc. performance management system................................................6Ethical concepts of Amazon .inc.................................................................................................7Part III..............................................................................................................................................8Reflection on Transformational leadership.................................................................................8Conclusion & Recommendation......................................................................................................8References......................................................................................................................................10
INTRODUCTIONA successful leader knows their Personal Leadership Philosophy (PLP) in an appropriate mannerand is able to communicatethe same by living it fervently every day in their every activity(Bolden, 2016). They have provided appropriate time in ascertaining their values and priorities.Values followed by a leader not only affect the decision of the management but also affects thewhole organization (Michael, 2015.). The present report deals with the assessment of leadershipat Amazon Inc. A detailed assessment of leadership philosophy followed at the organization hasbeen appropriately discussed. Further, ethical policies followed by the company have adhered inorder to ascertain the extent to which value is followed and believed by the management. PART ILeadership is a privilege that takes along with it the duty to encourage others and also to directthem towards the accomplishment of vision and objectives of the company. Bolman & Deal(2014), asserted that the most significant asset of the leadership of professional development isobtaining an interest in them as individuals and identifies their success. For the achievement ofthis, it is vital to consider that news about leadership is good as well as bad also in order to makeothers authorize towards making a decision is significant to budding future company leaders(Long, 2017). Leadership only entrust on decisions which leaders believe that subordinatesshould take. Decisions which are improper towards the level of responsibility or which areoutside the/ability level are don’t even asked while making a decision (Răducan & Răducan,2014). Amazon .IncAmazon Inc product line comprises a vareity of media forms such as books, music, DVDsoftware etc. Apparales, baby product, electronics, health and personal care items are alsoprovided by the company. It also deals with product relating to kitchen items, sportingequipment, musical instruments, automative toys and games. The company also provides wholetrade bananas and organic avocados and other organic vegetables through its subsidiary WholeFood Market Inc. The organization structure of company is prominent as , firstly the assignmentis verified, and after that only same is trusted and later on it is passed and micromanaged.Leadership grants direction and support. Leadership welcome opportunities to do work on equal
basis to employees all over. But later on, it is recognized that job of each employee in a companyis different and which is not exchangeable.Assessment of mission and vision statement of Amazon. Inc Vision StatementThe vision statement followed by Amazon is “Being world’s customer-centric company so thatconsumers can purchase and discover anything the required online”. In order to attain thesame, “global reach” component has been included in Amazon.com Inc.’s vision statementregarding international leadership in the e-commerce market. Thus, a corresponding strategicobjective is global expansion, especially through market penetration and market development.The “customer prioritization” component of Amazon’s vision statement represents that the firmconsiders customers as the most important stakeholder group in the online retail business.Moreover, the vision statement indicates continuing efforts to broaden the product mix, underAmazon.com Inc.’s marketing mix approach (Gregory, 2017). Under mission, vision departmentand values of department leadership promote creativeness and liberty of action. In view ofCoghlan & Brannick, (2014), leadership desires that each and every individual in the departmentto be proud of the work they are doing, appreciate contributions of their jobs in the overalldepartment and believe that in some way they also can provide leadership.Mission StatementThe mission statement of Amazon mission statement is as follows: “We endeavour to provideour customers with the lowest possible prices, excellent selection, and the maximumconvenience.” The “lowest prices” component of the mission statement refers to the pricingstrategy. Such low prices are a selling point that makes the company’s e-commerce website andservice attractive (Gregory, 2017 ). A consistent strategic objective with this aspect is to make areduction in operational costs. Amazon’s mission statement also focuses on the attainment ofbest selection. Gregory, (2017) asserted that the availability of a wide variety of products on thecompany’s website is a major factor that attracts customers. Moreover, Amazon.com Inc.’smission statement emphasizes convenience; the same is a general criterion used by customers forevaluation of the quality delivered by online companies.
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