Why Is Leadership Development Important?

Running Head: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership Development
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Table of Contents
Brief Outline of the organization of Amazon.................................................................................2
Literature Review......................................................................................................................... 2
Organizational Change............................................................................................................. 2
Leadership and Change Management.....................................................................................3
Conclusion................................................................................................................................... 5
References.................................................................................................................................. 6

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Brief Outline of the organization of Amazon
The organizational structure of Amazon can be referred to as the hierarchical
organizational structure. The senior team of management of this company which includes three
CEOs and the vice presidents are responsible towards the vital aspects of the business
functions that will be reported directly to the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. The organizational
structure of Amazon is characterized by the following features, that includes the heretical
structure of the organization that is developed sue to the immense size of its business. The
company of Amazon is also the largest retailer in internet across the entire globe by the revenue
that provides employment to more than 6 lakhs people across the globe.
The organizational structure of Amazon is also characterized by a great degree of
flexibility that makes the company adaptable to the frequent changes taking place in the
workplace environment. The flexibility is also caused by the disruptive innovation patterns in the
e commerce sector that will result a change in the global logistics industrial domain. The online
retail giants has also led to the various changes in the external environment of the business
sector. This happens mainly due to the efficient pattern of leadership that is provided by the
management team of Amazon (Vallejo, Cielo and García 2019).
Literature Review
Organizational Change
According to Loaiza, Nehren and Gerold in the year 2016, Amazon in the recent years
have merged their teams behind the scenes in order to reflect the needs of their customers and
the changes that their customers are willing to see in this company. The e commerce giant of
Amazon has worked very hard to strengthen the customer experiences on their website that is
seamless. It is influenced by the fact whether the customers are buying the products that is sold