MBA 401: Crisis Management and Leadership Style Presentation

This presentation addresses an organisational crisis, specifically focusing on a technology-related crisis. It outlines the causes, such as accidents and human error, and details the consequences, including financial losses and reputational damage. The presentation then examines the autocratic leadership style, discussing its advantages, such as quick decision-making and centralized authority, as well as its disadvantages, such as limited employee input. The presentation also provides recommendations for managing such crises, emphasizing the importance of proactive measures and effective leadership. The presentation includes references to academic sources to support the analysis and recommendations.

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Strategy
Management

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ORGANISATIONAL
CRISIS
Technology crises is a biggest crisis of
organisation
Causes
Technology Accidents
Human Fault
Nuclear Leaks

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Consequences
 Heavy Loss
 Disaster
 Customer Loosing

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Leadership style
• Autocratic Style
• More appropriate
• Reduce the issues

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Autocratic
Leadership-
Advantage
 Quick Decision Making
 Centralized Authority
 Confidential Matters
 Strong Motivation

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Autocratic
Leadership-
Disadvantage
 Totally Depend on leader
 Employees are not informed
 Low efficiency

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 Holten, A.L. and Brenner, S.O. (2015) Leadership style and the
process of organizational change. Leadership & Organization
Development Journal, 36(1), pp.2-16.
 Zhang, J., Ahammad, M.F., Tarba, S., Cooper, C.L., Glaister,
K.W. and Wang, J. (2015)The effect of leadership style on
talent retention during merger and acquisition integration:
Evidence from China. The International Journal of Human
Resource Management, 26(7), pp.1021-1050.
 Money matters. (2018) Autocratic Style leadership | Meaning |
Advantages | Disadvantage. [online] Available from:
https://accountlearning.com/autocratic-style-leadership-
meaning-advantages-disadvantage/ [Accessed 12/2/19].
References

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 Toppr. (2018) Crisis Management. [online]
Available from:
https://www.toppr.com/guides/business-
management-and-entrepreneurship/recent-
trends-in-management/crisis-management/
Accessed 12/2/19].
 Chaawa, M., Thabet, I., Hanachi, C. and Ben
Said, L., (2017) Modelling and simulating a
crisis management system: an organisational
perspective. Enterprise Information Systems,
11(4), pp.534-550.
References