Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Course Outline
Course Title
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Foundations of leadership practices
0.5
Compulsory
75 minutes
III
2021-22
Prof. Sanket Sunand Dash; Prof. Rama Shankar Yadav
Course Objective
The course is designed to introduce first year MBA students to leadership concepts. The
course examines the importance of leadership in the context of business. The course will
broaden the perspective of the student by discussing various leadership theories and
leadership styles. It will prepare the management students to understand the challenges
involved in leading business ventures and make them aware of the skills and competencies
required to be an effective leader.
Topics to be covered
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Importance of leadership in the business context
Leadership theories and their applications
Leader’s qualities and leadership styles
Importance of creating vision and mission
Contextualizing leadership to organizational climate
Developing followers and leading change
Evaluation
Class Participation
Presentation and report
End term examination
20%
20%
60%
Reference Text
The Art of Leadership by George Manning and Kent Curtis (latest edition)
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Session Plan
Session No.
1-2
Topics to be covered
Definition and role of leaders in business
context, development and communication of
vision, interaction between individual and
environment, areas of leadership
Readings/Cases
Chapter 1
Case: Starbuck: Schultz
Back in the Brew
Reading: To Lead,
Create a Shared Vision
Case: Coach K:
Matter of the Heart
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Leadership Theories: Trait theory, Behavioral
theory, Contingency theory.
Leadership Qualities: Positive Qualities - selfconfidence, vision, charisma etc.; Negative
Qualities – Narcissism, Rigidity etc.
Leadership Styles: Directive, Participative,
Free Rein; contrasting transactional and
transformational styles of leadership
Leader’s Values: understand why leadership
by values is important, understand the role of
courage in character formation, how leader’s
behaviour influences employee conduct and
organizational reputation
Organizational climate and leadership:
Patterns of leadership, Building community at
workplace
Leadership and Human Relations: Follower
morale and role of leader, Develop high
morale and high-performance organization,
Importance of strategic leadership
Developing followers: Helping people
through change and burnout prevention
A
Case: General Electric:
Jack Welch’s Second
Wave (A)
Chapter 2 (Textbook)
Case: Apple’s Core
Chapter 3 (Textbook)
Case: Great Leader:
A Crew Member’s
Perspective
Case: Firm and Fair
Chapter 7 (Textbook)
Case: MindTree: A
Community of
Communities
Chapter 5 (Textbook)
Case: Innovations in
Talent Building
Chapter 10 (Textbook)
Case: Dr. Shekhawat
Chapter 17 (Textbook)
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Presentation
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