Samson Company Is an Engineering Firm

question 12

Essay

Samson Company is an engineering firm. Many of the employees are engineers who are working individually on different projects. Most of the design work takes place on computers. The computers are connected by a network and employees can also "surf" the internet through their desk top computers.
The president is concerned about productivity among his engineers. He has acquired software that allows him to monitor each engineer's computer work. Anytime during the day, the president can observe on her screen exactly what the different engineers are working on. The engineers are quite unhappy with this monitoring process. They feel it is unethical for the president to be able to access what they are working on without their knowledge.
Describe the pros and cons of monitoring through observing the computer work of the engineers.

Understand the key models of the skills approach to leadership, including Katz's three-skill approach and Mumford et al.'s skills model.

Analyze the significance of Mumford's research on leadership in different contexts.

Recognize the competencies needed for effective leadership as identified in Mumford et al.'s skills model.

Evaluate the influence of career experience on leader competencies.

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Definitions:

Psychological Disorder

A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person affected.

Antisocial Personality

A personality disorder characterized by a long pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others.

Dissociative Personality

A condition, more accurately known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states that control an individual's behavior in different circumstances.

Statistically Evident

A situation where data analysis shows a trend, difference, or relationship is not likely to be due to chance alone.