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Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper
Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper
Shayonda Williams
COM530
September 15, 2014
Aileen M. Smith, MBA
Starting back in the early 1920, Disney made it their mission to seek leaders who are competent in
making daily decisions. Leaders have to have “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of
a vision or set of goals (Ch. 12 pg. 376). The leaders of Walt Disney are the board of directors and the
management team. The board of directors consist of ten members with Robert A. Iger being the chairman
and chief executive officer. Management consists of fifth teen members with Andy Bird as the corporate
chairman and Bob Chapek as the president of the business unit. Each member has their style of
leadership that work for the committee. Some styles of leadership that can be found within the committee
are charismatic leaders, transactional leaders, and authentic leaders.
Charismatic leaders are those who have “a certain quality of an individual personality, by virtue of which
he or she is set apart from ordinary people and treated as endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or at
least specifically exceptional powers or qualities” (Ch. 12 pg.387). CEOs of a company are normally the
ones who are classified as a charismatic leader. There are two sides of a charismatic leader, a good side
and the dark side. The dark side of the leader may “use their powers to remake companies in their image
and allow their interest and personal goals to override the goals of the organization (Ch. 12 pg. 390). This
leader communicates with its members on a daytoday basis and is more effective than the charismatic
leader. The transformational leader tends to be more creative and encourages their followers to be
creative as well. An authentic leader knows “who they are, know what they believe in and value, and act
on those values and beliefs openly and candidly (Ch. 12 pg. 394). ...