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LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES.

This paper explores LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES. Paper instructions: Assignment Since 2013 there has been on-and-off talk of Sprint purchasing T-Mobile.

LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES.

Paper instructions: Assignment Since 2013 there has been on-and-off talk of Sprint purchasing T-Mobile. (They are the third- and fourth-largest mobile phone carriers in the United States.) This move is led by Masayoshi Son, the chair of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, which owns Sprint. Mr. Son is a bold entrepreneur who is known for his penchant for risk taking and desire to be a global leader in the telecommunications industry. If the merger ever goes through it would result in a merger of the third and fourth largest mobile phone carriers in the United States.

LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES.

Most recently, it appears that the merger will not go through. But the fact that talk of this merger has been rumored for quite a long time suggests it must have been a very difficult decision for Masayoshi Son. Such a large-scale merger brings great benefits in allowing a combined Sprint/T-Mobile to compete with industry leaders AT&T and Verizon. But mergers are always very risky and require a huge amount of debt to finance, not to mention overcoming numerous regulatory hurdles. For this assignment, thoroughly review the background materials on the Vroom-Yetton* decision-making style model.

LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES.

This involves answering seven questions relating to a decision and using the results from the model to determine your decision-making style. Make sure you understand the model, including the seven questions and the path diagram that you follow in order to find the preferred leadership style. The Vroom-Yetton model allows you to choose between different levels of autocratic, consulting, or group decision-making styles. Vroom, V. (1976). Can leaders learn to lead? Organizational Dynamics, 4(3), 17-28. After you have reviewed the required background materials including Vroom (1976) and Rigolosi (2005).

LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES.

Do some research on Sprint’s decision whether or not to purchase T-Mobile and think about what kind of answers you would give to the seven questions involved in the Vroom-Yetton model. Here are some articles on the rumored Sprint/T-Mobile merger to get you started: Gelles, D., & De La Merced, M. J. (2014, Jun 05). T-Mobile and Sprint zeroing in on merger. New York Times Yao, D. (2014). Moody’s: Sprint/T-Mobile merger faces negative free cash flow until at least 2018. SNL Kagan Media & Communications Report De La Merced, M. (2014, Aug 07). Sprint ends its attempt to purchase T-Mobile.

LEADERSHIP AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES.

International New York Times Once you have finished your research on the Vroom-Yetton model and on the merger, write a 4 page paper addressing the following issues: 1. Imagine you are Masayoshi Son and have to decide on which decision-making style to use. Go through the seven questions from the Vroom-Yetton model and give your answers based on what you think the main issues are in the decision of whether or not to purchase T-Mobile. Explain your reasoning behind each answer 2.

Go through the diagram in the Vroom-Yetton model and, based on your answers to the seven questions from Question 1, see what kind of decision-making style is recommended for Masayoshi Son.  ground readings as your sources of information. • Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. https://youtu.be/r8fM5dyxUy8

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