Assignment 2: Power, Influence, and Success In this assignment, you will review an article analyzing the personal and positional sources of…

Assignment 2: Power, Influence, and Success

In this assignment, you will review an article analyzing the personal and positional sources of power of a famous businessman, Steve Jobs. His innovation, creativity, and boldness have earned Apple Computers worldwide success. You will write an analysis covering the following requirements.

Background Overview:

Steve Jobs created the Apple Computer in 1976 with his friend, Stephen Wozniak. From day one, the Apple Computer Company differentiated itself from similar companies with its unconventional business ideas that constantly redefined the standards for products, marketing, and industry innovation techniques. Steve Jobs was criticized many times, labeled “eccentric,” and said to be hard to work with. What was the real force behind the success?

Directions:

Read the following:

• Markoff, J. (2011, October 5). Apple’s visionary redefined digital age. New York Times.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/business/steve-jobs-of-apple-dies-at-56.html?
  _r=moc.semityn.www&adxnnl=1&ref=applecomputerinc&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx
  =1348599652-bYaC7rxlLsyo+X1SDUXzfw

Using the Argosy University online library resources, select and research at least two other business leaders.

Write an essay that covers the following:

1. Identify Steve Jobs’ sources of personal and position power. Justify your reasoning.
2. Assess the implications of Steve Jobs’ influence inside and outside the company.
3. Utilizing your previous knowledge/experience with different organizations, compare Jobs with at least two other business leaders, analyzing the relationship between each leader’s power and influence inside and outside of their organizations.
4. Analyze the Apple case within the political frame presented in Module 4, considering its main characteristics.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Utilize at least two scholarly sources in support. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M4_A2.doc.

By Sunday, July 26, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria	Proficient	Maximum Points
Identify Steve Jobs’ sources of personal and position power. Justify your reasoning.	Steve Jobs’ sources of personal and position power are clearly and correctly identified and arguments are justified. Scholarly research is utilized in support.	16
Assess the implications of Steve Jobs’ influence inside and outside the company.	A comprehensive assessment of the implications of Jobs’ influence inside and outside the company is provided. Scholarly research is utilized in support.	12
Compare Jobs with at least two other business leaders, focusing on the relationship between each leader’s power and influence inside and outside of their organizations.	The relationship between power and influence are compared in the case of Jobs and two other business leaders. The comparison is well structured, logical, and detailed. Many relevant examples are provided to support the discussion on each leader and the comparative analysis to Jobs’ power and influence. Scholarly research is utilized in support.	12
Analyze the Apple case within the political frame, considering its main characteristics.	The case of Apple is analyzed thoroughly and accurately based on the political frame. Scholarly research is utilized in support.	12
Writing Standards
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.