Over the past decade, professional Basketball has devolved intoan increasingly dysfunctional, sharply divided game of big-timehaves and small-time have-nots. A few big market teams like theMelbourne Bulls and the Sydney Tigers leverage fat televisioncontracts to acquire top talent at top salaries. Clubs in smallercities with meagre budgets make do with what is left. This trendhas not proven true for the Hobart Devils who have amassed thesecond-best win-loss record in the Australian league and moreimpressively has made money or broken even in five of the last sixyears. The reason for the team’s success in the midst of so manyothers that fail is credited to its general manager Linda Kemp.Linda Kemp is a woman who knows how to do more with less. Lindarelentlessly exploits market mismatches by mining data her rivalsignore and by scooping up assets that others have undervalued. Kemprealises that every player must be evaluated according to hislong-term economic impact on the team. People who work with Kempdescribe her as ‘monomaniacal, ardent and controlling’.
a) Does the description of Linda Kemp’s leadership refer totrait theory? Explain your answer.
b)Are leadership and management the same? Explain your answerproviding an example of leadership and an example ofmanagement
Over the past decade, professional Basketball has devolved into an increasingly dysfunctional, sharply divided game of b
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