Writing a book chapter comparing leadership in your cultural context to the situation in NZ / Aotearoa

WRITING WORKSHOP 2

152707 Leading and Changing Organisations

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You will learn how to:

• Choose a cultural context which you have experienced as the focus of the chapter

• Plan a comparison between leadership in your own cultural context and in NZ / Aotearoa

• Structure a book chapter

• Find high quality NZ sources

Learning outcomes

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION 1

FOUR WEEKS FROM NOW!

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BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PARAGRAPHS

OF 4 – 6 SENTENCES EACH

CULTURAL CONTEXT

ETHNIC

ORGANIZATIONAL

NATIONAL

RELIGIOUS

TASK 1

Tell your partner(s) three different cultural contexts you belong(ed) to.

LEADERSHIP WITHIN A

CULTURAL CONTEXT

Leadership within the Catholic church

1. There is a strict hierarchy


2. Seniority tends to correlate with age (leading to agerontocracy)


3. Leadership roles for women are restricted and specialised


4. Leadership roles are explicitly represented through symbolic artefacts and rituals

TASK 2

Tell your partner(s) three different features of leadership in a cultural context you belong(ed) to.

COMPARING LEADERSHIP

IN YOUR CONTEXT WITH

NZ / AOTEAROA

Leadership in my cultural context Leadership in NZ / Aotearoa

AGE

SYMBOLS

WOMEN

TASK 3

Which aspects or examples of New Zealand leadership will you compare leadership in your culture to?

CHAPTER STRUCTURE

Typically, a book chapter is divided into sections, with an introduction and a conclusion

DuBrin, A. (Ed.). (2013). Handbook of research on crisis leadership in organizations.

Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar.

Lawrence, J. T., & Beamish, P. W. (Eds.). (2013). Globally responsible leadership :

Managing according to the UN Global Compact. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE

Publications.

Shen, J., & Cooley, V. E. (Eds.). (2013). A resource book for improving principals' learning-

centered leadership. New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Smith, P. A. C., & Cockburn, T. (Eds.). (2013). Dynamic leadership models for global

business : Enhancing digitally connected environments [electronic resource]. Hershey,

PA: IGI Global.

Todnem By, R., & Burnes, B. (2013). Organizational change, leadership and ethics: Leading

organizations toward sustainability. Abingdon, England, & New York, NY: Routledge,

2013

Examples of edited books

TASK 4

How many sections do you expect to include?

What might you include in your introduction?

What might you include in your conclusion?

My plan

Introduction

Para 1: Description of the ordination (the ceremony in which a man becomes a

priest) of my cousin, which I participated in as a child

Para 2: Relevant facts about Roman Catholicism

Para 3: Short preview of the rest of the chapter

Women and Leadership

Para 4: Definition and explanation of relevance

Para 5: Application to Roman Catholicism

Para 6: Comparison with NZ political leadership

Leadership Symbols



Para 9: Comparison with Maori leadership symbols

Age and Leadership



Para 12: Comparison with NZ legal system

Conclusion

Para 13: Summary of key similarities / differences

Para 14: Lessons learnt from the comparison and what the cultures

could learn from each other about leadership

NZ CULTURAL QUIZ

You’ll see questions on the screen – e.g.

After a few seconds, you’ll be given four possible answers – e.g.

You need to select the correct answer by pressing the appropriate square on your device.

You’ll receive points not only for correct answersbut also according to the speed of your selection.

• Open kahoot.itin your browser

• Enter the game pin which I will show you in a minute

• Enter your nickname(and you will see it appear on the public screen)

To join the quiz you need to:

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Ministry of Health, 2014)

1. Which of these is a principle of the Treaty of Waitangi?

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Meares, Cain, & Spoonley, 2011)

2. _____ networks is the name given to business relationships among the ethnic Chinese community in Auckland.

NZ Quiz Feedback

3. Which of these kinds of health is included in the Maori model of health and wellbeing known as Whare Tapa Wha?

(Ministry of Health, 2015)

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Cain, Meares, Spoonley, & Peace, 2011, p. 24)

4. What is unusual about Dominion Road compared to ‘Chinatown’ areas in cities overseas?

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Statistics New Zealand, n.d.)

5. What was NZ’s net migration last year?

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Statistics New Zealand, n.d.)

6. What is the most common occupational group in Auckland?

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Statistics New Zealand, 2013)

7. What percentage of NZ women have an annual income higher than $100 000?

NZ Quiz Feedback


8. Which sector of the NZ economy employs most people?

NZ Quiz Feedback


9. A quarter of the NZ population were born overseas. What was the most common country of birth?

Photo credit: David Krapes - "Englishman

Thomas Hutchinson," portrayed by Al

LePage

NZ Quiz Feedback

(Ministry of Business, Innovation, & Employment, 2015)

10. What percentage of NZ enterprises have 50 or more employees?

References

Cain, T., Meares, C., Spoonley, P., & Peace, R. (2011). Halfway house: The Dominion Road ethnic precinct.

Retrieved from http://newsettlers.massey.ac.nz.

Meares, C., Cain, T., & Spoonley, P. (2011). Bamboo networks: Chinese business owners and co-ethnic

networks in Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of Chinese Overseas, 7, 258-269.

Ministry of Business, Innovation, & Employment. (2015). Small businesses in New Zealand: How do they

compare with larger firms? [Factsheet]. Retrieved from http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-

services/business/business-growth-agenda/sectors-reports-series/pdf-image-library/the-small-business-

sector-report-and-factsheet/small-business-factsheet-2015.pdf.

Ministry of Health. (2014). Treaty of Waitangi Principles. Retrieved from http://www.health.govt.nz/our-

work/populations/maori-health/he-korowai-oranga/strengthening-he-korowai-oranga/treaty-waitangi-

principles.

Ministry of Health. (2015). Maori models of health: Whare Tapa Wha. Retrieved from

http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/populations/maori-health/maori-health-models/maori-health-models-te-

whare-tapa-wha.

Statistics New Zealand. (n.d.). Top statistics. Retrieved from

http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/top-statistics.aspx.

Statistics New Zealand. (n.d.). 2013 census quickstats about a place: Auckland region – work. Retrieved from

http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-about-a-

place.aspx?request_value=13170&tabname=Work.

Statistics New Zealand. (2013). 2013 census: New Zealand as a village of 100 people [Infographic]. Retrieved

from http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/2013-census-infographic-

nzvillage.aspx.

Statistics New Zealand. (2013). 2013 census quickstats about national highlights: Cultural diversity. Retrieved

from http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-about-

national-highlights/cultural-diversity.aspx

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