Felipe Lopez: A Lifetime of Leadership

Author
Maria del Pilar Gómez Vallejo
Region
North America
Topic
Operations
Strategy & General Management
Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
Length
13 pages
Keywords
leadership
management
contingency theory
economic perspectives of leadership
Copyright Holder
Society for Case Research
Student Price
$4.00
Target Audience
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students

This case study focuses on the success of Felipe Lopez as the CEO of companies in a medium-sized city in Colombia. The case allows students to examine different leadership theories and styles by exploring Lopez’s characteristics, experiences, and performance. The case also gives students the opportunity to consider the difference between leadership and management, apply the contingency theory of leadership, and the recognize economic perspective on leadership.  

Learning Outcomes

In completing this assignment, students should be able to:

1. Evaluate factors associated with determining whether leaders are born or made.

2. Appraise the characteristics of a leader according to the economic perspective on leadership

3. Organize leadership contingency theory factors that are decisive for an effective leader-follower relationship

4. Evaluate the CEO’s role as an organization leader