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    Steven Jobs and Apple Computer were successful due to Jobs possessing high levels of all three components of creativity - expertise, creative thinking skills, and motivation. Jobs seemed to have the highest degrees of motivation and thinking skills which led to innovative products. Transformational leadership theory best explains Jobs' leadership approach and Apple's recent success due to his ability to inspire and motivate employees. Jobs' personality seems to be someone driven by a need for achievement and control who takes risks. Both situational factors and Jobs' traits/leadership contributed to Apple's success, but Jobs' skills were likely more important.

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    Steven Jobs and Apple Computer were successful due to Jobs possessing high levels of all three components of creativity - expertise, creative thinking skills, and motivation. Jobs seemed to have the highest degrees of motivation and thinking skills which led to innovative products. Transformational leadership theory best explains Jobs' leadership approach and Apple's recent success due to his ability to inspire and motivate employees. Jobs' personality seems to be someone driven by a need for achievement and control who takes risks. Both situational factors and Jobs' traits/leadership contributed to Apple's success, but Jobs' skills were likely more important.

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    Steven Jobs and Apple Computer were successful due to Jobs possessing high levels of all three components of creativity - expertise, creative thinking skills, and motivation. Jobs seemed to have the highest degrees of motivation and thinking skills which led to innovative products. Transformational leadership theory best explains Jobs' leadership approach and Apple's recent success due to his ability to inspire and motivate employees. Jobs' personality seems to be someone driven by a need for achievement and control who takes risks. Both situational factors and Jobs' traits/leadership contributed to Apple's success, but Jobs' skills were likely more important.

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    Steven Jobs and Apple Computer were successful due to Jobs possessing high levels of all three components of creativity - expertise, creative thinking skills, and motivation. Jobs seemed to have the highest degrees of motivation and thinking skills which led to innovative products. Transformational leadership theory best explains Jobs' leadership approach and Apple's recent success due to his ability to inspire and motivate employees. Jobs' personality seems to be someone driven by a need for achievement and control who takes risks. Both situational factors and Jobs' traits/leadership contributed to Apple's success, but Jobs' skills were likely more important.

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    Questions for Discussion

    1.

    Using the three-

    component model of creativity, describe what makes Steven Jobs, and by extention,
    Apple Computer, successful. Based on the case,, which compoments

    does Jobs seem to possess in

    the highest degree? What aspects of the case led you to this conclusion?

    2.
    What

    leadership

    theories

    are

    most
    applicable

    to

    Steven

    Jobs

    and
    why?

    How

    can

    these

    theories
    explain Jobs’s recent success?

    3.
    Based on the case’s description of Jobs, what can you infer abo

    ut his personality? In other words,

    how would you describe his personality using terms from the book?

    4.
    Are situational factors solely responsible for Apple’s success, or is it due to the

    traits and leadership

    skill of Steven Jobs? If both contribute, which do you believes is more important a

    nd why?

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