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Problem statement - Why did you choose this research topic? What kind of problem is being investigated? Who are the participants (the Executive Leadership team, for example)? How your research was conducted? What data collection methods are being used? Three articles that I found consist of three CEO’S that came about some major challenges of their companies and despite the struggles they faced within the companies they overcame them creating a positive and motivational outcome inside their organizations. The first leader that I chose was Alan Mullaly, which is the CEO of Ford car motor company. The second leader that I chose was Steve Jobs, who was not only the CEO of Apple Products, but he was a co-founder as well. The last leader that I chose was Dan Hesse, who is a former chief executive of Sprint Corporation Summary of findings from the peer-reviewed articles Alan Mullaly: Mullaly became CEO of Ford motor industry in 2006. Before he took over the company, Ford was facing massive financial problems, causing a huge strain within this well-known auto industry. The organizations stock price was at an all-time low and their debt was considered to be in “junk status”. Ford had an overall profit loss of $12.7 billion dollars. Due to the major financial complications that Ford was facing, many anticipated that the company was going to go bankrupt and eventually close (Kraemer, 2015). Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs and other co-founders created Apple products over 35 years ago. Even…