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24 Cards in this Set
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leader
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person who is able to influence others, and possesses managerial authority
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autocratic style
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leadership style involving dictating work methods, centralizing decision making, and limiting participation
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democratic style
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leadership style involving subordinates, delegating authority, and encouraging participation
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laissez-faire style
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leadership style involving giving group freedom to make decisions and complete work
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initiating structure
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role of the leader in defining his or her role and the roles of the group members
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consideration
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leader's mutual trust and respect for group members' ideas and feelings
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high-high leader
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leader who generally, but not always, achieved high group task performance and satisfaction
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managerial grid
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a two-dimensional grid for appraising leadership styles using "concern for people" and "concern for production" as dimensions
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Fiedler contingency model
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proposes that effective group performance depends upon the proper match between the leader's style of interacting with followers and the degree to which the situation allows the leader to control and influence
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least-preferred co-worker (LPC) questionnaire
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determines leadership style by measuring responses to 18 pairs of contrasting objectives
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leader-member relations
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degree of confidence, trust, and respect subordinates have in their leader
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task structure
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degree to which job assignments are procedurized
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position power
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degree of influence has over power variables such as hiring, firing, disciplines, promotions, and salary increases
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situational leadership theory (SLT)
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argues that successful leadership is achieved by selecting the right leadership style which is contingent on the level of the followers' readiness
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readiness
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the extent to which followers have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task
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path-goal theory
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states that the leader's job is to assist his or her followers in attaining their goals to provide direction or support to ensure their goals are compatible with organizational goals
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transactional leaders
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leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements
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transformational leaders
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leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests for the good of the organization by clarifying role and task requirements
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charismatic leader
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enthusiastic, self-confident leader whose personality and actions influence people to behave in certain ways
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visionary leadership
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leader who creates and articulates a realistic, credible, and attractive vision of the future that improves upon the present situation
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coercive power
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the power a leader has to punish or control
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reward power
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the power to give positive benefits or rewards
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referent power
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the power of a leader that arise because of a person's desirable resources or admired personal traits
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empowerment
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increasing the decision-making discretion of others
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