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Leadership
a social influence process in which the leader seeks the voluntary participation of subordinates in an effort to reach organizational goals
Trait & Behavioral Leadership Theories
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Leader Trait
a physical or personality characteristic that can be used to differentiate leaders from followers

can be developed through experience and learning
5 Traits that differentiate Leaders from Followers
Intelligence

Dominance

Self-Confidence

Level of Energy & Activity

Task-Relevant Knowledge
Implicit Leadership Theory
based on the idea that ppl have beliefs about how leaders SHOULD behave and what they should do for their followers

Summarized in Leadership prototype
Leadership Prototype
<b>MENTAL representation</b> of the traits and behaviors that ppl believe are possessed by a leader
Traits possessed by bad leaders
incompetent

rigid

intemperate

callous

corrupt

insular

evil
Behavioral Styles Theory
Leaders are made not born
Consideration
invovles leader behavior associated with <b>creating mutual respect or trust</b> and focuses on a concern for group members' needs and desires
Initiating structure
leader behavior that organizes and defines what group members should be doing to maximize output
Situational Theories
propose that the effectiveness of a particular style of leader behavior depends on the situation
Fiedler's Contingency Model
performance of a leader depends on 2 interrelated factors

1. the degree to which the <b>situation</b> gives the leader control and influence

2. the leader's <b>basic motivation</b>


leaders are either task motivated or relationship motivated

leadership effectiveness goes beyond traits and behaviors--it is a function between a leader's style and the situational demands at hand
3 Dimensions of Situational Control
<b>Leader-member relations</b>--trust, loyalty of group

<b>Task Structure</b>--amount of structure tasks performed by the work group

<b>Position power</b> refers to the degree to which the leader has formal power to reward, punish, or obtain compliance from employees
Fig 14-1
F. Contingency Model
Path Goal Theory
<b>Contingency Factors</b>:
situational variables that cause one style of leadership to be more effective than another

Employee Characteristics

Environmental Factors
14-2
House's Revised Path-Goal Theory
House's Theory
Effective leaders ossess and use more than one style of leadership

offers suggestions for how leaders can help employees

...
5 Steps to apply Situational theories
Identify important outcomes

identify relevant leadership types/behaviors

Identify situational conditions

match leadership to the conditions at hand

determine how to make the match
Transactional Leadership
focuses on clarifying employee's role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance
Transformational Leaders
engender trust seek to develop leadership in others, exhibit self-sacrifice and serve as moral agents, focusing themselves and followers on objectives that transcend the more immediate needs of the work group
Fig. 14-3
A transformational Model of Leadership
Transformational Leaders engage in four key sets of leader behavior
<b>Inspirational Motivation--</b>optimism, attractive future, emotional arguements

<b>Idealized Influence--</b>sacrificing for good of group, role model, ethical standards

<b>Individualized Consideration--</b>provide support, encouragement, empowerment, coaching

<b>Intellectual stimulation--</b>question status quo, innovative, creative solutions to OB problems
In-group exchange
leaders and followers develop a partnership chracterized by reciprocal influence, mutual trust, respect and liking, and a sense of common fates
Out-group exchange
lleadrs characterized as overseers who fail to create a sense of mutual trust, respect or common fate
Shared Leadership
entails a simultaneous ongoing mutual influence process in which individuals share responsibility for leading regardless of formal roles and titles
Servant leadership
focuses on increased service to others rather than to self
Lecture
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4 Types of Leadership Theories
Trait

Behavioral

Situational

Full Range
Find slide about Men Vs. Women leadership
now
Ohio state studies
identified which of these leader behaviors

Consideration & Initiative
Behavioral Styles Theories
review slide takeaways
Situational Theories
review slide
Fiedler's Contingency Model
performance depends on two interrelated factors

situation gives the leader control and influence

leader's basic motivation
3 dimensions of situational control
leader member relations

task structure

position power
***Fig. 14-1
Fiedler's Contingency Model

KNOW THE FIGURE AND THE 8 DIFFERENT COMBINEATIONS
Know paragraph in book that talks about how men and women have different leadership tendencies
find it!
A Reformulated house's theory
3 key changes to House's Theory

1. Leadership is more comples and involves a greater variety of leader behavior

2. THe role of intrinsic motivation and empowerment in influencing leadership effectiveness

3. Shared leadership
***Fig. 14-2
Focus on Leader Behaviors Box
5 Steps to apply Situational theories
Identify important outcomes

identify relevant leadership types/behaviors

Identify situational conditions

match leadership to the conditions at hand

determine how to make the match
Full Range model of leadership
Transactional Leadership: Focuse on clarifying employees roles, and provides rewards contingent on performance

Transformational Leadership</b>
engender trust, seek to develop leadership in others, exhibit self sacrifice, and serve as moral agents, focusing themselves and followers on objectives that transcend the more immediate needs of the work group
Transformational Leader Behaviors
<b>Inspirational Motivation</b>--optimism, attractive future, emotional arguements

Idealized Influence--sacrificing for good of group, role model, ethical standards

Individualized Consideration--provide support, encouragement, empowerment, coaching

Intellectual stimulation--question status quo, innovative, creative solutions to OB problems
Managerial Implications
review 5 points on slide