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41 Cards in this Set
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Leader |
Someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority |
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Leadership |
The process of influencing individuals or groups toward the achievement of goals |
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Eight traits associated with leadership |
- Drive - Desire to lead - Honesty - Self confidence - Intelligence - Job relevant knowledge - extraversion - proneness to guilt |
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Democratic style |
Involving subordinates, delegating authority, encouraging participation |
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Autocratic style |
Dictating work methods, centralizing decision making, and limiting participation |
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Laissez-faire style |
Giving group freedom to make decisions and complete work |
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Consideration |
Being considerate of follower ideas and feelings |
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Initiating structure |
Structuring work and work relationships to meet job goals |
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Employee oriented |
Emphasizes interpersonal relationships and taking care of employees needs |
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Production oriented |
Emphasizes technical or task aspects of job |
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Concern for people |
Measures leader’s concern of subordinates on a scale of 1 to 9 |
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Concern for production |
Measures leaders concern for getting job done on a scale of 1 to 9 |
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Initiating structure |
A leader defined his or her role and the roles of group members in attaining goals |
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Consideration |
A leader has work relationships characterized by mutual trust and respect for group members ideas and feelings |
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Managerial grid |
Behaviour and production |
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Fiedler contingency model |
A leadership theory that proposed that effective group performance depended on the proper match between a leaders style and the degree to which the situation allowed the leader to control and influence |
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Least-preferred coworker questionnaire |
A questionnaire that measured whether a leader was task or relationship oriented |
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Leader member relations |
The degree of confidence, trust, and respect employees had for their leader; rated as either good or poor |
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Task structure |
The degree to which job assignments were formalized and structured; rates as either high or low |
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Position power |
The degree of influence a leader had over activities such as hiring, firing, discipline, promotions, and salary increases; rates either strong or weak |
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Situational Leadership Theory |
A leadership contingency theory that focuses on follower readiness |
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Readiness |
The extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task |
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Telling |
Leader defines roles and tells people what, how, when, and where to do various tasks |
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Selling |
Leader provides both directive and supportive behaviour |
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Participating |
The leader and followers share in decision making; the main role of the leader is facilitating and communicating |
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Delegating |
The leader provides little direction or support |
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Directive leader |
Leader let’s subordinates know what’s expected of them, schedules work to be done, and gives specific guidance on how to accomplish tasks |
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Supportive leader |
The leader shows concern for the needs of followers and is friendly |
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Participative leader |
The leader consults with group members and uses their suggestions before making a decision |
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Achievement-oriented leader |
Leader sets challenging goals and expects followers to perform at their highest level |
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Transactional leaders |
Who lead primarily by using social exchanges or transactions |
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Transformational leaders |
Who simulate and inspire followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes |
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Charismatic leader |
Enthusiastic, self confident leaders whose personalities and actions influence people to behave in certain ways |
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Visionary leadership |
The ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible, and attractive vision of the future that improves on the present situation |
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Legitimate power |
A leader has a result of his or her position in an organization Also the same as authority |
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Coercive power |
A leader has to punish or control |
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Reward power |
A power to give positive rewards |
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Expert power |
Based on expertise, special skills, or knowledge |
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Referent power |
A power that arises because of a persons desirable resources or personal traits |
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Credibility |
Which followers perceive someone as honest, competent and able to inspire |
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Trust |
The belief in the integrity, character, and ability of a leader |
