BA452 Leadership Final Flashcards
Power
ability to influence behavior of others and resist unwanted influence in return
formal power (3)
legitimate, reward, coercive
legitimate power
derived from position of AUTHORITY
reward power
based on control over the RESOURCES OR REWARDS
coercive power
based on ability to hand out PUNISHMENT
personal power (2)
expert and referent
expert power
derived form persons expertise, skill or knowledge
referent power
based on likability and charisma of the person
org politics
use of power to affect decision making in an org. lead to decreased job sat, increased anxiety/stress, increased turnover, and reduced performance
political skill
ability to get things done through positive interpersonal relationships outside of formally prescribed org mechanisms
social astuteness
accurate perception and evaluation of social situations
interpersonal influence
personal style characterized by ability to influence others to help achieve personal goals
networking ability
individuals capacity to develop and retain diverse and extensive social networks
sincerity
individuals ability to portray forthrightness and authenticity in all of his/her dealings
impression management
efforts by an actor to create, maintain, protect, or otherwise alter an image held by a target audience
ingratiation
use flattery and favor to attempt to APPEAR LIKABLE. (kissing up)
self-promotion
communicate abilities and accomplishments to attempt to APPEAR COMPETENT. (bragging) (usually backfires) (use in job interviews)
exemplification
do more or better than is necessary to attempt to APPEAR DEDICATED OR SUPERIOR. (boss likes, coworkers don’t)
job creep
the slow and subtle expansion of employee job duties that is not officially recognized by the organization
escalating citizenship
in order to stand out, employees must either perform more novel acts of citizenship for attention or go to greater lengths to demonstrate their dedication (stay even later at work)
supplication
portray oneself as weak or dependent to OBTAIN HELP. negative impact perf ratings, but less for women and junior employees
intimidation
threaten or harass to attempt to APPEAR DANGEROUS AND POWERFUL.
leads to lower ratings of likability for women
leads to higher ratings of perf among men
negotiation
give and take process between conflicting interdependent parties
distributive negotiation
involves a single issue in which one person gains at he expense of the other (not win-win)
integrative negotiation
more than one issue is at stake, and each party values the issues differently (win-win)