ch 11 Flashcards
leadership (process)
use of noncoercive influence to direct and coordinate activities of group members to meet a goal
leadership (property)
set of characteristics attributed to those perceived to use influence successfully
creating agenda
management - planning and budgeting
leadership - establishing direction
developing human network for achieving agenda
management - organizing and staffing
leadership - aligning people
executing plans
management - controlling and problem solving
leadership - motivating and inspiring
Trait ties to leadership
identify stable and enduring character traits to differentiate effective leaders from nonleaders
job-centered behavior
paying close attention to the work of subordinates; explaining work procedures and demonstrating an interest in performance
employee-centered behavior
involves attempting to build effective work groups with high performance goals
consideration behavior
involves being concerned with subordinate’s feelings and respecting subordinate’s ideas
initiating-structure behavior
involves clearly defining leader-subordinate roles so subordinates know what’s expected of them
leadership grid (managerial grid)
provides a means for evaluating leadership styles and training managers to move toward an ideal style of behavior
Horizontal axis
represents concern for production
vertical axis
represents concern for people
5 management styles
- country club
- time
- middle of the road
- authority compliance
- impoverished
situational models
identify how key situational factors interact to determine appropriate leader behavior
LPC theory of leadership (fiedler)
tries to reconcile and explain a leader’s personality and the complexity of a situation
(lpc = least preferred coworkers/ used to measure leader motivation)
3 factors measure situational favorableness to help determine proper leadership focus
- leader-member relations (high importance)
- task structure (moderate importance)
- leader position power (low importance)
path-goal theory
focuses on situation and leader behaviors in suggesting that leaders can readily adapt to different situations
environmental characteristics that cause uncertainty
- task structure
- formal authority system
- primary work group
4 leader behaviors from path-goal theory of leadership
directive, supportive, participative, achievement-oriented
decision tree approach to leadership
tries to prescribe how much participation subordinates should be allowed in making decisions
decision tree choices
- time-driven decisions must be made on timely basis
- development-driven decisions can be used to improve/develop subordinate’s decision-making skills
endpoint decision styles for managers
decide, delegate, consult (indiv), consult (grp), facilitate
