chapter 11 Flashcards
leadership
the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks
managerial power
position power and personal power
types of positional power
reward, coercive, legitiamate
reward power
the manager gives rewards for fulfilling requests
coercive power
the manager threatens punsihments for not fulfilling requests
legitimate power
the manager claims authority so others must do what they say
types of personal power
expertise, reference, relationshio
expertise power
the manager is seen as a source of knowledge and information
referent power
the manager is seen as a person with whom others identify
relationship power
the manager is seen as a trustworthy person with whom others are connected
vision
a clear sense of the future
visionary leadership
brings to the situation a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there
human relations leader
focuses on peoples needs and building relationships
democratic leader
focuses on building participation and support for a shared purpose
laissez-faire leader
focuses on minimum effort to get work done
autocratic leader
focuses on efficiency of tasks and operations
contingency leadership
successful leadership varies by circumstances, task, leader, and followers
successful leadership style varies according to the situation and people involved
fiedler’s contingency model
least preferred coworker scale
Hersey-Blanchard
matches leadership style with the maturity of followers