Chapter 11 Flashcards
is the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks
Leadership
is the ability to get someone to do something you want done
power
achieves influence by offering something of value
reward power
achieves influence by punishment
coercive power
achieves influence by formal authority
legitimate power
achieves influence by special knowledge
Expert Power
achieves influence by personal identification
referent power
is a clear sense of the future
vision
brings to the situation a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there
visionary leadership
is the recurring pattern of behaviors exhibited by a leader
leadership style
acts in unilateral command and control fashion
autocratic leader
emphasizes people over task
human relations leader
encourages participation with an emphasis on task and people
democratic leader
leader is disengaged showing low task and people concerns
laissez-faire
suggests that what is successful as a leadership style varies according to the situation and the people involved
contingency leadership perspective