chapter 11- leadership Flashcards
vision
a clear sense of the future
integrity
honesty, credibility and consistency in putting values into action
referent power
a type of power that achieves influence by personal identification
servant leadership
a mgt style that focuses on serving others and helping them use their talents to help organizations best serve society
transformational leadership
a mgt style that is inspirational and arouses extraordinary effort and performance
laissez-faire leader
a manager who is disengaged, showing low task and people concerns
autocratic leader
a manager who acts in unilateral command-and-control fashion
legitimate power
a type of power that achieves influence by formal authority
power
the ability to get someone else to do something you want done
moral leadership
a mgt style that has integrity and appears to others as “good” or “right” by ethical standards
expert power
a type of power that achieves influence by special knowledge
coercive power
a type of power that achieves influence by punishment
leadership style
the recurring pattern of behaviors exhibited by a leader
contingency leadership perspective
a mgt philosophy that suggest that what is successful as a leadership style varies according to the situation and the ppl involved
reward power
a type of power that achieves influence by offering something of value
group decision
a decision that is made by group members themselves
substitutes for leadership
factors in the work setting that direct work efforts without the involvement of a leader
transactional leadership
a mgt style that directs the efforts of others through tasks, rewards and structures
empowerment
giving ppl job freedom and power to influence affairs in the organization
gender similarities hypothesis
the position that males and females have similar psychological makeups
democratic leader
a manager who encourages participation w an emphasis on task and people
visionary leadership
a mgt style that brings to the situation a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there
leadership
the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks
emotional intelligence (EI)
the ability to manage our emotions in leadership and social relationships
human relations
a mgt style that emphasizes ppl over tasks
charismatic leader
a manager who develops special leader-follower relationships and inspires followers in extraordinary ways
consultative decision
a decision that is made by a leader after receiving information, advice or opinions from group members
interactive leadership
a mgt style that is strong on communicating, participation and dealing w problems by teamwork
authority decision
a decision that is made by the leader and then communicated to the group
