Chapter 12: Leadership in organizational settings Flashcards

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leadership

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influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members

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shared leadership

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view that leadership is a role, not a position assigned to one person; consequently, people within the team and organization lead each other

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transformational leadership

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leadership perspective that explains how leaders change teams/organizations by creating, communicating, and modeling a vision for the organization or work unit and inspiring employees to strive for that vision

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learning orientation

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set of beliefs and norms in which people are encouraged to question past practices, learn new ideas, experiment putting ideas into practice, and view mistakes as part of the learning process

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managerial leadership

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leadership perspective stating that effective leaders help employees improve their performance and well-being toward current objectives and practices

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servant leadership

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view that leaders serve followers, rather than vice versa; leaders help employees fulfill their needs and are coaches, stewards, and facilitators of employee development

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path-goal leadership theory

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leadership theory stating that effective leaders choose the most appropriate leadership style, depending on the employee and the situation, to influence employee expectations about desired results and their positive outcomes

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leadership substitutes theory

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theory identifying conditions that either limit a leader’s ability to influence subordinates or make a particular leadership style unnecessary

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implicit leadership theory

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theory stating that people evaluate a leader’s effectiveness in terms of how well that person fits preconceived beliefs about the features and behaviors of effective leaders (leadership prototypes) and that people tend to inflate the influence of leaders on organizational events

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authentic leadership

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view that effective leaders need to be aware of, feel comfortable with, and act consistently with their values, personality, and self-concept

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