chapter 14 Flashcards
leadership
ability to influence employees to voluntarily pursue organizational goals
manager
performs functions such as planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and controlling
implements the vision
managerial leadership
combo of leadership and management
person influences followers to commit to a set of shared goals (leader)
facilitates individual and group efforts to accomplish these objectives (manager)
authority
right to command or perform
power
ability to use resources (human resources) to get things done
influence tactics
conscious efforts to change the behavior of others
coalition tactics
hard
gathering support for the persuasion effort to put on a united front
pressure tactics
hard
force compliance through demands, threats, and intimidation
legitimating tactics
hard
attributing the basis of the request to a person with authority to add support
consultation tactics
soft
involve others in a decision or change. people tend to be more open to a proposal that includes their own input and opinions
task oriented leadership
use resources (people, equipment) to achieve goals in an efficient manner
job centered behavior (setting employee goas and work procedures, and monitoring performance)
primarily rely on legitimate power
relationship oriented
positive relationship between employees, leaders, and coworkers
transformational
aka charismatic
inspires employees to pursue org goals over self interests.
above average intrinsic motivation, commitment, trust, and loyalty
best for flexible culture and changing environment
initiating structure leadership
task oriented leadership behaviors
outlines what employees should be doing and takes steps to organize their effort and make it as efficient as possible
transactional leadership
task oriented
clarifying employees task requirements and giving performance based rewards and punishments
consideration leadership
relationship oriented
generating mutual respect and trust in workplace by concentrating on the needs and wants of employees
empowering leadership
relationship oriented
enhancing employees psychological empowerment (sense of control over their work) by affirmations for their progress, competence, self determination, and meaningfulness
fiedlers contingency leadership model
determins if leaders style is task oriented or relationship oriented and which one is effective in which situation based on LPC
situational control based on
- leader-memeber relations
- task structure
- position power
leader member relations
group shows support, trust, and loyalty toward the leader
task structure
tasks are unambiguous, routine, and easily understood
position power
leader has power to reward, punish, and make work assignments
task oriented or relationship oriented
- leader-member relations = high
AND at least 1 = high
high control, task oriented - leader-member = high
both = low
moderate. relationship - leader-member = low
AND at least 1 = high
moderate, relationship - all dimensions low
low-control, task oriented
houses path goal leadership model
make desirable rewards available to followers and increase motivation by clarifying goals and a path (plan of behavior) toward goal attainment, empowering them, and providing support (removing roadblocks)
