Chapter 2 Flashcards
The ability to determine appropriate objectives for a group/organizations to ensure appropriate and accurate results
Effective
Ability to minimize time and use of resources in achieving organizational objectives that will yield to a maximum output
Efficient
Elements of leadership
Vision
Influence
Power
Authority
Responsibility
Accountability
The essence of leadership. It provudes direction. The ability to see
Vision
Ability to obtain followers
Influence
8 kinds of influence
Assertiveness
Ingratiation
Rationality
Blocking
Coalition
Sanction
Exchange
Upward appeal
Ability to efficiently and effectively exercise authority
Power
Sources of power according to french & raven 1959
Legitimate
Reward
Coercive
Expert
Information
Referent
2 forms of referent power
Based on attractiveness or appeal
Based on person’s connection or relationship with powerful indiv.
Represents the right to expect or secure compliance; back to legitimacy
Authority
3 forms of authority
Line
Staff
Team
Responding to obligation and accountability answer for all action done
Responsibility
2 categories of responsibilities
Individual - person assume responsibility when accepted a position
Organizational - collective organizational accountability
When someone is responsible for something.
Accountability
7 M’s of resources
Money
Method
Men
Materials
Moment
Machines
Manager
Refers to the physical resources that are used as inputs in the nursing process
Materials
Refers to the person responsible for planning, directing and monitoring the work of a group of indiv and taking corrective actions when necessary
Manager
Refers to the time
Moment
Ability to estimate or adjust time needed to accomplish a task
Time management
Refers to the body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge or correcting & integrating previous knowledge
Method
Refers to the devices that help the organization by performing the task faster & doing the work that humans cannot
Machines
Refers to human resources that are needed to a achieve the goal
Men
Refers to the budget allocated for an undertaking
Money
A form of authority that direct supervisory authority from superior to subordinate
Line authority
Form of authority that is based on expertise and which usually involves advising
Staff authority
Is granted to committees or work teams involved in an organization’s daily operations. They share common vision, goals and objectives.
Team authority
Involves obtaining support from a higher- up to push someone into action
Upward appeal
It involves offering a favor or personal sacrifice as an incentive for the performance of a request
Exchange
A promise of punishment i case of non- cooperation and rewards in case of cooperation
Sanction
A collective form of influence where a person gets several co- workers to back her up when making a request
Coalition
Sending direct message to others, stand up for her own right without violation those of others
Assertiveness
An individual makes/do important things before making a request
Rationality
It involves convincing someone of the merits of a detailed plan
Rationality
Is the hostile form of influence where an individual achieves the goal of influencing other person with threat
Blocking
Ability of the individual to attract others and build loyalty
Referent
The most important kind of power.
Bestowed upon the leader by a given position to the hierarchy of an organization
Legitimate
Is derived from the manager’s ability to give reward to her subordinates for compliance with her orders or requesr
Reward
Based on leader’s ability to punish subordinates for non compliance with his directives. Least effective form of power
Coercive
Derived on the leader’s special abilities or skills unique to the leader
Expert
Power that is highly specific and limited to a particular area in which the expert is trained and qualified
Expert
Derived from being well- informed and up-to-date. This power able nurses to persuade others
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