Chapter One Flashcards
Ability
A natural or acquired capacity to perform a particular activity
Adaptive Leadership
Examines how leaders help people address problems, face challenges, and adapt to change
Approach
A general way of thinking about a phenomenon, not necessarily based on empirical research
Authentic Leadership
An emerging leadership approach that looks at the authenticity of leaders and their leadership
Behavioral Approach
An approach to leadership research that focuses on behavior and examines what leaders do and how they act
“Big Five”, personality factors
Broad categories of personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism)
Connective Leadership
A leadership approach developed by Jean Lipman-Blumen, which recognizes that there are connections and interdependence between individuals and groups with diverse and potentially conflicting backgrounds talents and agendas
Contingency Theory
A leadership theory that focuses on the match between the leader’s style and specific situational variables
Dark Side of Leadership
Destructive side of leadership where a leader uses his or her influence or power for personal ends
Emotional Intelligence
Concerned with a person’s ability to understand his or her own and others’ emotions, and then to apply this understanding to life’s tasks; the ability to perceive and express emotions, to use emotions to facilitate thinking, to understand and reason with emotions, and to manage emotions effectively within oneself and in relationships with others
Ethical Leadership
A process by which a good person rightly influences others to accomplish a common good
Gender-Based Studies
Studies that view how one’s gender affects and differentiates one’s leadership
“Great Man”, Theories
Early trait theories of leadership that focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders (see also trait approach)
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Early trait theories of leadership that focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders (see also trait approach)
Leadership
A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal
Path-Goal Theory
A leadership theory that examines how leaders use employee motivation to enhance performance and satisfaction
Relational Approach
An approach to leadership research that examines the nature of relations between leaders and followers
Relationship (Process) Behaviors
Behaviors used by leaders that help group members feel comfortable with themselves, with each other, and with the situation in which they find themselves
Servant Leadership
An emerging leadership approach that emphasizes the “caring principle” with leaders as “servants” who focus on their followers’ needs in order to help these followers become more autonomous, knowledgeable, and like servants themselves
Seven Cs of Change Model
A model that explains the process of accomplishing positive change through values that enable people to get to the goal
Situational Approach
An approach to leadership research based on the premise that different situations demand different kinds of leadership
SKill
A competency developed to accomplish a task effectively
Spiritual Leadership
An emerging leadership approach that examines how leaders use values, a sense of “calling,” and membership to motivate followers
Task Behaviors
Behaviors used by leaders to get the job done
Theory
Includes a set of hypotheses, principles, or laws that explain a given phenomenon
Trait
A distinguishing personal quality that is often inherited (e.g., intelligence, confidence, charisma, determination, sociability, or integrity)
Trait Approach
An approach to leadership research that focuses on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by individuals (see also “Great Man” theories)
Transformational Leadership Theory
A theory that describes leadership as a process that changes people and organizations
