I/O Psychology Flashcards
What two dimensions of leadership are at the center of the classic Ohio State studies from the 1950’s?
Consideration and initiation structure
i.e. relations-oriented vs. task-oriented
The two dimensions of leadership that are at the center of the classic Ohio State studies from the 1950’s
- i.e. relations-oriented vs. task-oriented*
- The OSU group was the first to use two behavioral dimensions, in contrast to previous studies, which used a single-dimensional continuum from empoyee to production-centered*
utility analysis
translates cost benefit of different procedurs into $
(i.e., giving extra vacation days would save you $$ in the long run)
job analysis
analysis/description of a job that details:
tasks,
work environment
required skills/knowledge
Job evaluation
Determine how much $ to pay everyone
Employee with high responsibility and low ability
responds well to _________?
Hershey and Blanchard Situational Leadership
“selling” style
high task orientation and high relationship orientation
Employee with low responsibility and low ability
responds well to _________?
Hershey and Blanchard Situational Leadership
“telling” style
high task orientation and low task orientation
Employee with low responsibility and high ability
responds well to _________?
Hershey and Blanchard Situational Leadership
“participatory” style
low task orientation and high relationship
Employee with high responsibility and high ability
responds well to _________?
Hershey and Blanchard Situational Leadership
“delegating”
low task and low relationship orientation
Transactional leaders
focus on conforming to rules, regulations, and maintaining the status quo
Transformational leaders
empower employees, raise consciousness, successfully guide them through organizational change
Leaders with high consideration (relationship-oriented)
focus on human-relations aspect of supervision
Leaders with high initiating structure (task-oriented)
focus on setting goals, ensuring everyone follows the rules, clarify subordinate and leader roles
In Super’s theory of career development the rainbow depicts
different life roles (parent, spouse)
Super’s Life space refers to…
social roles adopted a different stages in life
(parent, spouse, student)
