Key Terms Ch 12 Flashcards

1
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A style in which the leader is true to himself or herself while leading.

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Authentic Leadership

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A form of leadership in which the leader makes decisions on his or her own and then announces those decisions to the group.

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Autocratic Leadership

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3
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A leadership perspective that attempts to identify what good leaders do – that is, what behaviors they exhibit.

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Behavioral Approach

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4
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A person who is dominant, self-confident, convinced of the moral righteousness of his or her beliefs, and able to arouse a sense of excitement and adventure in followers.

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Charismatic Leader

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5
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A form of leadership in which the leader solicits input from subordinates.

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Democratic Leadership

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A situational approach to leadership postulating that effectiveness depends on the personal style of the leader and the degree to which the situation gives the leader power, control, and influence over the situation.

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Fielder’s contingency model of leadership effectiveness

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Actions taken to ensure the satisfaction of group members, develop and maintain harmonious work relationships, and preserve the social stability of the group.

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Group Maintenance Behaviors

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8
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A life cycle theory of leadership postulating that a manager should consider an employee’s psychological and job maturity before deciding whether a task performance or maintenance behaviors are more important.

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Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory

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9
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A leader who leads collaborative performance between different groups or organizations.

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Intergroup Leader

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10
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The level of the employee’s skills and technical knowledge relative to the task being performed.

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Job Maturity

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11
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Leadership philosophy characterized by an absence of managerial decision making.

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Laissez-Faire

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12
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Style in which colleagues at the same hierarchical level are invited to collaborate and facilitate joint problem solving.

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Lateral Leadership

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13
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Highlights the importance of leader behaviors not just toward the group as a whole but toward individuals on a personal basis.

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Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)

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14
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A combination of strong professional will (determination) and humility that builds enduring greatness.

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Level 5 Leadership

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15
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Leader behaviors that managers perform in involving their employees in making decisions.

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Participation in Decision Making

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16
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A theory that concerns how leaders influence subordinates’ perceptions of their work goals and the paths they follow toward attainment of those goals.

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Path-Goal Theory

17
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The ability to influence others

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Power

18
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Leaders who talk about positive change but allow their self-interest to take precedence over followers’ needs.

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Pseudotransformational Leader

19
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An employee’s self-confidence and self-respect.

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Psychological Maturity

20
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Leadership that places primary emphasis on maintaining good interpersonal relationships.

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Relationship-Motivated Leadership

21
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A leader who serves others’ needs while strengthening the organization

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Servant leader

22
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Rotating leadership, in which people rotate through the leadership role based on which person has the most relevant skills at a particular time.

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Shared leadership

23
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Leadership perspective proposing that universally important traits and behaviors do not exist, and that effective leadership behavior varies from situation to situation.

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Situational Approach

24
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Behavior that gives purpose and meaning to organizations, envisioning and creating a positive future.

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Strategic Leadership

25
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Factors in the workplace that can exert the same influence on employees as leaders would provide.

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Substitutes for Leadership

26
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Behavior that provides guidance, support, and corrective feedback for day-to-day activities.

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Supervisory Leadership

27
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Leadership that places primary emphasis on completing a task.

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Task-motivated Leadership

28
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Actions taken to ensure that the work group or organization reaches its goals.

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Task Performance Behaviors

29
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A leadership perspective that attempts to determine the personal characteristics that great leaders share.

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Trait Approach

30
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Leaders who manage through transactions, using their legitimate, reward, and coercive powers to give commands and exchange rewards for services rendered.

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Transactional Leaders

31
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A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group.

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Transformational Leader

32
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A mental image of a possible and desirable future state of the organization.

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Vision

33
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A situational model that focuses on the participative dimension of leadership.

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Vroom Model