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Leadership Flashcards

1
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Leadership has ____ theories. They have different _____ as well as different _____.

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Multiple; perspective; problems

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Trait theory is the ____ and has the most ____.

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oldest theory; problems

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What did the trait theory used to be called

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Great man theory: used to be called this; only men could be good leaders

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What are leader traits in the trait theory?

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Large number of traits put together by several people

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What is the problem with the trait theory?

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Laundry list, no logic to it, traits loosely fit together

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Within the transformational theory, what are the three kinds of leaders?

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  1. Transactional leader: transact day to day business; important because if they didn’t do their job, organization would come to a grinding halt
  2. Transformational leader: transform whole organization; changes culture, mission, vision
  3. Charismatic leader
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What are the characteristics of the transformational leader?

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  1. Different from followers
  2. Trust
  3. Broad vision of organization
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What are the examples and characteristics of a charismatic leader under the transformational leader?

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Examples: Ronald Regan/JFK

Characteristics:

  1. Strong vision
  2. Translate vision to reality
  3. Impression management
  4. Risk taker
  5. Show subordinate way to follow vision
  6. Personal magnetism
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What are the problems with the transformational theory?

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  1. Charismatic leaders are born or made

2. Dark side of charisma - Hitler

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10
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In the Ohio State Studies, what is the initiating structure and the consideration?

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Initiating structure - task oriented; goal setting, organizational set up, bring in right resources
Consideration: people oriented; listen, empathize

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What are the two characteristics of the University of Michigan Studies

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  1. Concern for people

2. Concern for production

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What were the problems with the University of Michigan Studies?

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  1. Simplistic model

2. Not too many people can be both task and people oriented

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What does the contingency theory consist of? Who came up with it?

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Leadership depends on situation; defined situational style; match situational style with situation

Fiedler

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What is the LPC scale within the contingency theory?

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Bipolar adjectives scale (each end is opposite pole. Ex. friendly/unfriendly, busy/idle); took different variations of this scale; start with most preferred co-worker, tried mean co-worker, both didn’t get anything, then tried least preferred co-worker and found really big different between types

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What’s the difference between high LPC and low LPC in the contingency theory?

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High LPC: people oriented (found something positive)

Low LPC: task oriented leader (found nothing positive)

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What are the three dimensions of situation favorableness in the contingency theory?

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  1. Task structure
  2. Position power
  3. Leader-member relations
17
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What is the difference between high and low task structures?

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High - everything is set down; little uncertainty, high structure. Ex. assembly line
Low - a lot of uncertainty, no manual/never done before. Ex. Build a prototype

18
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What is the difference between high and low position power?

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High - how much power the leader has because of his position. Ex. teacher
Low - opposite; can’t hire or fire people; can’t control rewards

19
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What is the difference between good and poor leader-member relations?

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Good - leader gets along well with members

Poor - leader doesn’t get along well with members

20
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What are the three situations in Leader match - LPC type to situation?

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  1. Poor situation (low favorability)
  2. Fair situation
  3. Good situation (high favorability)
21
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What is a poor situation in leader match - LPC?

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Low LPC leader - if everything is going badly, focus on task/getting it done

22
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What is a fair situation in leader match - LPC?

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High LPC leader - things are halfway there; working with people may help

23
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What is a good situation in leader match - LPC?

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Low LPC leader - everything is going great so you don’t have to work on structure relations/work on getting the job done/performance

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What are the problems with the contingency theory?

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have to take a situational approach

  1. What is LPC: cognitive complexity (people with high LPC’s are good at seeing people on deeper levels)
  2. Why the different leader match - counterintuitive
25
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What are the Path-Goal Theory - House leader styles?

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  1. Directive: tell people what to do
  2. Supportive: people oriented
  3. Participative: allow the employees to have a major part in running things/making decision/active participation
  4. Achievement oriented: ex. team coach - success oriented
26
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What are the situations in the path-goal theory?

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  1. Task structure

2. Follower characteristics

27
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What are the two task structures in the path-goal theory?

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  1. High task structure: very little uncertainty

2. Low task structure: high uncertainty/things aren’t mapped out

28
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What are the five leader matches in the path-goal theory?

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  1. Low structure: directive because you don’t know what to do/need someone to tell you
  2. High structure: supportive because you need leader to help with tedium and boredom
  3. Competitive situation: achievement
  4. Follower social needs: supportive (need for interaction)
  5. Capable followers: participative (if they’re highly capable they can run the department)
29
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Who came up with Leader-Member Exchange (LXM) and what is it?

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Graen

Good leaders should go one on one; exchanging tasks for rewards

30
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What are the characterisitcs of Leader-Member Exchange?

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  1. One on one

2. Relations

31
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What are the relations in LXM?

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  1. Inner group (cadre) - more trusted by leader/given more extensive responsibility/get better rewards
  2. Out group (hired hand) - work hard and play hard; differentiate work and play
32
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Leader-member exchange show commitment by doing what?

A

Working harder

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