Leadership Flashcards
Explain leadership
Provide new vision,inspires employees into new directions FUTURE ORIENTED
Difference between administrative and management
Administrative is the decision making group for company goals and objectives; vp president
( Daniel K.)
Management maintains the daily goals and status quo ( department manager )
What is the difference between administration and management?
Administration is the decision-making group for company goals and objectives: executives and upper managers. (president of H&M)
Management maintains the status quo, and the daily operations (department manager)
Explain leadership
provides new vision/directions/ways of doing things, inspire employees to new direction: FUTURE FOCUS
Positional power (legitimate power)
decision-making authority assigned with position
Difference between influence process and the situation
influence process refers to the relationship between leader and followers. The situation refers to the context in which leadership occurs (boycott leader vs. supervisor.
What is the difference between leader emergence and leader effectiveness?
Emergence is the factors influencing people to become leaders. Effectiveness refers to the performance of a leader.
What are the three theoretical approaches to leadership?
Trait Approach (personality traits, a leader possesses) Behavioral Approach (action, what a leader does) Power and influence Approach (power over another)
What is contingency theory and what approach does this fall under?
certain traits are more effective depending on situation. What behaviors are appropriate for individual environments
What are the three basic skills beyond personality?
technical skills
conceptual skills
interpersonal skills
What are the two factors of the behavioral approach?
initiation; correlated with leader effectiveness. How a leader provides structure to get workers to accomplish tasks.
consideration; people oriented, correlated with leader satisfaction.
What are the six types of power?
- Reward
- Coercive
- Legitimate/Authority power
- Expert power
- Referent power
- informational power
What is the difference and similarity between Expert power and Referent power?
Both can be given to a person who does not hold legitimate power.
Expert is given to a person with great knowledge and experience. Referent power is given by a person because they respect, admire, like desire
What are the three outcomes of power?
commitment- internally motivated
compliance- completes task, when watched
resistance- refusal to do task
What are the three influence tactics?
- legitimate
- rational persuasion
- ingratiation
- exchange
- personal appeals ( friends, family)
- inspirational appeals
- pressure
- consultation
- coalition tactics
What is the difference between personal appeals and inspirational appeals?
Personal appeals is based on loyalty, friendship. Where as inspirational appeals uses values, ideals and aspirations
How do leaders differentiate their subordinates according to the leader-member exchange theory (relationship between the two)?
employees competence/skill
level of trust
motivation/willingness to assume greater responsability
What are the different behaviors a leader take in fulfilling followers needs to obtain goals, also known as a path-boal theory?
- directive- specific guidelines
- supportive- focus is concern for employee well-being
- participative -want subordinates input
- achievements oriented- leader sets challenging goals/standards
What are the components of transformational leadership?
- idealized influence- leader IS role model
- inspirational motivation- expectations followers want to meet
- intellectual stimulation- stir creativity
- individualized consideration- attention to needs of followers
Explain transformational leadership
inspires (internal commitment/motivation) followers to major goal changes: leader shares process-followers potentially become leaders
How does Implicit leadership theory differ from the rest?
leadership is assigned by followers; leaders meet followers expectations of leadership. focuses on followers perception of what a leader is
What can reduce the need for formal leadership?
- highly structured role or task structuring
- work teams
- select employees who work independently
- informal leaders
