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Leadership Flashcards

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Explain leadership

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Provide new vision,inspires employees into new directions FUTURE ORIENTED

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Difference between administrative and management

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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 )

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What is the difference between administration and management?

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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)

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Explain leadership

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provides new vision/directions/ways of doing things, inspire employees to new direction: FUTURE FOCUS

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Positional power (legitimate power)

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decision-making authority assigned with position

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Difference between influence process and the situation

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influence process refers to the relationship between leader and followers. The situation refers to the context in which leadership occurs (boycott leader vs. supervisor.

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What is the difference between leader emergence and leader effectiveness?

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Emergence is the factors influencing people to become leaders. Effectiveness refers to the performance of a leader.

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What are the three theoretical approaches to leadership?

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Trait Approach (personality traits, a leader possesses) 
Behavioral Approach (action, what a leader does)
Power and influence Approach (power over another)
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What is contingency theory and what approach does this fall under?

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certain traits are more effective depending on situation. What behaviors are appropriate for individual environments

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What are the three basic skills beyond personality?

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technical skills
conceptual skills
interpersonal skills

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What are the two factors of the behavioral approach?

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initiation; correlated with leader effectiveness. How a leader provides structure to get workers to accomplish tasks.
consideration; people oriented, correlated with leader satisfaction.

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What are the six types of power?

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  1. Reward
  2. Coercive
  3. Legitimate/Authority power
  4. Expert power
  5. Referent power
  6. informational power
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What is the difference and similarity between Expert power and Referent power?

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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

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What are the three outcomes of power?

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commitment- internally motivated
compliance- completes task, when watched
resistance- refusal to do task

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What are the three influence tactics?

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  1. legitimate
  2. rational persuasion
  3. ingratiation
  4. exchange
  5. personal appeals ( friends, family)
  6. inspirational appeals
  7. pressure
  8. consultation
  9. coalition tactics
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What is the difference between personal appeals and inspirational appeals?

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Personal appeals is based on loyalty, friendship. Where as inspirational appeals uses values, ideals and aspirations

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How do leaders differentiate their subordinates according to the leader-member exchange theory (relationship between the two)?

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employees competence/skill
level of trust
motivation/willingness to assume greater responsability

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What are the different behaviors a leader take in fulfilling followers needs to obtain goals, also known as a path-boal theory?

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  1. directive- specific guidelines
  2. supportive- focus is concern for employee well-being
  3. participative -want subordinates input
  4. achievements oriented- leader sets challenging goals/standards
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What are the components of transformational leadership?

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  1. idealized influence- leader IS role model
  2. inspirational motivation- expectations followers want to meet
  3. intellectual stimulation- stir creativity
  4. individualized consideration- attention to needs of followers
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Explain transformational leadership

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inspires (internal commitment/motivation) followers to major goal changes: leader shares process-followers potentially become leaders

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How does Implicit leadership theory differ from the rest?

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leadership is assigned by followers; leaders meet followers expectations of leadership. focuses on followers perception of what a leader is

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What can reduce the need for formal leadership?

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  • highly structured role or task structuring
  • work teams
  • select employees who work independently
  • informal leaders

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