Leadership Flashcards
trait theory of leadership
traits predict leadership
Consiensiousness
Emergence of leader
Openness
Efficiency of leader
Extravert
Emergence of leaders, too high reduces efficiency
Self efficacy is build by what traits?
consciensiousness and openness
Emotional intelegence leads to
efficient leaders
Behavioural theory of leadership
Initiate structure: deadline on tasks etc
Consideration: relations mutual trust
Fiedlers contingency theory
Leaders and situations must match in style
Least preffered coworker LPC
Positive: relationship-leader
Negative: task + performance oriented
When are relationship oriented leaders beter?
Only in moderate favorable conditions
low structure,weak postition of power, or poor relationships and high structure
Situational leader theory SLT
Leadership depends on the situation:
unable unwilling: clear directions
unable willing: high task oriented and relationship oriented
able unwilling: supportive participative
Path goal theory:
help others achieve goals
task oriented is ambigious and stressfull
Supportive leaders if structured
Leader participation model
Only the way they make decisions is important
Leader member exhange LMX
Leaders creates an ingroup and goes for self forfilling phrophasi
Charismatic leader theory
people follow heroic leaders
Extravert, confident, achievement oriented
Vision with a vision statement
Believes followers can perform, boosts esteem and confidence
Transactional leaders
guide towards a goal
Transformational leaders
followers will transcent
concenred about others and try to change their thinking
best in small groups
Authentic leaders
Know who they are, believe in ethics
trust
help followers understand the path of self development and reduce conflict
Servant leaders
Only focus on others growth
Trust leads to
increased risk taking
info sharing
more efficient groups
productivity
Trust propensity
how likely someone is to follow a leader, based on self esteem and agreeableness
Attribution theory of leadership
What people expect a leader to be
Identification based trust
Trust based on mutual agreement
