Leadership, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation Flashcards
Qualities of Leadership
- Occurs at all levels of the organization
- Does not require a charismatic personality
- Relational process
- Culturally influenced
- Develops over life
Requirements of Leadership
- Learned behavior
- Teachable
- Requires follower-ship
- Involves purposeful change that satisfies collective needs and aspirations
- Includes the components of effectiveness and ethics
Leadership Theories
- before the 1980’s, there were the traditional leadership
- after 1980’s, there are the modern leadership theory
What are the traditional leadership theories?
- Trait Theory
- Behavioral Theory
- Contingency Theory
What are the modern leadership theories?
Transformational
Early (Trait) Theories
- 1940s and 1950s
- Identified traits that could distinguish leaders from non-leaders
- implies that leaders are born and individuals without these traits cannot be leaders
- criticisms: fails to take into account other factors (situational and environmental)
Behavioral Theory
- 1950s to 1960s
- Shifting from leaders to leadership
- Leadership can be taught and developed
What are the different behavioral theory?
- Autocratic
- Democratic
- Laissez-Faire
Autocratic
Leaders make all decisions with little or no input from employees
Democratic
Consult with subordinates and allow for input during decision-making processes
Laissez-Faire
Allow employees complete autonomy
Contingency Theory
- Late 1960s
- There is no best way to lead.
- Instead, the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) on the several contextual factors
With respect to the contingency theory, what are the contextual factors that contribute to the optimal course of action?
- relationship between leader and subordinate
- degree of power held by leader
- structure of task
Traditional vs. Modern Leadership
- Traditional: task oriented, maintain good relations with the leader by exchanging promises of reward for performance
- Modern: relationship oriented, reflected business environment, includes factors related to crisis, change, and turning around a failing business
Transformational Leadership
- Modern
- Make subordinates conscious of the importance and value of their task outcomes
- Provide followers with a vision and motivation to go beyond self-interest for the good of the organization
- Create an environment that supports exploration, experimentation, risk-taking, and sharing of ideas.
Hallmarks of Effective Leaders
- Modeling
- Mentoring
- Motivating
- Monitoring
- Multiplying Successes
Modeling
Employees will replicate leader behavior
Mentoring
Leaders serve as instructors for personal development