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Leadership I Flashcards

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Define leadership

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The influence that particular individuals exert on employees’ goal achievement in organizations

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What are the four components of leadership?

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  1. Influence
  2. Process
  3. Group
  4. Common goal achievement
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Describe how influence relates to leadership

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Influence is using power to affect others. Without influence you cannot have leadership, because leaders have to change the attitudes and behaviours of others

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Describe how process relates to leadership

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Process looks at what leaders do. Leadership is all about doing - what do leaders do to increase their workers’ motivation and happiness?

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Describe how groups relate to leadership

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The leader doesn’t work along. They need a group around them to help them succeed

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Describe how common goal achievement relates to leadership

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Leaders are responsible for directing a group of people to achieve something together; they must inspire cooperation

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What are the three leadership theories?

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  1. Trait theories
  2. Behavioural theories
  3. Situational/contingency theories
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Define trait theories of leadership

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The theory that individual characteristics translate to good leadership

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Define behavioural theories of leadership

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The theory that leadership is a process; it looks at what people actually do to make their followers more productive

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Define situational/contingency theories of leadership

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The theory that good leaders fit the best leadership style to the environment

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How accurate is the trait theory of leadership?

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Traits aren’t going to predict effective leadership across the board; it depends on other factors like timing and circumstances. Some traits can lead to leadership, but not necessarily all the time

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What are the limitations to the trait approach of leadership?

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  1. Traits are not strongly linked to leadership
  2. It does not take into account the situation in which leadership occurs
  3. It does not tell us what leaders do to influence others successfully
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According to the trait approach to leadership, can leadership be learned?

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No; you have to be born with “leadership traits”

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According to the behaviour approach to leadership, can leadership be learned?

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Yes; leadership can be learned, practiced, and developed

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What are the two main behaviours of leadership?

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  1. Consideration

2. Initiating structure

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Define consideration behaviours of leadership

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The leader is approachable, shows concern, and is supportive

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Define initiating structure behaviours of leadership

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The degree to which leader behaviours facilitate group goal attainment

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What characteristics are shown by leaders exhibiting consideration behaviours?

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  1. Friendly, pleasant, agreeable
  2. Care for other people’s welfare, happiness, progress, and success
  3. Encouraging, mentoring, helpful
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What characteristics are shown by leaders exhibiting initiating structure behaviours?

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  1. Focus is on goal attainment, defining schedules and roles, and assigning employees to tasks
  2. Less time on “people issues”, more time directing workers
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What are consideration behaviours related to?

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Follower satisfaction, motivation, and perceptions of leader effectiveness

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What are initiating structure behaviours related to?

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  1. Leader and group performance

2. Employee productivity

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What is one caution with consideration behaviours?

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Just because people feel motivated and feel like they are producing well, it doesn’t mean they are. If they feel too comfortable they might not put in as much effort

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What are the limitations to the behavioural approach of leadership?

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They do not consider the situation in which the behaviour occurs; different tasks, employees, and situations require different kinds of leadership

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What is the main point of situational leadership theories?

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The effectiveness of leadership behaviours do not generalize across all situations; the effectiveness of any behaviour depends on the situation

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What are the two best known situational leadership theories?

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  1. Fiedler’s contingency theory

2. House’s path-goal theory

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Define path-goal theory

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The theory that a leader’s job is to assist followers in attaining their goals

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According to path-goal theory, how can leaders best assist followers in attaining their goals?

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Leaders can get rid of the problems that are in the way of their employees goals. The leader must work to resolve the task so that the employee can do their job to the best of their ability

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Path-goal theory consists of what two sets of contingencies (situations)?

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  1. Environmental variables

2. Characteristics of employees

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How can effective leaders enhance goal-oriented performance according to path-goal theory? (5 things)

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  1. Enhancing motivation
  2. Enhancing abilities of followers
  3. Providing guidance
  4. Reducing obstacles
  5. Providing resources to facilitate performance
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According to path-goal theory (a theory within situational theories), what are the four types of leadership behaviours?

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  1. Directive/contingency behaviours
  2. Supportive behaviours
  3. Participative behaviours
  4. Achievement oriented behaviours
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Define directive/contingency behaviours (according to path-goal theory)

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Structuring behaviours

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When are directive behaviours most effective?

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When individuals have difficulty doing tasks or the tasks are ambiguous

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What are some examples of directive behaviours?

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Scheduling, directing, telling people what to do, instructing

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Define supportive behaviours (according to path-goal theory)

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Consideration behaviours

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When are supportive behaviours most effective?

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When individuals are under stress or otherwise show that they need to be supported

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What are some examples of supportive behaviours?

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Being accommodating for employees who need some off for child care

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Define participative behaviours (according to path-goal theory)

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Getting employees involved in the decision making

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When are participative behaviours most effective?

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When individuals need to buy into decisions or have a high need for empowerment or autonomy

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What are some examples of participative behaviours?

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Getting employees opinions in the decision-making process; getting everyone to brainstorm ideas for a new work-volunteer program

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Define achievement-oriented behaviours (according to path-goal theory)

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Inspiring employees to feel like they can accomplish more (building self-esteem and self-efficacy)

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When are achievement-oriented behaviours most effective?

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When individuals like challenges and are highly motivated; when there are challenging tasks that require inspiration to boost their morale and performance

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What are the strengths of path-goal theory?

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  1. Generally supported by research

2. Considers employees, situation, and leader

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What are the weaknesses of path-goal theory?

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  1. Dependent on leaders recognizing the various situations

2. Dependent on leaders being able to adjust behaviours to various situations

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What are the moderators in path-goal theory?

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Environmental factors and employee characteristics

45
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Define emergent leadership

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When a leader emerges in a leaderless group

46
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What are the two types of emergent leaders?

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  1. Task leader

2. Social-emotional leader

47
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Define task leader

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The emergent leader who is concerned with accomplishing the task

48
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Define social-emotional leader

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The emergent leader who reduces tension, manages disagreements, settles arguments, and maintains morale

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What are the advantages of participative leadership?

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  1. Increased employee motivation
  2. Increased quality
  3. Increases employee acceptance
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What are the disadvantages of participative leadership?

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  1. Increases time and energy needed
  2. Leaders may perceive loss of power
  3. Lack of receptivity or knowledge

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