Leadership Management

Question 1

What are the 4 leadership theories

Answer 1

Trait theory, Behavioral theory, Contingency theory, Contemporary theory.

Question 2

What is behavioral theory?

Answer 2

Focus on characteristics leaders possess: such as what leaders do, how they behave is the focus of behavioral traits

Example: Autocratic, Democratic, Permissive/Laissez faire, and Bureaucratic leadership

Autocratic/Bureaucratic use external motivators to cause subordinate change in behavior (such as punishment, power, policies, rules).

Democratic/Laissez faire believe behave change is internally inspired ( such as goal setting, collaboration, hands off able to make own decisions)

Question 3

Who is Rensis Likert?

Answer 3

Rensis Likert devised for model system known a System 4 Managment ( his work showed greater employee involvement translate to greater commitment to the organization and its objectives).

System 4: relationship btw leadership and outcome; described leadership according to degree of involvement in decision making managers invite from their subordinates

Question 4

Who is Paul Hersey/ Ken Blanchard?

Answer 4

They took Fiedler’s model of leadership factor a step further adding followers’ willingness and readiness

Recommend leaders consider: job and psychological maturity

Job maturity: refers to an employee’s skill and technical knowledge relative to the job

Psychological maturity: refers to an employee’s self confidence and self respect