Leadership & Management Flashcards
1
Q
3 main things managers do: study
A
Minzberg (1973)
(1) Interpersonal
(2) Information
(3) Decision making
2
Q
Google example
A
Garvin
- Google has a flat organisational structure, which helps them because: it favours creative integrity & gives the freedom innovate
- Engineers are professionals in their own right and are suspicious of managers
- “people don’t quit companies, they quit managers”
3
Q
Upper echelon theory
A
Hambrick
- Experiences, values and personalities of executives will determine how an organisation reacts to situations
4
Q
these is no leader without at least one follower
A
Kellerman
- Leaders are defined in the context of their followers.
5
Q
4 capability requirements of leaders
A
Ancona et al.
(1) Understanding dynamic contexts
(2) Relating
(3) Creating a compelling picture of the future
(4) Inventing
- Pierre Omidyar & Ebay
6
Q
emotional intelligence
A
Goleman
- emotional intelligence in comprised of:
- Awareness
- Self-Regulation
- Motivation
- Empathy
- Social skill
7
Q
Taylorism
A
Taylor
8
Q
Tesla
A
Hired long serving Apple technologist Chris Lattner to signal that they’re paving the way.
