Leadership(not for study) Flashcards
John Kotter from harvard states that managers promote
stability while leaders press for change
Rabinda Kanungo states that leaders provide
vision and strategy, managers implement vision and strategy and handle day to day problems
*Leaders in organizations involve two major task…
managing those around them to get the day to day tasks done(leadership as supervision) and inspiring other to do the extraordinary (leadership as vision)
Behavioural theories of leadership are theories proposing that special
behaviours differentiate leaders from non leaders
Ohio State Study examined 2 dimensions..
initiating structure and consideration
Initiating structure is the extent to which the leader is likely to
define and structure his role and those of employees in the search for goal attainment
Consideration is the extent to which the leader is likely to have _______ ________ characterized by _______ _______, _______ ___ _______ ________ and ______ for their feelings
job relationships
mutual trust, respect for employees ideas
regard
Michigan studies looked at two dimensions of leaders
Employee oriented leaders and production oriented leaders
Employee oriented leaders is a leader who emphasizes
emphasizes interpersonal relationships
Production oriented leader is a leaders who emphasizes
emphasizes technical or task aspects of the job
Blake and Moultons Leadership grid (managerial grid) is a ____________________________ based on ones __________________________. Also based on _____________________
a 9x9 matrix outlining 81 different leadership styles based on ones task orientation and people orientation…based on concern for production and concern for people
Under the leadership grid managers were found to perform best under
a9,9 team management style of leadership
Managers under leadership grid did not perform best under..
a 9,1 style (authority and obedience) or a 1,9 style (country club style)
When employees face high pressure because of deadlines or unclear tasks this type of leader will increase satisfaction and performance.
People oriented leader.
when task is interesting or satisfying there is_________ need for people orientation leader
Less
when it is clear how to perform a task and the goals _________type of leadership will provide greater satisfaction while___________ leadership will lead to dissatisfaction
people oriented/production oriented
when people are unaware of what to do or they do not have the knowledge or skills of the job__________________ leadership is much more important than_______________leadership
production oriented/people oriented
Contingency theories of Leadership are also referred to as…
Situational theories of leadership
Contingency theories are theories that note the
importance of considering the context within which leadership occurs
Fiedlers contingency model is a model that proposes effective group performance ….
depends on the proper match between a leaders style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader
Fiedler defined three contingency dimensions that together define the situation the leader faces….they are
Leader Member Relations
Task Structure
Position Power
Leader Member Relations is the degree..
of confidence,trust and respect members have in their leader
Task Structure is the degree to which…
to which job assignments are proceduralized (structured or unstructured)
Position Power is the degree….
of influence a leader has over power variables such as hiring, firing, discipline, promotions and salary increases.