Leadership process Flashcards
Leadership
When the act of leading is combine with the act of following
Formal Leadership
When leadership is exerted by individuals appointed or elected to positions of formal authority
Informal leaders
Individuals without formal roles but become influential due to expertise or the ability to meet the needs of others
Social construction of leadership
Leadership is co-created in relational interactions among people acting in context
Leadership identity construction process
- Claiming
- Granting
- Motivation to lead
Implicit leadership theories
Belief and understanding about the attributes associated with leaders and leadership.
Followership
Produce on how follower will interact with leaders
Romance of leadership
Tendency to attribute all organizational outcomes to the acts and doing of leaders
Subordination of followership
We heroize leaders but completely disregard followers
The J curve
When making strategic change, they’re might be a drop in productivity but need to find a way through good leadership to get productivity level past the prior level
Social Exchange Theory
- How relationships initiate and develop through processes of exchanges and reciprocity
Norm of reciprocity
When one party does something for another, an obligation is generated
Components of reciprocity (3)
- Equivalence
- Immediacy
- Interest
Components of high quality relationships
- Equivalence reduce
- Immediacy is higher
- Mutual exchanges
Trust (Social exchange)
Based on the belief in the ability and the intention of the repay
