Lecture 10: Leadership Flashcards

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Leadership

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The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals

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Trait Theory

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Leadership is inherent, so we must identify the leader based on his or her traits

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Behavioural theory

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Leadership is a skill set and can be taught to anyone, so we must identify the proper behaviours to teach potential leaders

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Contingency theories

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  • Fiedler’s model
  • Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory
  • Path-goal theory
  • Vroom and Yetton’s Leader-Participation model
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Fiedler model

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Effective group performance depends on the proper match between leadership style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control
Assumes that leadership style is fixed

  • Leader-member relation
  • Task structure
  • Position power
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Situational leadership theory

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A model that focuses on follower ‘readiness’

  • Followers can accept or reject the leadership
  • Effectiveness depends on the followers’ response to the leader’s outcome
  • Readiness is the extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task
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House’s Path-Goal theory

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Builds from Ohio State studies and the expectancy theory of motivation
- A leader should be directive or supportive or demonstrate other behaviour, depends on a complex analysis of the situation.

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Vroom and Yetton’s leader-participation model

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  • How a leader makes decisions is as important as what is decided
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Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory

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In groups

  • Members are similar to leader
  • In the leader’s inner circle of communication
  • Receive more time and attention from leader
  • Given greater responsibility and rewards

Out groups

  • Managed by formal rules and policies
  • Receive less of the leader’s attention/fewer exchanges
  • More likely to retaliate against the organisation
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Charismatic Leadership

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A leadership theory that states that followers make attributions of heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviours

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Transactional Leadership

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Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements

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Transformational Leadership

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Leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests and who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers

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Authentic Leadership

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Leaders who know who they are, know what they believe in and values and beliefs openly and candidly. Their followers would consider them to be ethical people and find them easier to trust.

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