Northhouse - Followership Flashcards
process whereby an individual or individuals accept the influence of others to accomplish a common goal
followership
true or false: followership is morally neutral
false; it carries responsibility consider the morality of one’s actions and the rightness or wrongness of the outcomes of what one does a follwer
true or false: leaders and followers work together to achieve a common goal.
true; both share a moral obligation regarding these goals
what are the two broad categories of followership?
role-based and relational-based
focuses on followers in regard to the typical roles or behaviors they exhibit while occupying a formal or informal position with a hierachial system
role-based followership
sociological theory that argues that people create meaning about their reality as they interact with each other
social constructivism
emerges from the communication between leaders and followers and stresses the interplay between following and leading focusing on interpersonal process and one person’s attempt to influence and the other person’s response these influence attempts.
relational-based followership
People who determined Typologies of Followership
Zaleznik (‘65), Kelley (‘92), Chaleff (‘95), Kellerma (‘08)
Zaleznik (‘65) typologies of followership
withdrawn, masochistic, compulsive, impulsive
Kelley (‘92) typologies of followership
alienated, passive, conformist, pragmatist, exemplary
Chaleff (‘95) typologies of followership
resource, individualist, implementer, partner, diehard
Kellerman (‘08) typologies of followership
isolate, bystander, participant, activist
enhances our understanding of the broader area of followership by breaking it down into smaller pieces
typology
What type of typology was intended to help leaders understand followers and also to help followers understand and become leaders? (personal aspects)
Zaleznik Typology
followers are enormously valuable to organizations and that the power of followers often goes unrecognized. (motivations of followers and follower behavior)
Kelley Typology
What are the parts of Zaleznik Typology?
dominance, submissive, active, passive, masochistic, , impulsive, compulsive, withdrawn
“sheep” who look to the leader for direction and motivation
passive followers
“yes people” always on the leader’s side but still looking to the leader for direction and guidance
conformist followers
think for themselves and exhibit a lot of negative energy
alienated followers
“fence-sitters” who support the status quo but do not get on board until others do
pragmatics
“star” followers who are active and positive and offer independent constructive criticism
exemplary follwers
What are the axes of Kelley’s topology?
independent critical thinking, dependent uncritical thinking, active and passive
What are the five follower role types for Kelley’s typology?
passive followers, conformist followers, alienated followers, pragmatics, exemplary followers
amplify the significance of the role of followers in the leadership process.
Chaleff Typology
followers need to take a more proactice role that brings more responsibility, to change their own internal estimates of abilities to influence others.
Chaleff Typology