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Problem 7 Chapter 9 Flashcards

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Leadership basic info

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  • Requires getting group members to achieve groups goals
  • Does not require coercion = coercion may undermine true leadership
  • can be good/ bad and effects be/ineffective
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What makes a good leader?

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Great person theory = we attribute great things to salient leader (Napoleon did revolution)

Big five

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What is the big five?

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Major personality dimensions for leaders :

1.extarversion/surgency
2.agreeableness(=outgoing/capacity of enthusiasm)
3conscientiousness (=self control, accuracy,determination )
4.emotionak stability
5.intellect/openness to experiences

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Ways of leading

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Autocratic=giving orders to others

Democratic= Discussing decisions

Laissez-Laur =just watch and help sometimes

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What is the leader behaviour description questionnaire (scale to measure leadership)?

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Initiating structure = task specialist focus on task

Consideration dimensions = socio emotional specialist focus on people’s feelings

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What are contingency theories?

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(Different situations different leadership effective)

Contingency theory Fiedler

Normative decision theory

Path goal theory

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What is the contingency theory Fiedler?

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(Focus on leader not group)

A: Relationship orientated leader
B:Task oriented leader

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What is normative decision theory?

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Three strategies for each leader

A: I decide autocratic
B:you help me consultative
C: we decide group decision

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What is the path goal theory?

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Leader shows way to reach goal he structures and considerates (emotional support)

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What is a transactional leadership?

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Economic transaction between leader and follower

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What is an idiosyncrasy?

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If you are a good leader you are allowed to do things your way

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What is the leader member exchange theory?(LMX)

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Effective leadership? high LMX(relationships with followers)

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What does charisma lead to?

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Leads to effective leadership-good or bad distinction

Results of effective leadership - people think: archives goals so he must be good

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What are the leader schemas

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Leader categorization theory

Status characteristic theory

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What is the leader categorization theory

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Schema of what a leader should be like > is he? Then we like him

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What is a status characteristic theory?

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Good leader needs skills and high status characteristics

17
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Why are prototypical leaders in a group more effective?

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Group is salient: people pay close attention

Prototypical member defines group identity= good leader

18
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What is the correspondence bias?

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People attribute group behaviour to leaders personality= becomes more prototypical

19
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What is the role congruity theory?

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Woman inconsistent with people’s schemas if leader = therefore badly rated

20
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What is the social identity theory of leadership?

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People prefer a prototype leader

21
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What are social decision schemas?

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1) unanimity = pressure in other ti conform
2) majoritiybwins
3) truth wins
4) two thirds majority
5) first shift of group member

22
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What is the social transition scheme?

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Members decisions change are monitored

23
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What is the illusion of group effectivity

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Got lots of ideas but unproductive, more fun must be good!

24
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What is production blocking?

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People aren’t as a creative because they’re being judged by others turn speaking

25
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What is group memory?

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Grouonknow more than individual

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What is transitive memory?

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Too much for one person so everyone is responsible for one thing

If a person leaves feeling of loss

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What is a group think?

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Not the best solution rather just agreement from everyone = high cohesiveness

Maybe people just keep quiet to avoid stress

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What is group polarisation?(more extreme decisions why?)

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You get more arguments for your position/persuasive argument theory =you say what you really think

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Social identity (self categorization to norm) polarization

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Opinions of group

Norm is more extreme to distinguish from outgrouos

I should be like the group = people confirm

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