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THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP Flashcards

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It seeks to explain how and why certain people become leaders

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Leadership theories

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Such theories often focus on the characteristics of leaders

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Leadership theories

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This may attempt to identify the behaviors that people can adopt to improve their own leadership abilities in different situations

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Leadership theories

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In other words the theories propose that certain people were simply

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Born leaders

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True or false

Some more recent theories propose that processing certain traits may not help make people nature leaders, but that experience and situational variables also play a critical role

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False it will may help

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Enumerate the leadership theories

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Great man theories
Trait theories
Contingency theories / situational theories
Behavioral theories
Participative theories
Management theories
Relationship theories

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Enumerate the leadership styles

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Authoritarian leadership or autocratic
Participative leadership or democratic
The negative leadership or Laissez-faire

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According to this point of view great leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics

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Great man theories

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Greatman series states that leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics such as

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Charisma, confidence, intelligence, and social skills

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Great man theories states that internal characteristics such as charisma, confidence, intelligence, and social skills make leaders_____

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Natural born leaders

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Who and when did the great man theory is created

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1840 by Thomas carlyle

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Intrinsic leadership traits defining a distinct leader includes

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Intelligence
Sociability
Confidence
Charisma

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This theory assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent, that great leaders are born not made

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Great man theories

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These theories often portray great leaders as heroic, mythic and distinct rise to leadership when needed

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Great man theories

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This term was used because at the time leadership was thought of primarily as a meal quality especially in terms of military leadership

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Great man

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The term great man was used specially in terms of

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Military leadership

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Such theories suggest that people cannot really learn how to become strong leaders, it’s either something you are born with or born without

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Great man theories

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This is similar in some ways to great man theories, This assume that people inherit certain qualities and treats that make them better suited to leadership

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Trait theories

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Who and when did the treat theory was formulated

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Gordon Allport 1936

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Trait theory was categorize to three levels namely

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Cardinal traits
Central traits
Secondary tree

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These focuses on particular variables related to the environment that might determine which particular style of leadership is best suited for the situation

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Contingency theories of leadership

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Four leadership styles

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Directing
Coaching
Supporting
Delegating

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Highly directive behavior, with little supportive emphasis

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Directing s1

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Highly directive behavior with high levels of support

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Coaching S2

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Highly supportive behavior with low levels of support

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Supporting S3

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Low supportive behavior and low directive emphasis too

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S4 delegating

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According to this theory no leadership style is best in all situations

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Contingency theories or situational theories

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Effective leadership is not just about the qualities of the leader it is about striking the ______leadership style, quality of the followers and aspects of the situation

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Right balance

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These are based upon the belief that great leaders are made not born

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Behavioral theories

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Consider it as the flip side of the great man theories

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Behavioral theories

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These leadership theory for possess on the actions of leaders not on mental qualities or internal states

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Behavioral theories

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According to this theory people can learn to become leaders

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Behavioral theories

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Behavioral theories states that people can learn to become leaders through

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Teaching and observation

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This theory suggest that ideal leadership style is one that takes the input of others into account

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Participative theories

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In this theory leaders and cottage participation and contributions from group members and help group members feel more relevant and committed to the decision making process

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Participative theories

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However in this theory the leader retains the right to allow the input of others

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Participative theories

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Management theories are also known as

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Transactional theories

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These focuses on the role of supervision organization and group performance

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Management theories or transactional theories

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These theories based leadership on a system of rewards and punishment

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Management theories

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Relationship theories are also known as

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Transformational theories

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These focuses upon the connections formed between leaders and followers

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Relationship or transformational theories

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These motivates and inspire people by helping group members see the importance in higher good of the task

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Transformational leaders

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These leaders are focused on the performance of group members but also want each person to fulfill his or her potential

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Transformational leaders

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It refers to a leader’s characteristic behaviors when directing, motivating, guiding, and managing groups of people

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Leadership style

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They can also motivate others to perform create an innovate

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Leadership styles

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In____a group of researchers led by psychologist_____set out to identify different styles of leadership

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1939
Kurt lewin

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Also known as autocratic leaders these provide clear expectations for what needs to be done when it should be done and how it should be done

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Authoritarian leadership or autocratic

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This style of leadership is strongly focused on both command by the leader and control of the followers

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Authoritarian leadership

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There is also a clear division between the leader and the members

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Authoritarian leadership

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These leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from the rest of the group

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Authoritarian leaders

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Researchers found that decision making was less creative under What type of leadership

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Authoritarian leadership

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Authoritarian leadership if abuse may usually be viewed as

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Controlling, bossy, and dictatorial

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It is best applied to situations where there is little time for group decision making or where the leader is the most knowledgeable member of the group

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Authoritarian leadership

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Also known as democratic leadership it is typically the most effective leadership style

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Participative leadership or democratic

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These type of leaders over guidance to group members but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members

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Democratic leaders

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These leaders encourage group members to participate but retain the final say in the decision making process

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Participative leaders

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In this type of leadership group members feel engaged in the process environment motivated and creative

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Participative leadership

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These leaders tend to make followers feel like better and important part of the teeth which helps foster commitment to the goals of the group

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Democratic leaders

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The followers in this group also made more demands on the leader, show people cooperation, and we’re unable to work independently

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The negative leadership or Laissez-faire

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These leaders offer little or no guidance the group members and leave decision making up to group members

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Delegative leaders

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It often leads to poorly defined roles and a lack of motivation

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Delegative leadership

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Lewin states that this leadership style tend to result in groups that block direction where members blame each other for mistakes, refuse to accept personal responsibility, and produce a lack of progress and work

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Laissez faire leadership

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It is often identified as the single most effective style

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Transformational leadership style

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This style was first described during the late 1970s and later expanded upon my researcher Bernard M. Bass

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Transformational leadership style

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Transformational leadership style was described during the late___and expanded upon by researcher____

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1970s
Bernard M. Bass

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Some of the characteristics of his style of leadership or the abilities to motivate the inspire followers and the direct positive changes in groups

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Bernard M. Bass

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These leaders tend to be emotionally intelligent energetic and passionate

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Transformational leaders

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They are not only committed to helping the organization achieve its goals but also to help improve members fulfill their potential

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Transformational leaders

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Research has revealed that this style of leadership resulted in higher performance and more improve group satisfaction than other leadership styles

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Transformational leadership style

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These views the leader follower relationship as a transaction

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Transactional leadership style

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The ____focuses on the follower completing required tasks in exchange for monetary compensation

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Transaction

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One of the main advantages of this leadership style is that it creates clearly defined roles

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Transactional leadership style

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It allows leaders to offer a great deal of supervision and direction if it’s needed

Group members may also be motivated to perform well to receive awards

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Transactional leadership style

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Two types of situational leadership styles

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Hersey and Blanchard’s leadership styles
Blanchard’s SLII leadership styles

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It is one of the best known situational theories first publish in 1969 which describes four primary styles of leadership

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Hersey and Blanchard’s model

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Hersey and Blanchard’s model describes four primary styles of leadership including

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Telling style
Selling style
Participating style
Delegating style

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Characterized by telling people what to do

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Telling style

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Involved leaders convincing followers to buy into their ideas and messages

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Selling style

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Is marked by allowing group members to take a more active role in the decision making process

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Participating style

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Involves taking a hands off approach to leadership and allowing group members to make the majority of decisions

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Delegating style

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Eat emphasize how the developmental and skill level of learners influences the style that should be used by leaders

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Blanchard expanded model

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Blanchard also describe four different learning styles including

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Directing style
Coaching style
Supporting style
Delegating style

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This involves giving orders and expecting obedience but offers little in the way of guidance and assistance

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Directing style

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Means giving lots of orders but leaders also give lots of support

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Coaching style

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Is an approach that offers plenty of help but very little direction

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Supporting style

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This style is low in both direction and support

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Delegating style

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Like most things,______it’s a highly multifaceted subject and it is a mixture of many factors that help determine why some people become great leaders

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Leadership

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