THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP Flashcards
It seeks to explain how and why certain people become leaders
Leadership theories
Such theories often focus on the characteristics of leaders
Leadership theories
This may attempt to identify the behaviors that people can adopt to improve their own leadership abilities in different situations
Leadership theories
In other words the theories propose that certain people were simply
Born leaders
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
False it will may help
Enumerate the leadership theories
Great man theories
Trait theories
Contingency theories / situational theories
Behavioral theories
Participative theories
Management theories
Relationship theories
Enumerate the leadership styles
Authoritarian leadership or autocratic
Participative leadership or democratic
The negative leadership or Laissez-faire
According to this point of view great leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics
Great man theories
Greatman series states that leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics such as
Charisma, confidence, intelligence, and social skills
Great man theories states that internal characteristics such as charisma, confidence, intelligence, and social skills make leaders_____
Natural born leaders
Who and when did the great man theory is created
1840 by Thomas carlyle
Intrinsic leadership traits defining a distinct leader includes
Intelligence
Sociability
Confidence
Charisma
This theory assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent, that great leaders are born not made
Great man theories
These theories often portray great leaders as heroic, mythic and distinct rise to leadership when needed
Great man theories
This term was used because at the time leadership was thought of primarily as a meal quality especially in terms of military leadership
Great man
The term great man was used specially in terms of
Military leadership
Such theories suggest that people cannot really learn how to become strong leaders, it’s either something you are born with or born without
Great man theories
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
Trait theories
Who and when did the treat theory was formulated
Gordon Allport 1936
Trait theory was categorize to three levels namely
Cardinal traits
Central traits
Secondary tree
These focuses on particular variables related to the environment that might determine which particular style of leadership is best suited for the situation
Contingency theories of leadership
Four leadership styles
Directing
Coaching
Supporting
Delegating
Highly directive behavior, with little supportive emphasis
Directing s1
Highly directive behavior with high levels of support
Coaching S2
Highly supportive behavior with low levels of support
Supporting S3
Low supportive behavior and low directive emphasis too
S4 delegating
According to this theory no leadership style is best in all situations
Contingency theories or situational theories
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
Right balance
These are based upon the belief that great leaders are made not born
Behavioral theories
Consider it as the flip side of the great man theories
Behavioral theories
These leadership theory for possess on the actions of leaders not on mental qualities or internal states
Behavioral theories
According to this theory people can learn to become leaders
Behavioral theories
Behavioral theories states that people can learn to become leaders through
Teaching and observation
This theory suggest that ideal leadership style is one that takes the input of others into account
Participative theories