topic 2: Leadership and power

Question 1

leadership

Answer 1

is a solution to the problem of collective effort, the problem of bringing people together and combining their efforts to promote success and survival.

Question 2

authentic leadership

Answer 2

pattern of transparent and ethical leader behavior that encourages openness in sharing information needed to make decisions while accepting followers’ inputs.

Question 3

transformational leadership

Answer 3

leader behaviors that transform and inspire followers to perform beyond expectations while transcending self-interest for the good of the organization.

Question 4

ethical leadership

Answer 4

demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to followers.

Question 5

positive organizational behavior

Answer 5

literature that is focusing on positive constructs such as hope, resiliency, efficacy, optimism, happiness, and well-being as they apply to organizations.

Question 6

nomological network

Answer 6

representation of a construct, its observable manifestation, and the relationship between the two.

Question 7

the trait approach (leadership)

Answer 7

suggests that certain inborn or innate qualities and characteristics make someone a leader. physical features, ability characteristics, personality traits.

Question 8

style approach (leadership)

Answer 8

effectiveness has to do with how the leader behaves.con

Question 9

contigency approach (leadership)

Answer 9

the effectiveness of leadership is affected by the situation or context. According to this theory, someone can be an effective leader in one circumstance and an ineffective leader in another

Question 10

new leadership approach

Answer 10

charismatics or transformational leadership and says that leaders need vision and inspire loyalty and emotional attachment. focuses on elevating the voice of employees in problem resolution over authoritative approaches.

Question 11

self-concept

Answer 11

refers to the evaluations one makes of oneself as well as self beliefs.

Question 12

transactional leadership

Answer 12

leadership largely based on the exchange of rewards contingent on performance.

Question 13

prototypicality

Answer 13

followers may be more drawn to leaders who are exemplars of groups they belong to or want to join.

Question 14

new-genre leadership

Answer 14

leadership emphasizing charismatic leader behavior, visionary, inspiring, ideological and moral values, as well as transformational leadership such as individualized attention, and intellectual stimulation.

Question 15

complexity leadership theory

Answer 15

leadership is viewed as an interactive system of dynamic unpredictable agents that interact with each other in complex feedback networks, which can then produce adaptive outcomes such as knowledge dissemination, learning, innovation, and further adaptation to change.

Question 16

shared leadership

Answer 16

an emergent state where team members collectively lead each other, a dynamic interactive influence process among individuals in groups for which the objective is to lead one another to achievement.

Question 17

leader-member exchange theory

Answer 17

leaders develop different exchange relationships with their followers, whereby the quality of the relationship alters the impact on important leader and member outcomes.

Question 18

substitutes-for-leadership theory

Answer 18

focuses on situational factors that enhance, neutralize, and or totally substitute for leadership.

Question 19

servant leader

Answer 19

leadership that focuses on putting the needs of followers and stakeholders first. is distinguished into two broad categories, functional and accompany attributes. functional include being honest, trustworthy, a role model, service and empowerment. accompany attributes good communicators and listeners, credible, competent, teachers and delegators.

Question 20

ten characteristics servant leader

Answer 20

1. listening
2. empathy
3. healing
4. awareness
5. persuasion
6. conceptualization
7. foresight
8. stewardship
9. commitment
10. building community

Question 20

cross-cultural leadership

Answer 20

examination of leadership in multicultural contexts

Question 20

comparative leadership research

Answer 20

compares leadership in two or more cultures, examining the degree to which practice that was developed in one culture applies to others.

Question 21

E-leadership

Answer 21

leadership where individuals or groups are geographically dispersed and interactions are mediated by technology. it involves leading people from different departments, organizations, countries, and sometimes even competitor companies.

Question 22

three implications leadership

Answer 22

1. leadership involves influencing individuals willingly to contribute to the good of the group
2. leadership requires coordinating and guiding the group to achieve its goals
3. goals vary by organization