Unit 4: Directing and supervising Flashcards

1
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director of people and activities

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manager

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2
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process of influencing people to attain objectives

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directing

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3
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nost visible of all management functions

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directing

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4
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seeing that day to day tasks to ensure smooth running are done

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directing

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5
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watching and directing work and workers

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supervising

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6
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primarily deals with influence, personality, and persuasive talents

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leadership

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7
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formal authority by virtue of position

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management

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8
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process of influencing others to achieve goals

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leadership

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9
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established the 4 major leadership systems

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Rensis Likert

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10
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4 major leadership systems

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Exploitative authority
Benevolent authoritative
Consultative system
Participative system

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11
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lack of trust, play on fear and threat, minimal teamwork and communication, roles are dictated

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exploitative authority

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12
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reward motivated but has punishment, only positive upwards two way communication, more trust byt condescendingly

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benevolent authoritative

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13
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greater trust, open communication, decision extend to employees when impactful, consultation but higher up decide, horizontal and vertical discussion

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consultative system

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14
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compleet confidence and trust, involvement in goal setting, high teamwork, common in flatter organization

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participative system

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15
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factors of leadership

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leader
follower
communication situation

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16
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leadership behavior and styles

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employee oriented vs product oriented
initiating structure vs consideration

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17
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classifies leader according to concern for people and results

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Blake Mouton managerial grid

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18
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high concern for people, low results

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country club management

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19
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high concer for results low concern for people

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produce or perish management

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20
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low concern for people and results

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impoverished management

21
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high concern for people and results

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team management

22
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“status qui” balances people and results but becomes mediocre

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middle of the road management

23
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jumps between country club and produce or perish

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paternal management

24
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jumps all over the grid depending on whats most beneficial

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opportunistic management

25
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Theorized assumptions on human nature and motivation

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Douglas Mcgregor

26
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assumes that work is distateful to people, most people are self centered, gullible and not ambitious or creative

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Theory X

27
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approaches to theory x

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hard and soft approach

28
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relies on coercion and tight controls

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hard approach

29
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permissive and seals harmony despite diminishing output

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soft approach

30
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assumes that work can be as natural as play, peope are creative, self directed, responsible, comitted

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Theory Y

31
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According to Mcgregor, people are.more productive when work goals align with

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higher needs

32
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If theory Y is true, what should be done

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decentralization and delegation
job enlargement
partipative management
performance appraisal

33
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self fulfilling prophecy where raising manager rxpectations boosts performance

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pygmalion effect

34
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3 Situational Leadership Models

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contingency model
continuum of leadership model
vroom yettom decision model

35
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contigency model was proposed by

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Fred Fledlers

36
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assess situations and leader according to underlying trait and match them

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contingency model

37
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used to assess attitude of the leader and reflect underlying disposition towards others

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least preferred co worker

38
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relationship oriented leader who thinks of taska ccomplishment after establishing relationships

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high LPC

39
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task oriented and only work on relationship after tasks are accomplished

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low LPC

40
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tha behavior of the leader depends on tge favorability of leadership situation which depends o 3 factors

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Leader member relations
tas structure
position power

41
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proposed continuum of leadership

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Tannenbaum and Schmidt

42
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two extremes, the left is

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autocratic

43
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to the right of the continuum is

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free rein

44
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4 leadership styles on the continuum of leadership

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tells
sells
consults
joins

45
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choosing leadership styles depend on three forces

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forces on the leader
in the subordinate
in the situation

46
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pi lished in the “Leadership and Decision making” 1973 book

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Vroom Yetton decision model

47
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Three factors affecting leadership styles in Vroom Yetton

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Decision quality
Team commitment
Tome constraint

48
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5 leadership styles in Vroom Yetton

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A1 use your info, decide by yourself
A2 obtain specific info, decide
C1 consult individually, decide
C2 consult as a group, decide
G2 collab and reach consensus