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| leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of other people to achieve a common goal |
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| Woods and Wiggam Theories of leadership |
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leadership is genetic
leadership is determined by natural selection and social class |
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Looked for special characteristics these leaders had in common
personality, temperament, needs, motives and values |
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- almost impossible to develop inclusive list of leader traits
- what happens when someone has some but not all the qualities?
- studies not adequately linked traits with leadership effectiveness
- ignores impact the situation
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dominant approach toward study of leadership in 50-60's
focus on what leaders DO, how they behave towards followers
move from the study of leaders to the study of leadership
two main research areas:
behavioral of effective vs ineffective leaders
Nature of the leadership role
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| Behavioral Theory: evaluation & criticisms |
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inconsistent findings concerning which, if any, style of leadership is most effective
like trait theory, suffers from universal approach and attempts to identify the most effective style for all situations |
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| French and Raven's Bases of Power |
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Reward
Coercive
Legitimate
Referent
Expert |
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| leader can provide positive outcomes and prevent negative outcomes |
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| leader can exert influence using punishment and threat |
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| derives from a person's position or role |
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| exists when the leader is well liked or admired by others |
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| person has expert power when s/he has special information or expertise that the follower values |
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| power bases with more positive consequences |
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contingency theory:
hybrid approach |
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| the style needed changes with the situation |
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| fiedler's theory (contingency theory) |
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effectiveness depends on two interacting factors:
leadership style
situational favorableness |
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contingency theory
evalutaions and criticisms |
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theory made a major contribution to the study of leadership
recognized the dynamic influence of the situation on leader effectiveness |
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| a person who causes followers to accept them as a role model |
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exchange rewards and promises for effort
responsive to immediate self-interests
strive to ensure that needs are met based on performance |
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transformational leadership:
individualized consideration |
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| paying attention to the development and well-being of others |
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transformational leadership:
intellectual stimulation |
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| encourages followers to question the status quo & think of better ways of doing things |
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| encourage followers with their statements & model high standards of behaviors |
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transformational leadership theory
evaluation and criticisms |
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common in contemporary management literature
relatively new concept, with an evolving literature |
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men are more effective in traditionally male situations w/ mostly male subordinates
females more effective - less masculine situations
females - more likely to engage in behaviors associated with high quality leadership |
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