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Leadership Vocabulary
Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
03/16/2011

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Contingency
Definition
One thing depends on other things
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Contingency Approaches
Definition
Defineate the characteristics of situations and followers and examine the leadership styles that can be used effectively.
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Fielder's Contingency Model
Definition
Designed to enable leaders to diagnose both leadership style and organizational situation.
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Situational Theory
Definition
Hersey and Blanchard's extension of the leadsrship Grid focusing on the characteristics of followers as the important element of the situation, and consequently, of determining effective leader behavior.
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Path-goal Theory
Definition
A contingency approach to leadership in which the leader's responsiblity is to increase subordinates' motivation by clarifying the behaviors necessary for task accomplishment and rewards.
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Vroom-Jago Contingency Model
Definition
A contingency model that focuses on varying degree of participative leadership, and how each level of participation influence qualify and accountabiblity of decisions.
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Substitute
Definition
A situational variable that makes leadership unnecessary or redundant.
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Neutralizer
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A situational charateristic that counteracts the leadership style and prevents the leader from displaying certain behaviors.
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Consideration
Definition
The extent to which a leader cares about subordinates, respects their ideas and feelings, and establishes mutual trust.
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Initiating Structure
Definition
The exent to which a leader is task oriented and directs subordinates' work activities toward goal achievement
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Employee-Centered Leadership
Definition
Behavior that displays a focus on the human needs of their subordinates.
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Job-Centered Leadership
Definition
Behavior in which leaders direct activities toward efficiency, cost-cutting, and scheduling with an emphasis on goals and work facilitation.
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The Leadership Grid
Definition
A two-dimensional leadership model that describes major leadership styles based on measuring both concern for people and concern for production.
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Individualized Leadership
Definition
The notion that a leadership develops a unique relationship with each subordinate or group member, which determines how the leader behaves toward the member and how the member responds to the leader.
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Vertical Dyad Lineage (VDL) Model
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A model of individualized leadership that argues for the important of the dyad formed by a leader with each member of the group.
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Leade-member Exchange (LMX)
Definition
Individualized leadership model that explores how leader-member relationships develop over time and how the quality fo exchange relationships impacts outcomes. 
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