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| distinction between leaders and managers |
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leaders- create the goal/strategy
managers- implement it in pracitce |
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theories of leadership/ trait approach
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| leaders have distinct traits. "great person theory"- traits remain consistent over time, groups. early studies focused on demographic traits with inconsistent results. current research focuses on leadership motivation. current evalution of this thoery states that leaders cant be trained but are born that way. new trait theories like big 5 predict emergence of leaders but can not predict their effectiveness |
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| theories of leadership/ leader behavior approach- participative vs. autocratic leadership |
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autocratic leadership- no decision making
autocratic vs. democratic- how much power is given to subordinates to take part in decisions?
permissive vs. directive- extent to which leader directs activities of subordinates |
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| theories of leadership- ohio state studies |
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consideration- concern with people (relational skills)
initiating structure- concern with task (task skills)
combining both seems to work best with leadership |
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| exchange theories/ leader member exchange theory (lmx) |
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focus on interactions of leaders and followers.
leaders treat subordinates differently
in groups and out groups
high turnover for out group members
chosen by similiarity, especially gender, race |
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| change theories/ charismatic leadership |
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theories that focus on characteristics of leaders to initate/manage change (like trait theory)
charismatic leaders may not be needed except in times of crisis or uncertainty. only concerned w/vision getting accomplished. |
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| change theories/ transformational leadership |
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Definition
| guide employees by showing them the poblems, give support, and focus efforts on solution. help people be all they can be. not a selfish type of leadership. a leader is defined as transformational when successful w/change, but no focus on behaviors. |
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| change theories/ transactional leadership |
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| focused on efficiency, similar to a manager. uses reward/punishment. only focused on change. bettering ones-self |
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| contingency theories/ fiedlers lpc theory |
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contigency theories- focus on which leadership styles are most effective under which conditions
fiedlers lpc theory- it is not known what exactly lpc measures. low lpc most effective when environment is bad/good
high lpc most effective when environment is mixed/ambiguous
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| contigency theories/ normative decision theory (vroom and yago) |
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focused on styles of participative decision making
autocratic- leader solves probelms unilaterally or gathers info from others but makes final decision.
consultative- share w/others individually; share in group mtg, but makes unilateral decision
group decision- consensus
follow decision tree, questions related to quality of decision needed and acceptance of decision.
theory is practical and initial evidence indicates some validy but model over simplifies conditions |
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idea that there are substitues for leadership, may not need leader position anymore.
due to employee characteristics (highly educated, highly skilled, experienced).
due to job structure (clear tasks, rules, procedures)
due to org structure (work norms, cohesive work group, technology) |
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| discuss leadership trait theory and its implications |
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Definition
leadership trait theory is that traits remain consistent over time, groups. assumes that leaders cant be trained but are born that way. new trait theories, like big5 pedict emergence of leaders but cannot predict their effectiveness.
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| compare and contrast an autocratic/permissive perspective and then a people-oriented or production-oriented perspective on leadership behavior |
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autocratic is no decision making/how much power is given to subordinates to take part in decisions
permissive is extent to which leader directs activities of subordinates
people oriented is consideration based. concern w/people, relational skills are developed
production is concern w/task. initiating structure/developing task skills
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