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Organizational Behavior CH 12
Leadership Perspectives
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Management
Undergraduate 3
04/22/2009

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Full-Range Leadership Theory (FRLT)
Definition
Involves nine dimensions covering both transformational and transactional leadership, especially emphasizing contextual variables
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Contextual Variables
Definition
Link observations to a set of relevant facts, events, or points of view, such as organizational characteristics, work functions, external environment factors, and demographic variables
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Shared Leadership
Definition
A dynamic, interactive influence process among individuals in groups for which the objective is to lead one another to the achievement of group or organizational goals or both.
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Cognitive Complexity
Definition
The underlying assumption that those high in cognitive complexity process information differently and perform certain tasks better than less cognitively complex people
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Absorptive Capacity
Definition
The ability to learn
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Adaptive Capacity
Definition
The ability to change
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Managerial Wisdom
Definition
The ability to perceive variations in the environment and an understanding of the social actors and their relationships
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Optimism
Definition
The expectation of positive outcomes
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Hope
Definition
The tendency to look for alternative pathways to reach a desired goal
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Resilience
Definition
The ability to bounce back from failure and keep forging ahead
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Transformational Change
Definition
Radically shifts the fundamental character of an organization
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Incremental Change
Definition
Builds on the existing ways of operating to enhance or extend them in new directions
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Change agents
Definition
People who take action to change the behavior of people and systems
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Unplanned Change
Definition
Occurs spontaneously and without a change agent's direction
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Planned Change
Definition
Intentional and occurs with a change agent's direction
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Performance Gap
Definition
A discrepancy between the desired and actual state of affairs
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Unfreezing
Definition
The stage at which a situation is prepared for change
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Changing
Definition
The stage in which specific actions are taken to create change
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Refreezing
Definition
The stage in which changes are reinforced and stabilized
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Force-Coercion Strategy
Definition
Uses authority, rewards, and punishments to create change
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Rational Persuasion
Definition
Uses facts, special knowledge, and rational argument to create change
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Shared-Power Strategy
Definition
Uses participatory methods and emphasizes common values to create change
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Resistance to Change
Definition
An attitude or behavior that shows unwillingness to make or support a change
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