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Leadership
Leadership Final: Sweden 2010
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Undergraduate 1
05/11/2010

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Virtual Teams
Definition
Work together across time and distance
Use information and communication technologies
May never actually meet
Can have issues of trust
Require strong, supportive leader to cohere
Shared aspects:
Bring complementary skills to the task
Are found at all levels of an organization
Work toward a common goal
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Traditional Teams
Definition
Work in close proximity
Usually know each other well
Often communicate in person
Most prone to issues involving group think
Bring complementary skills to the task
Are found at all levels of an organization
Work toward a common goal
Term
Social Loafing
Definition
Downside of working in a team; one may reduce their team efforts believing that nobody will notice.
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Project Teams
Definition
Created to complete a specific task
Can be traditional/virtual or a combination of both
Task is usually multidisciplinary and has a predetermined time frame
Temporary in nature
Members drawn from various functional areas
Group disbands when assigned task is completed
Shared aspects:
Bring complementary skills to the task
Are found at all levels of an organization
Work toward a common goal
Term
Groupthink
Definition
The impairment in decision making and sound judgement that can occur in highly cohesive groups.
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Performing
Definition
Insightfulness, satisfaction
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Norming
Definition
Constructive criticism, acceptance, relief.
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Storming
Definition
Resistance
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Forming
Definition
Excitement, anticipation, optimism
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Adjourning
Definition
Team unity, pride.
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Utilitarian theory
Definition
All available alternatives be evaluated and the choice be made by picking the option that causes the greatest good.
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Fairness theory
Definition
Emphasizes that an ethical action treats everyone equally, without showing favoritism or discrimination against anyone.
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Rights theory
Definition
States that in making a decision the basic moral rights of all involved must be protected.
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Unethical leadership
Definition
Using leadership traits for the wrong reasons...unethically.
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Hypocritical leadership
Definition
All about ethical pretense. The problem is that by putting the spotlight on integrity, the leader actually raises follower expectations and awareness of ethical issues.
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Ethically neutral leadership
Definition
Simply does not provide leadership in the crucial areas of ethics, and employees aren't sure what the leader thinks about ethics or if she or he cares.
Term
Ethical culture
Definition
Can be thought of as a subset of the broader organizational culture and includes a number of formal and informal systems that work together to support ethical conduct in the organization.
Term
Common good theory
Definition
States that the good of an individual is inseparable from the good of the larger society.
Term
Workforce diversity effort
Definition
Focuses on the composition of the workforce and what is needed to build, develop, retain and maximize its capabilities in support of organizational objectives.
Term
Social capital
Definition
A term used by economists and sociologists to refer to the value of interpersonal connections in solidifying a relationship in leading a comprehensive diversity effort.
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Real symbols
Definition
Helps establish a foundation necessary fr a successful diversity effort.
Term
Diversity
Definition
Often described as differences in culture.
Term
Multicultural literacy
Definition
Learning to lead in a multicultural environment.
Term
Culture
Definition
Elements or learned behaviors and meaning systems common to a human society.
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Cultural Competency
Definition
The ability of individuals and organizations to function appropriately and effectively in cross-cultural situations or with diverse populations, as well as technical competency.
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