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ALE | MID 2 Flashcards

1
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The growing field of leadership study began with what has been coined as the ______ which presupposes that ______

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Great Man Theory
leaders are born to lead

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was born out of the early Great Man theory which is an attempt to provide an early framework for leadership study

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Trait theory

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surmised that certain qualities were needed, such as: high energy, integrity, competence of their area of expertise, intelligence, and faith, among others

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Trait theories

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Trait theorists surmised that certain qualities were needed, such as:

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high energy, integrity, competence of their area of expertise, intelligence, and faith, among others

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There is no finite line to define when one period of leadership theory ends and where another begins.

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Interregnum period

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There is no finite line to define when one period of leadership theory ends and where another begins.

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study of power

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The focus of this area was on the amount of power acquired by a leader and the way the power was utilized to influence or otherwise persuade those subordinated to him

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Power theory

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This theory failed. Though the power theory ignores the leader’s personality, there is a lack of empirical data to allow for justification of this theory

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Power theory

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Modern research acknowledges that there is about _____ that can be led utilizing a theory such as the Great Man or power theories

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a limit of 150 subordinates

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Beyond this number, leaders would _____ to maintain control, which is not acceptable in our culture

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resort to the use of coercion

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This theory was proposed during the years surrounding World War II.

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Interregnum period

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People searched for strong leaders and found them in the likes of

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Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, Mao, and others.

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13
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that while the leader focused on accomplishing the task, he or she had concern and an understanding of group cohesiveness as well as the individual members of the group

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Behavior theory

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This theory evolved into the well-known Theory X and Theory Y view of Leadership

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Behavior theory

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There was finally provable recognition that a leader had to adapt to the situation in which he or she found themselves

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Situational theory

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The ability to adapt resulted in more successful leaders

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Situational theory

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The acknowledgement adaptability as a trait led to a renaissance in the view of leadership and this has been termed as Contingency

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Contingency approach

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The style of leadership was given great importance

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Contingency approach

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the leader directs the subordinates in accomplishing the goals of the organization while working with subordinates to overcome obstacles to achieve that goal

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Path goal leadership

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Under this approach, a leader was viewed as most effective when he or she performed a differentiated diagnosis of the situation to determine the best course of action

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Normative approach

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the method by which leaders and followers mutually help each other to increase motivation and ethical behavior

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Theory pf transformational leadership

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Some researchers argue that effective transformative leadership
requires

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Charismatic leadership

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It focusses on the authenticity of the person in charge as well as their actual leadership

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Authentic leadership

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should focus on positive traits as opposed to negative traits.

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Leaders and followers

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another approach arising from the transformative approach.

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Servant leadership

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It emphasizes caring of subordinates, wherein the leader focuses more on the needs of the follower

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Servant leadership

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Leadership theories

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• Great Man Theory
• Trait Theory
• Contingency Theory • Situational Theory
• Behavioral Theory

28
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These are schools of thought brought forward to explain how and why certain individuals become leaders

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Leadership theories

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It emphasize the traits and behaviors that individuals can adopt to boost their leadership abilities.

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Leadership theories

30
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claimed in his “great man theory” that leaders are born and that only those men who are given with heroic potentials could ever become the leaders.

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Thomas Carlyle

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He opined that great men were born, not made

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Thomas carlyle

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The early theorists opined that born leaders were endowed with certain _____ and _____ which distinguished them from non-leaders.

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physical traits and personality characteristics

33
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It is founded on the characteristics of different leaders, both successful and unsuccessful

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The trait leadership theories

34
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This is used to predict effective leadership

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The trait leadership theories

35
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The identified characteristics are compared to those potential leaders to determine their likelihood of leading effectively

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The trait leadership theories

36
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Jenkins identified two traits

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Emergent and effectiveness traits

37
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(those which are heavily dependent upon heredity) as height,
intelligence, attractiveness, and self-confidence and

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Emergent traits

38
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(based on experience or learning), including charisma, as fundamental component of leadership

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Effectiveness traits

39
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termed charisma as “the greatest revolutionary force, capable of producing a completely new orientation through followers and complete personal devotion to leaders.

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Max weber

40
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This theory of attempts to explain and predict behavior and performance based on a person’s need for achievement, power and affiliation.

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Achievement motivation theory by david mcclellan

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He believes that everybody has needs, and that our needs motivate us to satisfy them.

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David McClellan

42
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One of these three needs (______) tend to be dominant in each of us, and motivates our behaviour

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achievement, power and affiliations

43
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explain and predict leadership behavior and performance based upon the leader’s attitude toward followers.

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Theory X and Theory Y by Douglas McGregor

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Those with ____ believe that employees dislike work and must be closely supervised in order to carry out tasks.

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Theory X attitudes

45
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believe that employees like to work and do not need to be closely supervised in order to carry out tasks

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Theory Y attitudes

46
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Anyone who adopts the appropriate behavior can be a good leader.

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Behavioral leadership theories

47
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This theory assumes that leadership capability can be learned rather than being inherent

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Behavioral leadership theories

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It is based on the principle that behaviors can be conditioned in a manner that one can have specific response to stimuli

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Behavioral leadership theories

49
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identified the following two basic leadership styles in their studies:
1. Autocratic leadership style
2. Democratic leadership style

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Kurt lewin

50
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makes the decisions, tells employees what to do and closely supervises workers

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Autocratic leadership style

51
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encourages participation in decisions, works with employees to determine what to do and does not closely supervise employees.

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Democratic leadership style

52
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developed a two-dimensional leadership theory called “The Leadership Grid”

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Blake and mouton

53
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Researchers rated leaders on a scale of one to nine, according to the following two criteria:

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concern for people and concern for results.

54
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The scores for these criteria were plotted on a grid with an axis for each criteria

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Leadership Grid Theory

2ND SEM (16 decks)

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