Chapter 8 Flashcards
(38 cards)
is that management function which “involves
influencing others to engage in the work behaviors
necessary to reach organizational goals
Leading
Bases of Power
- legitimate power
- reward power
- coercive power
- referent power
- expert power
A person who occupies a higher
position has _____ over persons in lower
positions within the organization
legitimate power
refer to money or other tangible
benefits like cars, house and lot, etc. Psychic rewards
consist of recognition, praises, etc.
Material rewards
When a person compels another to
comply with orders through threats or punishment, he is
said to possess
coercive power.
When a person can get compliance
from another because the latter would want to be identified with the former, that person is said to have
referent power
may be referred to as “the process of
influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically
toward achieving objectives.
Leadership
Traits of Effective Leaders
- a high level of personal drive
- the desire to lead
- personal integrity
- self-confidence
- analytical ability or judgment
e. knowledge of the compan,y, industry or technology - charisma
- creativity
- flexibility
are those identified as willing to accept responsibility, possess vigor,
initiative, persistence, and health
Personal Drive
There are persons who have
all the qualifications for leadership, yet they could not
become leaders because they lack one special requirement:
the desire to lead.
When a person has sufficient personal
magnetism that leads people to follow his directives, this person is said to have
charisma
Ronnie Millevo defines ______ as “the
ability to combine existing data, experience, and preconditions from various sources in such a way that the result will be subjectively regarded as new, valuable, and inno·
votive, and as a direct solution to an identified problem
situation
creativity
Leadership Skills
- technical skills
- human skills, and
- conceptual skills.
These are skills a leader must
possesses to enable him to understand and make decisions
about work processes, activities, and technology.
Technical skills
These skills refer to the ability of a
leader to deal with people, both inside and outside the
organization.
Human skills
These skills refer to “the ability
to think in abstract terms, to see bow parts fit together
to form the whole.
Conceptual skills
BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES TO
LEADERSHIP STYLES
- Ways Leaders Approach People
- Ways Leaders Uses Power
- Leaders Orientation Toward Tasks and People
When the leader’s approach emphasizes rewards,
the style used is
positive leadership
When punishment is emphasized by the leader, the style is said to be
negative leadership
Leaders who make decisions
themselves, without consulting subordinates are called
autocratic leaders
When a leader openly invite his subordinates to participate or share in decision,
policy-making and operation methods, he is said to be
participative leader
Leaders who set objectives and
allow employees or subordinates relative freedom to do
whatever it takes to acoomphsh these obJectives, are called
Free-rein leader
Leaders Orientation Toward Tasks and People
- Employee orientation
- Task orientation
an effort to determine through research which managerial practices,and techniques are appropriate in specific situations.
contingency approach
