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Exam 1: Intro & Leadership Flashcards

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Formal Leadership

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Recognized by those outside of the group as official leader ; Appointed by organization to serve as formal agent of group

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Informal Leadership

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Member of group acknowledge as leader ; Not assigned by organization

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Emergent Leaders

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Arise from dynamics & processes that unfold within & among group of individuals as they endeavor to achieve collective goal ; Person steps up over time through group interactions

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Reward Power

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Power due to belief that they can provide rewards/outcomes like money/recognition

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Coercive Power

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Power due to belief that they can punish by inflicting pain or withhold something of value

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Referent Power

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Power given because others want to associate with or be accepted by them

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Expert Power

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Power because others believe that they have and are willing to share expert knowledge that they need

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Resource Power

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Extends expert power to include resources such as info, time, or materials

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Legitimate Power

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Power because other people believe that they possess the “right” to influence them & they ought to obey/Power given through assigned roles ; Can originate in traditions, laws, institutional roles , etc ; Ex: Police officer has power to arrest people

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Leadership

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Ability to influence employees to voluntarily pursue organizational gains

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Power

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Potential to influence others behavior

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Subordinate Power

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Legal & just control exerted upward within an organization ; People working together

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3 Organizational Powers

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Legitimate, Reward, Coercive

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3 Personal Powers

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Expert, Referent, Subordinate

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Leadership Continuum

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Typical pattern of behavior that leaders use to influence employees to achieve organizational goals

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Leadership style with most control

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Autocratic/Authoritarian

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Leadership style with moderate control

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Participative/Democratic

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Leadership style with least control

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Free-Rein/Laissez-Faire

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Autocratic/Authoritarian Leadership

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Leaders retain most of authority for themselves ; Low participation from group members

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Participative/Democratic Leadership

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Leaders share decision making with group members (voting) ; Moderate participation from group members

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Free-Rein/Laissez-Faire Leadership

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Leaders turn over virtually all authority & control to group ; High participation from group members

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Traits

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Not a good predictor of leadership success ; We all have them & should be aware of how we react to others

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Great Man Theory

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Some people born with necessary attributes to be great leaders

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Common Leadership Traits

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Drive, motivation, honesty/integrity, self-confidence, cognitive ability, knowledge of business

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Sex/Gender Traits
- Men more often leaders - Gender more predictive - Androgynous equally likely as masculine to become leaders - Women: More concerned with interpersonal needs & democratic - Men: More concerned with task needs & autocratic
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Dispositional Traits
- Moods affect followers functionality Positive moods more competent interpersonally/contribute to more group activities/function more effectively - High energy transfers to followers = Group cohesiveness & productivity = Lower group turnover + more followers engaging in acts of good group citizenship
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Self-Monitoring Traits
- Strength of ability & willingness to read cues to alter one's behavior to manage presentation - High self-monitors good @ reading cues & emerge as leaders more often vs low self-monitors less sensitive to cues/lack motivation & ability to manage how they come across
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Leader Behavior Study Findings
Focusing on employees lead to better/efficient production
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Fiedler's Contingency Theory
There's 3 leadership styles, most leaders use 1/3, difficult to adopt new style > For leader to be effective, style must fit situation
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LPC "Least-Preferred Coworker"
Scores reflect leader's underlying disposition toward others High LPC = Relationship oriented Low LPC = Task oriented
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3 Situational Factors in Contingency Theory
Leader-Member Relations, Task Structure, Position Power
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Leader-Member Relations
Degree of group's acceptance of leader, ability to work together, & members' level of loyalty to leader
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Task Structure
Degree to which tasks specifies detail, unambiguous goal, & how to achieve it
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Position Power
Leader's direct ability to influence group members
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Path-Goal Theory
Effective leader provides organizational members with path to valued goal ; Style is flexible & can be changed
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4 Behavior Dimensions
Supportive, Directive, Participative, Achievement-Oriented > In order to be effective. leaders must engage in wide variety of behaviors
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Supportive Behavior
- Demonstrates concern for well-being & personal needs of org members / Friendly, approachable, & considerate - Effective when org member is performing boring, stressful frustrating, tedious, or unpleasant task`
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Directive Behavior
- Set goals & performance expectations, let org members know what is expected, provide guidance, establish rules/procedures, & schedule/coordinate activities - Effective when role ambiguity is high
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Participative Behavior
- Consults with group members about job-related activities & consider opinions/suggestions when making decisions - Effective when tasks are unstructured
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Achievement-Oriented Behavior
- Set challenging goals, seek improvement in performance, emphasize excellence, & demonstrate confidence in org members' ability to attain high standards - Effective when capitalizing on members' needs for achievement & use goal-setting theory for advantage
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Substituted for Leadership
- Clarify role expectations, motivate org members, satisfy members - Supplement behavior of leader - "Professional" orientations, structured unambiguous tasks, feedback provided by task, intrinsically satisfying tasks, cohesive group work, formalization
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Neutralizers of Leadership
- Not helpful > Prevent leaders from acting as they wish - Leader separated with limited communication, low position power, inflexibility, indifferences toward rewards offered by organization
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Transformal Leadership
- Moves & changes things "in a big way" - Increase followers' awareness of importance of designated outcome
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Visionary Leadership
- Influence others through emotion/intellectual attraction to leader's dreams of what "can be" - Link present state to future state
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Charismatic Leadership
- Possesses legitimate power that arises from "exceptional sanctity, heroism, or exemplary character" - MLK, Ronald Reagan, Gandhi
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Goal Theory
People will perform better if they have difficult, specific, accepted performance goals or objectives
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Equity Ratio
(outcomes of one/inputs of one) = (outcomes of others/inputs of others)
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Equity Ratio
- Balance between input & outputs - Fix unbalances by altering outcomes or inputs, distorting perception, changing reference, or quitting
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Theory X & Y
X: Most people do not like to work & must be coerced Y: People love to work & are capable of self-managing
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Organization that reserves some profit for charitable work
Benefit corporations
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2- Factor Theory
Satisfiers: presence = positive effect , absence = no effects Dissatisfiers: presence = no effect, absence = negative effect
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Effort-Performance (expectancy)
You know you can do the job
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Performance-Reward (Instrumentality)
You can reach the goal
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Reward-Personal (valence)
Goal is something you want
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Drive Theory
Take away money & people are motivated by autonomy, mastery, & purpose
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Goal setting theory
Goals that are SMART are more motivating than vague or easy goals
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Doxon Law
Level of energy put in is optimal at medium
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3 "P"s
People, Profit, Planet
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Open System
Obtain resources externally & distribute product/service externally
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Closed System
Obtains resources internally but does not distribute externally (consumes product)
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Behaviors of effective leaders
Adapt to situations, provide stable performance, demand high standard of performance, Provide emotional support, give frequent feedback, have strong customer orientation, recover from setbacks, play role of servant leader
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People-oriented leaders
For orgs that need strong leadership in facing an unclear future, high turnover, weak leaders, or distrust
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Production-oriented
For orgs that need to solve immediate crisis, change quickly or in very positive or negative situation
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Mentoring
Long term > Developing protege through coaching, tutoring, guidance
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Coaching
Short term > Problem solving, intervention
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Shadowing
Least effective > Observation of work activities of mentor
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Leader-Member Exchange
You are "in" or "out"
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Shared Leadership
2 Leaders for complex problems/big groups
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Servant Leadership
Provide service to others
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Intrinsic motivation
Desire to perform behavior effectively for its own sake

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