Final Flashcards
Self managed teams
Small group of employees who function on their own and are given significant responsibility
Orpheus process
A process in which the sharing of leadership allows everybody to work together and maximize their expertise and creativity
Diversity- conscious leadership
Refers to the process by which people influence others by recognizing, understanding, and adjusting to diversity
Mirror-imaging
Judging others on the basis of one’s own expections
Self- monitoring
The ability to use interpersonal cues to understand better one’s own behavior and its effect on others
Instrument leaders
Tend to focus more on the task at hand and less on how group members get along
Expressing leaders
Take a different approach
Situational leaders
Individuals who adapt their leadership style depending on the circumstances
Individualism
People reliance on self, and encourage a greater concern with one’s own interests
Collectivism
A greater reliance on the group, and greater concern for the welfare of all concerned
Large power distance cultures
Inequalities among people are both accepted and expected
Small power distance cultures
Inequalities in power and wealth as much as possible
Strong uncertainty avoidance
Risk and uncertainty are avoided if at all possible and absolute truths embraced
Weak uncertainly avoidance
Tend avoid absolute truths and do not feel nearly as threatened by behavior
Masculine cultures
Roles associated with males, such as assertiveness
