Leadership

Question 1

What are the 4 stages of leadership over time

Answer 1

Classical
Human relations
Systems
Contingency

Question 2

What was the classical leadership style ?

Answer 2

Emphasis on purpose hierarchy & technical improvements

Question 3

What was the human relations leadership style ?

Answer 3

Social factors, groups, leadership informal organisation and behaviour

Question 4

What was the system leadership style ?

Answer 4

Integration of classical and human approaches

Social technical system, external environment

Question 5

What is a Contingency style

Answer 5

No one best design form of structure management and success dependent on range of situational variables

Question 6

What were the 3 roles of management according to mintzberg ?

Answer 6

Interpersonal roles = figure head, leader ( motivation and someone who represents the organisation in matters of formality)

Informational roles = spokesperson, disseminator ( some who transmits information in and out of the organisation

Decisions roles = entrepreneurial, negotiator ( exploit opportunity and can allocate resources etc)

Question 7

What were some leadership theories ?

Answer 7

The great man theory = someone who was born to lead