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Malmendier/Tate (2009) - Superstar CEO

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We find that award- winning CEOs subsequently underperform, both relative to their prior performance and relative to a matched sample of non-winning CEOs. They spend more on private time.

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Leadership Defined

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Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

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Leadership

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  • is a process

* involves influence

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Leaders

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  • and followers are involved together

* and followers need each other

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Trait (Eigenschaften) Leadership

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Certain individuals have special innate characteristics or qualities that differentiate them from nonleaders.

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Assigned Leadership

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Leadership based on occupying (besetzen) a position within an organization

  • Director
  • Team leader
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Emergent Leadership

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An individual perceived by others as the most influential member of a group or organization regardless of the individual’s title

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Power

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Macht ist eine relationale Angelegenheit für Führer und Anhänger.

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Five Bases of Power

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  • Referent Power
  • Expert Power
  • Legitimate Power
  • Reward Power
  • Coercive Power
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Coercion (Zwang) Involves

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Gewaltanwendung um Veränderungen zu bewirken

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Management Activities

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  • .Planning & Budgeting

- Controlling & Problem Solving

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Leadership Activities

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  • Establishing direction

- Motivating / Inspiring

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Great Person Theories

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Focused on identifying innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, & military leaders

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Die wichtigsten Führungseigenschaften

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  • Intelligence
  • Selbstbewusstsein
  • Entschlossenheit
  • Seriös
  • Geselligkeit
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Big Five Personality Factors

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  • Neuroticism
  • Extraversion (offen)
  • Openness
  • Agreeableness (freundlichkeit)
  • Conscientiousness (Gewissenhaft)
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Strengths of Trait Approach

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  • Provides benchmarks for what to look for in a leader

- Glaubwürdigkeit durch ein Jahrhundert der Forschungsförderung

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Criticisms of Trait Approach

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  • Not useful for training & development

- Doesn’t take into account situational effects