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Define Leadership:
an interpersonal influence process that attempts to motivate others to achieve goals that represent values of the leader and/or others (vision)
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What are the 4 approaches to leadership?
- 1. Trait Approach
- 2. Behavioral Approach
- 3. Contingency/ Situational approach
- 4. Transformational/Charismatic Approach
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What is the basic assumption of the Trait Approach?
leaders posses stable characteristics that differentiate them from non-leaders.
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What is the strongest correlate of the Big 5 according the the Trait approach for leader emergence? what is the second?
Extraversion, then Conscienctiousness
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In business settings, _______ (of the big 5) was hte strongest predictor?
Openess to exeriences
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What is the key difference between the behavioral approach and the trait approach?
Behavioral approach says that leaders can be trained.
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What are the 2 groups that behaviors can be clustered into?
- 1. Consideration- relationship behaviors
- 2. Initiating structure- task behaviors (organizing and strucuring work)
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how much is consideration and initiating structure related to leadership? (each of them)
consideration= .48, initiating structure=.29
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T/F- consideration more strongly related to follower
satisfaction (with job and leader) than follower motivation and leader effectiveness
True
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T/F-initiating structure more strongly related to
follower motivation and leader effectiveness than follower satisfaction
true
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Which approach places the importance of traits or behaviors for effecitive leadership contingent upon sitational facors?
Contingency/Situational Approaches
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Define the Substitutes for leadership theory
situational variables can substiture for, neutralize, or enhance the effects of a leader's behavior. (i.e. routines, group cohesiveness)
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Define: Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory
- Leaders develop special relationships with a small gropu of followers (ingroup)
- --Ingroup members are more satisfied, perform better, and turnover less than out-group members
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Define: Transformational Leadership.
Transformational leadership motivates followers to strive toward higher goals or vision that transcend thier immemdiate self-interests.
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4 Characteristics of a Transformational leader:
- 1. Charismatic and trusted
- 2. Present a positive, appealing vision of the future
- 3.Seen as agents of change and innovation
- 4. Encourage and support followers
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Define: Contingent Reward
Exchanging resources for follower support
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Define Transactional Leadership
Reinforce followers for successful completion of thier end of the bargain (contingent rewards)
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Define active management by exception and passive management by exception in transactional leadership
- Active- monitoring performance/taking corrective action
- Passive-intervening only when problem becomes serious
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Define: Laissez Faire
avoiding leadership responsibilities
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What are the correlations of the big 5 to transactional/transformational leadership?
- Openness to experience (.30)
- Agreeableness (.27)
- Extraversion (.25)
- Neuroticism (-.21)
- Conscientiousness (.19)
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Define Charisma
- 1.A special quality of leadership that captures the popular imagination and inspires unswerving allegiance and devotion.
- 2. A person who has some divinely inspired gift, grace, or talent.
- 3. Magnetic charm or appeal.
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What is are the positive effects of charismatic leadership on: Leadership satisfaction, leader effectiveness, follower performance, and job satisfaction?
- Leadership satisfaction=.90
- Leader effectiveness=.82
- Follower performance=.36
- Job satisfaction=.31
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According to Communicating with Charisma, when framing the goal do so in these 2 terms:
- 1. the significance of the mission
- 2. why it has arisen in the first place
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T/F-When Communicating with Charisma you should allow your emotions to surface when speaking
true
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T/F- when communicating with charisma, you should not employ metaphors, analyogies and stories when speaking because it confuses employees
False, try to use them often
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T/F, When communicating with Charisma, you should from your mission around intrinisically appealing goals, and draw upon your values and beliefs in doing so.
true
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