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Chapter 5
Roles and Leadership in Groups
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Undergraduate 2
03/18/2009

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Influence of roles
Definition
The Stanford Prison Study, roles can determine the behavior that is expected of you
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Role conflict
Definition
happens when a person has two roles, ex. parent/student and doesn't know how to act
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Formal vs. informal roles
Definition
formal- officially assigned by a leader in the organization
informal- emerges from the group transaction, and it emphasizes functions, not positions
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Task vs. maintenance roles
Definition
task-move the group toward the attainment of its goals (productivity)
maintenance-focuses on the social dimensions of the group (cohesiveness)
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Disruptive roles
Definition
serve individual goals and not the attainment of the group's goals
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Coordinator; devil’s advocate; zealot; cynic (pg. 142).
Definition
-Coordinator- draws together the ideas of others
-devil’s advocate- gently challenges prevailing points of view for the sake of evaluating the ideas
-zealot- tries to convert members to a pet cause or idea
-cynic- sour outlook, focuses on negatives and predicts failures
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Group endorsement
Definition
when the group approves that someone has the necessary skills to occupy the position
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Role fixation
Definition
person that feels they have to have the same role in every single group
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Leader vs. manager
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1)leaders work to change the status quo, managers maintain it
2) leader doesn't ordinarily operate from a positional authority and a manager does
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Transformational leadership
Definition
leaders that bring change, get things done and motivate
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Thou shalt not: Recognize all 8; name/explain
Definition
-show up late or miss important meetings
-not be uninformed about a problem the group faces
-manifest lack of interest and apathy w/ bad participation
-listen poorly
-dominate conversation
-bully other group members
-use abusive and offensive language
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Retaining leadership: 3 qualifications
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1) demonstrate competence as a leader
2) accept accountability for your actions
3) satisfy group member's expectations
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Traits perspective: Definition and fatal flaw
Definition
focuses only on the person... a great leader here could not be a great leader somewhere else!
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Autocratic; democratic; laissez-faire styles
Definition
Autocratic- total control freaks
Democratic- everyone votes!
Laissez-faire- do -nothing what happens happens
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Directive and nondirective styles: telling, selling, participating, delegating
Definition
telling- directive (high task- low rel.)
selling- directive (high task- high rel.)
participating- non directive (low task, high rel.)
delegating- non directive (low task, high rel)
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Servant leader
Definition
ethical leader who focuses on the needs of others
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