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MAN3025
CH14 leadership
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Management
Undergraduate 2
03/30/2010

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leadership
Definition
the process b which individual exerts influence over other people and inspires, motivates, and directs their actiities to help achieve group or organizational goals
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leader
Definition
an individual who is able to exert influence over other people to help achieve group or organizational goals
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servant leader
Definition
a leader who has a strong desire to serve and work for the benefit of others
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legitimate power
Definition
the authority that a manager has by virtue of his or her position in an organization's hierchy
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reward power
Definition
the ability of a manager to give or withold tangible and intangible rewards
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coercive power
Definition
the ability o a manager to punish others
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expert power
Definition
power that is based on the special knowledge, skills, and expertise that a leader possesses
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referent power
Definition
power that comes from subordinates' and coworkers' respect, admiration, and loyalty
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empowerment
Definition
the expansion of employees' knowledge, tasks, and decision-making responsibilites
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consideration
Definition
behavior indicating that a manager trusts, respects, and cares about subordinates
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initiating structure
Definition
behavior that managers engage in to ensure that work gets done, subordinates perform their jobs acceptably, and the organization is efficient and effective
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relationship-oriented leaders
Definition
leaders whose primary concern is to develop good relationships with their subordinates and to be liked by hem
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task-oriented leaders
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leaders whose primary concen is to ensure taht subordinates perform at a high level
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leader-member relations
Definition
the extent to which followers like, trust, and are loyal to their leader; a determinant of how favorable a situation is for leading
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task structure
Definition
the extent to which the work to be performed is clear-cut so that a leader's sbordinates know what needs to be accomplished and how to go about doing it; a determinant of how favorable a situation s for leading
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position power
Definition
the amount of legitimate, reward, and coercive power that a leader has by virtue of his or her position in an organization; a determinant of how favorable a situation is for leading
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path-goal theory
Definition
a contingency model of leadership proposing that leaders can motivate subordinates by identifying their desired outcomes, rewarding them for high performance and the attainmentof work goals with these desired outcomes, and clarigyin for them the paths leading to the attainment of work goals
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leadership substitutes
Definition
a chracteristic of a subordinate or of a situation or context that acs in place fo the influence o a leader and makes leadership unnecessary
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transformational leadership
Definition
leadership that makers subordinates aware of the importance of their jobs and performance to the organization and aware of their own needs for personal growth and that motivates subordinates to work for the good of the organization
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charismatic leader
Definition
an enthusiastic, self-confident leader who is able to clearly communicate his or her vision of how good things could be
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intellectual stimulation
Definition
behavior a leader engages in to make followers be aware of problems and view these problems in new ways, consistent with the leader's vision
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developmental consideration
Definition
behavior a leader engages in to support and encourage followers and help them develop and grow on the job
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transactional leadership
Definition
leadership that motivates subordinates by rewarding them for high performace and reprimanding them for low performance
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