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| The process of providing general direction, from a position of influence, to individuals or groups toward the successful attainment of goals |
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| The natural occurrence of someone becoming the leader of a leaderless group |
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| A leadership style characterized by implementing guidelines, managing expectations, setting definite performance standards, and ensuring that individuals follow rules |
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| Production-orientated leader |
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| A leader who tends to focus more on the technical or task aspects of the job |
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| A leadership style based on making decisions without asking for suggestions from others |
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| Transacational leadership |
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| A behavioral type of leadership that proposes that employees are motivated by goals and equitable rewards |
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| The behavior of targets of influence who agree to readily carry out the requests of the leader |
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| A behavioral type of leadership that creates visions to motivate, inspire, and stimulate emeployees |
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| A behavioral type of leadership that creates visions to motivate, inspire, and stimulate employees |
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| Trait leadership perspective |
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| A theory that explores the relationship between leaders and personal qualities and characteristics and how they differentiate leaders from nonleaders |
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| Behavioral leadership perspective |
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| The belief that specific behaviors distinguish leaders from nonleaders |
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| A behavioral leadership style demonstrated by leaders who define the roles of the employees, set clear guidelines and procedures, and establish distinct patterns of organization and communication |
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| A behavioral leadership style demonstrated by leaders who develop mutual trust and respect and actively build interpersonal relationships with their followers |
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| An approach that plots concern for production on the horizontal axis and concern for people on the vertical axis where 1 is the least concern and 9 is the greatest concern |
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| Contingency leadership perspective |
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| The view that the effectiveness of the leader relates to the interaction of the leader;s traits or behaviors with situational factors |
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| Least preferred coworker (LPC) quiestionnaire |
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| An instrument that purports to measure whether a person is task oriented or relationship oriented |
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| Relationships that reflect the degree of confidence, trust, and respect that exists between subordinates and their leaders |
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| The degree to which job assignments are defined |
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| The level of power a leader possesses to reward or punish, or promote and demote |
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| Situational leadership model |
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| A leadership model that proposes leaders should adapt their leadership style based on the types of people they are leading and the requirements of the task |
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| A leadership behavior characterized by giving clear instructions and guidance to followers, informing them exactly how and when to complete the task |
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| Leadership behavior characterized by support provided to followers through communication and "selling" them the aims of the task in order t gain commitment |
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| Leadership behavior in which both leaders and followers work together and share in the decision-making responsiblities of the task |
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| The act of giving most of the responsibility to followers while still monitoring progess |
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| Path-goal leadership theory |
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| A theory that proposes that leadership effectiveness depends on the degree to which the leader enhances the performance of followers by guiding them on a defined track towards achieving their goals |
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| A leadership behavior characterized by friendliness and concern for the welfare of others |
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| A leadership style that favors consulting with followers and considering their input in decision making |
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| Achievement-orientated leadership |
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| Leadership behavior characterized by setting challenging goals, improving performance, and assisting training |
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| Subordinate characteristics |
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| Situational contingencies such as anxiety, inflexibility, perceived ability, locus of control, and close-mindedness |
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| Situational contingencies outside the follower;s control, such as team dynamics, authority systems, and task structure |
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| Substitutes for leadership model |
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| A model that suggests certain characteristics of the situation can constrain the influence of the leader |
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| The substitution of leadership attributes that do no affect followers outcomes |
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| A theory of leadership that focuses on the relationships between leaders and their group members |
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| interaction that occurs when leaders and followers develop good working relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and a sense of sharing common fates |
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| Interaction that occurs when leaders and followers fail to create a sense of mutual trust, respect, or common fate |
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| Behavior that gains the admiration, trust, and respect of followers, who in turn follow the leader's example with their own actions |
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| Leadership behaviors that promote commitment to a shared vision of the future |
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| Stimuli that encourage people to think and promote intelligence, logic, and problem solving |
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| Individualized cosideration |
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| Leader behavior associated with creating mutual respect or trust and a genuine concern for the needs and desires of others |
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| Leadership behavior that fully delegates responsibility to others |
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| The ability of a leader to use his or her personality or charm to inspire, motivate, and acquire loyalty abd commitment from employees |
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| Individuals' capacity to cooperate with leaders |
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| Implicit leadership theories |
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| Hypotheses that explore the extent to which we distinguish leaders and non leaders based on underlying assumptions, stereotypes, and beliefs |
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| Behaviors that people associate with leadership |
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| Implicit followership theories |
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| Preconceived notions about the types of behaviors that characterize followers and nonfollowers |
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| A style of leadership that distributes influence among groups and individuals to achieve organization or team goals |
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| A process whereby people intentionally influence their thinking and behavior to achieve their objectives |
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| A pattern of leadership behavior based on honesty, practicality, and ethicality |
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| A values based style of leadership that motivates employees through faith, hope, and visions and encourages positive social emotions such has forgiveness and gratituude |
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| A pattern of leadership behavior based on honesty, practicality, and ethicality |
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| A values based style of leadership that motivates employees through faith, hope, and visions and encourages positive social emotions such has forgiveness and gratituude |
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| A pattern of leadership that places an emphasis on employees and the community rather on the leader |
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| A means of influencing others through personal values, morals, and beliefs |
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| Cross-cultural leadership |
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| The process of leading across cultures |
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