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Which leadership style is characterized by focusing on the quality of relationships between leaders and their followers?
Which leadership style is characterized by focusing on the quality of relationships between leaders and their followers?
What is one of the potential disadvantages of participative leadership?
What is one of the potential disadvantages of participative leadership?
In which type of leadership do leaders set goals and provide support in a straightforward exchange?
In which type of leadership do leaders set goals and provide support in a straightforward exchange?
What type of leadership involves no formal status but still exerts influence?
What type of leadership involves no formal status but still exerts influence?
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What approach focuses on allowing employees to share power and participate actively in decision-making processes?
What approach focuses on allowing employees to share power and participate actively in decision-making processes?
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Which trait is NOT typically associated with effective leadership?
Which trait is NOT typically associated with effective leadership?
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Which type of management by exception involves monitoring and correcting behavior proactively?
Which type of management by exception involves monitoring and correcting behavior proactively?
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What does consideration in leadership behaviors primarily focus on?
What does consideration in leadership behaviors primarily focus on?
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Which leadership style emphasizes tailoring to the task demands and employee quality?
Which leadership style emphasizes tailoring to the task demands and employee quality?
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What is a key aspect of ethical leadership?
What is a key aspect of ethical leadership?
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In contingency theory, what is critical for effective leadership?
In contingency theory, what is critical for effective leadership?
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Which leadership style instills commitment through a vision and includes components like intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation?
Which leadership style instills commitment through a vision and includes components like intellectual stimulation and inspirational motivation?
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What type of leadership is characterized by the distribution of roles and influence among team members?
What type of leadership is characterized by the distribution of roles and influence among team members?
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What denotes LMX differentiation in leadership?
What denotes LMX differentiation in leadership?
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What is the primary focus of the trait theory of leadership?
What is the primary focus of the trait theory of leadership?
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What does leader reward behavior emphasize?
What does leader reward behavior emphasize?
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Study Notes
Leadership
- Leadership: the influence individuals exert on others' goal achievement within an organization.
- Strategic leadership: anticipates, envisions, maintains flexibility, thinks strategically, and works with others to initiate change.
- Emergent leadership: leadership influence without formal status.
- Shared leadership: distribution of leadership roles and influence among team members.
- Trait theory of leadership: leadership effectiveness depends on personal qualities (intelligence, energy, drive, self-confidence, dominance, motivation, emotional stability, honesty, integrity, need for achievement, sociability).
- Narcissism: a trait characterized by grandiosity, attention-seeking, and an inflated self-view.
- Motivation to lead: a desire to attain leadership roles and expand effort.
- Leadership categorization theory: people are more likely to view someone as a leader when they display prototypical leadership characteristics.
Leadership Behaviors
- Consideration: leaders are approachable and show personal concern for employees.
- Initiating structure: leaders focus on goal attainment.
- Leader reward behavior: using compliments, benefits, or special treatment.
- Contingent reward behavior: rewarding employees for meeting performance goals.
- Leader punishment behavior: reprimands, unfavorable tasks, or withholding rewards.
Leadership Theories
- Path-goal theory: a situational theory emphasizing various leader behaviors (directive, supportive, participative, achievement-oriented).
- Participative leadership: involving employees in decision-making; advantages include motivation and performance, but disadvantages include time and energy demands and reduced leader power.
- Leader-member exchange theory (LMX): focuses on the quality of the leader-follower relationship.
- Social exchange theory: individuals treated well feel obligated to reciprocate positively.
- Transactional leadership: a straightforward exchange between leader and follower; includes management by exception (active and passive).
- Transformational leadership: inspiring followers with a new vision and fosters commitment.
- Positive leadership: focuses on behaviors that increase followers' confidence and positive outcomes.
- Empowered leadership: empowering employees and sharing power.
- Ethical leadership: demonstrating conduct through actions, interpersonal relationships, and promoting ethical policies and procedures.
- Authentic leadership: being true to oneself with self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing, and internalized morals.
- Servant leadership: exceeding one's self-interest and empowering others.
Implicit Leadership Theory
- Implicit leadership theory: individuals have beliefs about attributes and behaviors indicative of strong leadership.
- Global leadership: effective leadership across cultures, languages, social, economic, and political contexts.
Leadership Styles
- Consideration and initiating structure.
- Leader reward behavior, punishment behavior.
- Participative leadership, transactional leadership, transformational leadership, empowering leadership, ethical leadership
- Authentic leadership, servant leadership, global leadership, strategic leadership.
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Explore the various theories and behaviors that define leadership in organizations. This quiz covers topics such as strategic leadership, emergent leadership, and the trait theory of leadership. Test your understanding of how different leadership styles influence goal achievement and team dynamics.
