Important_Terms_and_Definitions.csv

Term/Concept,Description Transformational Leadership,"A leadership style that emphasizes creating and sharing compelling visions with employees, guiding them through adaptations, and inspiring them to accomplish change goals." Continuous Incremental Change,"Frequent, purposeful adjustments that are...

Term/Concept,Description Transformational Leadership,"A leadership style that emphasizes creating and sharing compelling visions with employees, guiding them through adaptations, and inspiring them to accomplish change goals." Continuous Incremental Change,"Frequent, purposeful adjustments that are small but ongoing and cumulative in effect, requiring employees to modify work routines and social practices." Relationship Quality,"The quality of social exchange relationships between leaders and employees, involving shared obligations, respect, trust, and frequent interpersonal communication." Task Performance,"A change consequence that indicates how well employees have mastered new work routines and processes, reflecting their ability to meet job performance standards." Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB),"Discretionary behaviors that reflect employee buy-in, willingness to face the inconveniences of change, and investment in the change effort." Change Frequency,"The rate at which change events are implemented in the work team, affecting employee adaptation and potentially moderating the effects of relationship quality on performance." Leader-Member Exchange (LMX),"A concept used to operationalize relationship quality, focusing on mutual respect, trust, and obligation between leaders and employees." Social Exchange Theory,"A theory suggesting that employees reciprocate tangible (rewards, resources) and intangible (trust, respect) benefits from managers through higher performance and OCB." Change Antecedents,"Factors such as support and communication that influence employee reactions to change, facilitating adaptation and performance improvements." Change Consequences,"Outcomes of change efforts, often measured in terms of task performance and organizational citizenship behaviors, which indicate how employees respond to changes."