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- behavioral theories of leadership
- theories proposing that specific behaviros differentiate leaders from nonleaders
- development oriented leader
- one who values experimentation, seeks new ideas, and generated and implements change
- task structure
- the degree to which job assignments are procedurized
- readiness
- extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task
- University of michigan study
- employee oriented, production oriented
- consideration
- the extent to which a leader is likely to have job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect for subordinates ideas, and regard for thier feelings
- Path goal theory
- the theory that it is the leader's job to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and or support to ensure that their goals are compatible with the overall objectives of the group or organization.
- production oriented leader
- one who emphasized technical or task aspects of the job
- employee oriented leader
- emphasizing interpersonal relations; taking a personal interest in the needs fo employees and accepting individual differences among members
- Leadership
- the ability to influence a group tward the acheivement of goals
- Ohio state study
- initiating structure, consideration
- trait theories fo leadership
- theories that consider personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders form nonleaders
- hersey and blanchard's situational leadership theory (SLT)
- a contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness
- leader participation model
- a leadership theory that provides a set of rules to determine the form and amount of participative decision making in different situations.
- cognative resource theory
- a theory of leadership that states that stress unfavorably affects a situation and that intelligence and experience can lessen the influence of stress on the leader.
- least preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
- an instrument that purports to measure whether a person is task or relationship oriented.
- initiating structure
- the extent to which a leader is likely define and structure his or her role and those of subordinates in the search for goal attainment
- position power
- influence derived from one's formal structureal position in the organization; includes power to hire, fire, discipline, promote, and give salary increases
- leader member exchange (LMX) theory
- leaders create in groups and out groups, and subordinates with in group status will have higher performance ratings, less turnover, and greater job satisfaction
- managerial grid
- a none by nine matrix outlining 81 different leadership styles, concern for productions, concern for people
- fiedler contingency model
- the theory that effective groups depend on a proper match between a leader's style of interacting with subordinates and the degree to which the situaiton gives control to the leader
- leader member relations
- the degree to which members have confidence, trust, and respect in their leader.