ADM 2336 Lecture : ADM2336 - Ch9 Leadership

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The influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context. Some people in organizations occupy formal or assigned leadership roles with authority to direct employees. Individuals might also emerge to occupy informal leadership roles. Subordinates who work for managers with good leadership skills will generally: know how to achieve higher levels of performance, want to achieve higher levels of performance, feel affectively committed to their organization, want to stay within the organization. Managers vs leaders y what is the difference? y what do the experts say? y. John kotter, harvard business school: managers promote stability while leaders press for change and only organizations that embrace both sides of the equation can survive. Intelligence: energy, self-confisence, dominance, motivation to lead, emotional stability, honesty and integrity, need for achievement. Does not tell us what leaders do to influence others successfully. It does not take into account the situation in which leadership occurs.

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What do you consider your own strengths and weaknesses for leadership? What do you see as the leader's role in motivating others in an organization? In what organization do you think your leadership style would be most effective? In what organization would it be least effective?

__________ is the degree to which the authority to make decisions is delegated to lower levels in an organization's hierarchy.

	A.	Span of control
	B.	Distribution
	C.	Decentralization
	D.	Centralization
	E.	Bureaucracy

Which statement does NOT provide an accurate characterization of committees?

	A.	Managers are often assigned to numerous committees to improve coordination across departments.
	B.	Committees can help managers whose units must work together to adjust schedules, workloads, and work assignments in order to increase productivity.
	C.	Committees can be effective in communicating complex qualitative information.
	D.	Committees can become an effective personal mechanism for mutual adjustment across unit heads.
	E.	Committees are generally inexpensive and have a very good reputation.

Systems of rites are called __________.

	A.	rituals
	B.	artifacts
	C.	sagas
	D.	rules
	E.	routines

3 points

Question 43

The capacity or willingness to follow a leader is called:

	A.	leadership.
	B.	followership.
	C.	co-leadership.
	D.	equivalence.
	E.	trust .

As the diversity of opinion, values and meaning in an organization narrows, it becomes much less vulnerable to external change and more able to capitalize on external opportunities.

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Followers contribute to the leadership process by 1) granting claims to leaders and 2)

	A.	claiming their own roles as followers.
	B.	motivating their leaders.
	C.	acting on a leader's instructions.
	D.	getting to know their leaders.
	E.	granting leaders permission to lead.

3 points

Question 38

Jason is appointed to position of formal authority in his organization. Of the following, which is expected to be exerted by Jason?

	A.	Followership
	B.	Formal leadership
	C.	Romance of leadership
	D.	Equivalence
	E.	Informal leadership

Research a servant leadership organization of your choice or one of the organizations listed on the "Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders" handout in the Topic Materials. Selections do not need to be limited to businesses. Entities such as hospitals or educational institutions are also acceptable. In a 750-1000 word paper, address the following.

Provide a summary of how the organization implements the principles of servant leadership in the way it interacts with or provide service to customers, hires and manages employees, and models its operations and policies.

Discuss specific commitments the organization makes to stakeholders and how implementing servant leadership affects not only the organization, but also the community and the common good.

Knowing that most organizations do not function with the principles of servant leadership as part of their operations, discuss how the concepts and behaviors associated with servant leadership might be a source of conflict or might create operational challenges within the organization. Provide examples to support your ideas and discuss specific ways the organization's leader has addressed these challenges.

What do you see as the greatest benefits for organizations that adopt the principles of servant leadership as their operational model? Provide specific examples to justify your opinions.

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