MGHB02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Organizational Commitment, Collectivism, Servant Leadership
Document Summary
Trait theory of leadership - leadership depends on the personal qualities or traits of the leader. Situational theories of leadership situation - the setting in which influence attempts occur the setting includes the characteristics of the employees, the nature of the task they are performing, and characteristics of the organization. Contingency theory - fred fiedler"s theory that states that the association between leadership orientation and group effectiveness is contingent on how favourable the situation is for exerting influence. Effectiveness of each set of behaviours depends on the situation that the leader encounters. Pgt concerns itself with two primary classes of situational factors - employee characteristics and environmental factors. What is participation? participation leadership - involving employees in making work-related decisions. Motivation - participation permits employees to contribute to the establishment of work goals and to decide how they can accomplish these goals. Acceptance - increase the employees" acceptance of decisions.
