Kinesiology 1088A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Situational Leadership Theory, Online Analytical Processing, Virtual Reality
26 Nov 2016
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Definition : a behavioural process of influencing individuals & groups toward set goals (barrow, 1977) Leaders not only provide a vision of what to strive for but also give the structure, motivation, and support to translate the vision into reality. Two types - prescribed and emergent (later tend to be more effective - respect & support of group) Two functions: ensure demands of the organization are satisfied (meet goals and objectives, ensure the needs of the group members are satisfied (maximum opportunity to achieve success) Leaders are different from managers or instructors (see p. 207) First looked at leadership by analyzing traits of successful leaders. More recently looked at an interactional model of leadership which analyzed the relationship between the leader and the situations in which they operate. Research focused on two major aspects of the leader"s role: organizational requirements - productivity & performance (task orientation, personal requirements, needs & aspirations, satisfaction (support orientation)
