BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Charismatic Authority, Expectancy Theory, Organizational Learning
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Ganghis khan conquered large part of continent and got people to follow. Churchill led the country through wwii, made tough decisions in tough times. Martin luther king got country behind civil rights movement. Michael jordan winning; leading team to victory; inspired; lead by example. Steve jobs vision of how computers should be; ran show. Henry ford popularized mass production of automobiles. Pope francis fostering change in a highly conservative organization. The influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational (defined broadly) context. Trait: assumption that leaders were born with the skill, not something you could train to develop. Methodology for studying trait level was straightforward. Identify effective leaders and ineffective leaders, and the traits that differentiated the 2 groups: e. g. Integrity, confidence, intelligence, motivation: research didn"t come up with any sterling results and didn"t come up with a particular trait that differentiated effective and ineffective leaders.
