MGT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Situational Leadership Theory, Job Satisfaction, Ingroups And Outgroups

• School: West Chester University
• Department: Management
• Course: MGT 200
• Professor: Jennifer Bozeman

Document Summary

Leader- someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority. Leadership- process of leading a group and influencing the group to achieve their goals. Traits and leadership: drive, desire to lead, honesty/integrity, self-confidence, intelligence, job-relevant knowledge, extraversion, proneness to guilt- strong responsibility for others. Initiating structure- structuring work and relationships to meet goals. Consideration- being considerate of other people"s feeli(cid:374)gs. Takes into account the dual nature of leadership: the work that needs to be done, focus on individuals doing. Four leadership behaviors: directive, supportive, participative, achievement oriented. Theory says leaders create in-groups and out-groups and those in the in-group will have higher performance ratings, less turnover, and greater job satisfaction. Transactional: lead by social exchange, rewards for productivity. Transformational: stimulate and inspire followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes. Enthusiastic and self-confident leaders whose personality and actions influence others. Have a vision, ability to articulate that vision, willingness to take risks for that vision,