GMS 802 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cornucopian, The Principle, James Macgregor Burns
25 Mar 2013
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Chapter 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (7 is too technical) study questions at the end of chapters. Leader might serve a political, economic or religious role. Canonical view of leadership: focuses on four interrelated ideas and a set of outcomes to make sense of a tangle ideas. The four variables are: (1) leadership, (2) followers, (3) processes and skills, (4) situation or context, ( 5) outcomes. There are then 3 ways to connect leadership with values and ethics: amoral view of leadership: effective leaders attain organizational objectives. Great man and trait theories- what characteristics do great leaders embody? (hitler & gandhi may have the same traits- e. g. intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, sociability) Situational theories- different situations require different styles of leadership: values based leadership: places the leader and followers" values as front and centre in determining the effectiveness of leadership. The nature of leadership is a human relationship. Steven covey"s principle-centered leadership theory- allow principles to guide us.
