COMMERCE 1BA3 Study Guide - Organizational Culture, Human Capital, Authoritarianism
6 Dec 2013
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Leadership: the influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context. Managing people to get the day-to-day tasks done. To inspire people to do the extraordinary: strategic leadership: leadership that involves the ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a viable future for the organization. Positive power always (positive power = manager employee. Leaders vs. managers: the role of the leader and the role of the manager are not the same. Traditional managers: do perspective acts (plan, delegate, organize, compensate. Leadership that provides followers with a new vision that instills true commitment. Leadership based on a straightforward exchange relationship between leader and followers. Behaviour can be trained (2) socio-emotional & task leaders (4) path goal theory. Universal leaders are leaders because of some enduring aspect of their personality/behaviour (use it all the time) situation doesn"t matter.
