COMMERCE 1BA3 Study Guide - Positive Form, Job Satisfaction, Transactional Leadership

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 1BA3
• Professor: Carolyn Capretta

Document Summary

Leadership the influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context. 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. Traits individual characteristics such as physical attributes, intellectual ability, and personality. Consideration and initiating structure: consideration the extent to which a leader is approachable and shows personal concern and respect for employees. Initiating structure the degree to which a leader concentrates on group goal attainment. Leader reward behaviour the leader"s use of compliments, tangible benefits, and deserved special treatment. Leader punishment behaviour the leader"s use of reprimands or unfavourable task assignments and the active withholding of rewards. Fielder"s contingency theory and cognitive resource theory: contingency theory fred fiedler"s theory that states that the association between leadership orientation and group effectiveness is contingent on how favourable the situation is for exerting influence.