HROB 2010- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 39 pages long!)

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Although each of us intuitively knows that we mean by the word leadership, the word can have different meanings for different people and at different points in time: 1900-1929: emphasized control and centralization of power with a common theme of domination, the ability to impress the will of the leader on those lead and induce obedience, respect, loyalty and cooperation. 1930s: traits became the focus of defining leadership, with an emerging view of leadership as influence rather than domination, the i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) perso(cid:374)ality traits (cid:449)ith those of a group. 1940s: leadership being defined as the behaviour of an individual while involved in directing group activities. 1960s: the prevailing definition of leadership was behaviour that influences people to(cid:449)ard shared goals (cid:449)as u(cid:374)ders(cid:272)ored (cid:271)y the defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) of leadership as (cid:862)a(cid:272)ts (cid:271)y perso(cid:374)s (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e other perso(cid:374)s i(cid:374) a shared dire(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863).