SPCOM204 Final: SPCOM 204 – Final Exam Readings (Leadership1/2, Teams 1)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Speech Communication
• Course: SPCOM204
• Professor: Jennifer Doyle

Document Summary

Teacher asking student to suggest due date, manager asking sales for recommendations. Medical researchers when provided with necessary information and materials. Laissez-faire and democratic leadership communication styles are not the same: laissez-faire is not as productive as democratic, laissez-faire is not as satisfying as democratic. Authoritarians are most efficient, but democratic are also very efficient: authoritarian productivity dropped by 40% when no supervision, democratic maintained lower but steady productivity throughout. Authoritarian groups are more aggressive than democratic or laissez-faire groups: hostile and aggressive behaviour in the form of arguing, property damage, absenteeism. Authoritarian groups may experience discontent that is not evident on the surface: even without aggressive behaviour, absenteeism and turnover were greater in authoritarian, those who switch from authoritarian to other groups exhibited tension-release behaviour. Followers exhibit more dependence and less individuality under authoritarian: followers are more submissive, followers are less likely to initiate action without approval of leader.