BUAD309 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Organization Development, Ingratiation, Formal System

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUAD309
• Professor: Levandusky, Natalie

Document Summary

Leadership process: non-coercive influence to direct & coordinate activities of group to meet the goals of the organization. Leadership property: characteristics attributed to one who is perceived to use influence successfully. Influence: ability to affect perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, motivation, etc. of others. Trait approach: historically, it was the attempt to identify stable/enduring traits that differentiate effective leaders. Currently look at one set of traits. Behavioral approach: try to identify behaviors that differentiate effective leaders. Michigan studies: defined job-centered & employee-centered leadership as opposite ends of a spectrum. Job-centered behavior: paying close attention to work of subordinates & demonstrating interest in performance: employee-centered behaviors: attempting to build effective workgroups & high performance goals. Ohio state studies: defines leader consideration & initiating structure behaviors as independent dimensions: consideration behavior: concern with subordinates feelings & showing respect for their ideas, initiating structure: clearly defining leader/subordinate roles. Lpc theory: leader"s effectiveness depends on the situation. Least preferred coworker scale to measure leader"s motivation.