ADMN 2220H Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Contingency Theory, Transformational Leadership, Servant Leadership

• School: Trent University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: ADMN 2220H
• Professor: Amina Malik

Document Summary

Leadership the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of organizations of which they are members. Four perspectives on leadership: trait (competency) perspective, behavioural perspective, contingency perspective, transformational perspective. The leadership grid: leadership (managerial) grid a model that proposes that the best way to lead is to show high concern for results (task) and high concern for people. Includes five styles: organization manager (5,5, authority-compliance manager (9,1, country club manager (1,9, team manager (9,9, impoverished manager (1,1) The transformational perspective: the trait, behavioural, and contingency theories are classified as transactional theories of leadership, transactional leadership a process of social exchange between followers and leaders that involves a number of reward-based transactions. Four key characteristics of transformational leaders: charisma a personal trait that gives a leader referent power over followers, the ability to inspire loyalty. Individualized consideration: the ability to stimulate followers to think about old problems in new ways.