SPCOM204 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Trait Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Reward System
7 Jan 2019
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Trait leadership - an individual"s physical and social attributes that make them a leader (i. e. confidence, looks, class) Ideology - socially constructed conditions and existence made through communication; to look natural. Situational leadership - appropriate leadership emerges from behaviour that is responsive to varied situations. Transformational leadership - foregrounds organization change and transformation as the essential task of effective leaders. Inspirational, appeals to imagination, charismatic, creative, interactive, visionary, empowering, passionate. Change agent - seeks to lead organization through an increasingly turbulent global business environment through the strategic use of communication. Vision - a credible and compelling view of the future. Discursive leadership - the social, linguistic, and cultural aspects of leadership as reflected in concrete interactional processes (between leaders and followers) Entrepreneurial leadership - entrepreneurs who are leaders or leaders with entrepreneurial characteristics. Individual skills meeting goals, identifying opportunities, collecting resources. Tend to survive when resources are scarce creative problem solves risk takers.
