MGT262H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Contingency Theory, Job Satisfaction, Trait Theory
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The influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context. Effective leadership exerts influence in a way that achieves organizational goals by enhancing productivity, innovation, satisfaction and the commitment of the workforce. Leadership is about motivating people and gaining their commitment. Effective leader can change the way people think, feel, behave. Have a positive effect on individuals, groups, units and even entire org. "s. Individuals with titles like manager, executive, supervisor, department head occupy formal or assigned leadership roles. Expected to influence others, given authority to direct others. Informal leadership roles don"t have formal authority and rely on being well-lied and being perceived as highly skilled to exert influence. Trait theory of leadership leadership depends on the personal qualities or traits of the leader: those who become leaders and do a good job of it possess special set of traits that distinguish them from followers.
