Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Ingroups And Outgroups, Job Enrichment, Unbridled
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When particular individuals exert influence on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context. Strategic leadership- leader"s ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, etc. to initiate changes that will create a sustainable competitive advantage, by exploiting growth opportunities. In theory any organizational member can influence others, but some occupy formal leadership roles, some managers fail to exert any influence at all. Some employees can emerge as informal leaders, must rely on being well- liked. Trait theory of leadership- leadership depends on personal qualities or traits of the leader. Us military realized it had a leadership problem during ww1. Trait- personal characteristics of individuals such as intellectual ability or personality. Research shows that some traits are associated with leadership: intelligence, energy and drive, self-confidence, dominance, motivation to lead, emotional stability, honesty and integrity, need for achievement, sociability. All 5 of big five dimensions of personality related to leadership emergence and success.