What type of influence do managers use to instill pride, respect and trust within employees?

MGT 323

Organization and Interpersonal Behavior

University of Nevada Reno

process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal

what is an effective leader?

content, level of evaluation, perspective

leaders inspire others, provide emotional support and try to get employees to rally around a common goal

core traits possessed by leaders

intelligence, dominance, self-confidence, level of energy, task-relevant knowledge

narcissism, machiavellianism, psychopathy

implicit leadership theory

idea that people have beliefs about how leaders should behave and what they should do for their followers

a mental representation of the traits and behaviors that people are possessed by leaders

organizes and defines what group members should be doing to maximize output

focuses clarifying employees' role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance

relationship-oriented leader behavior

enhance employees' skills and creates a positive work relationship among coworkers and between and leader and his/her employees

three relationship behaviors

consideration, empowerment, servant leadership

involves leader behavior associated with creating mutual respect or trust and focuses on a concern for group members' needs and desires

represents the extent to which a leader creates perceptions of psychological empowerment in others

great leaders act as servants, making the needs of others including employees and community their first priority

passive (laissez faire) leadership

a general failure to take responsibility for leading

there is not a single best style of leadership

a leader's effectiveness is contingent on the extent to which a leader's style fits or matches the situation

Fielder's Contingency Model

three dimensions of situational control: leader-member relations, task structure, position power

reflects the extent to which the leader has the support, loyalty and trust of the work group

is concerned with the amount of structure contained within tasks performed by the work group

refers to the degree to which the leader has formal power to reward, punish or otherwise obtain compliance from employees

A house's path goal theory

a leader's behaviors are effective when employees view them as a source of satisfaction or as paving the way to future satisfaction

transformational leadership

transform followers to pursue organizational goals over self interest, four behaviors: inspired motivation, idealized influence, individual consideration, intellectual stimulation

use of charisma, attractive vision of the future, use of emotional arguments, optimism and enthusiam

the leader will instill pride, respect and trust with employees

individualized consideration

entails behaviors associated with providing support, encouragement, empowerment and coaching to employees

involves behavior that encourage employees to question the status quo and seek innovative and creative solutions to organizational problems

What are behaviors that encourage employees to look for innovative solutions to organizational problems are called?

Which type of leaders appeal to their followers to pursue organizational goals over self interests?

What techniques can an individual use to develop leadership or managerial skills?

What is a form of interpersonal attraction that inspires acceptance devotion and enthusiasm called?