Hughes Ginnett & Curphy Ch 1 new flashcards 9-14-26

Process vs. Position

Leadership is an interactive process between leaders and followers, not a title.

Definition of Leadership

The process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals.

Leadership as Science and Art

Science provides research findings; art applies them flexibly to unique situations.

Academic vs. Troubadour Tradition

Academic uses research and data; Troubadour relies on personal opinions and anecdotes.

Rational and Emotional Leadership

Leadership uses logic and reason as well as passion, inspiration, and feelings.

Manager vs. Leader Focus

Managers focus on control and efficiency; leaders focus on innovation and vision.

Romance of Leadership

The myth overattributing organizational outcomes almost entirely to the leader's actions.

Common Sense Myth

The false belief that leadership requires only intuition, ignoring hindsight bias.

Born vs. Made Myth

Leadership combines innate personality traits with formative environmental experiences.

School of Hard Knocks Myth

Formal study accelerates and enhances learning from real-life experience.

Interactional Framework

Analyzes leadership through interactions among the leader, followers, and situation.

In-Group Subordinates

Followers with high loyalty, trust, and mutual influence with the leader.

Emergent Leaders

Leaders chosen by consensus or election who often possess higher subordinate loyalty.

Active Role of Followers

Followers are active collaborators who share in the social influence process.

Kelley's Followership Dimensions

Independent vs. dependent thinking, and active vs. passive engagement in work.

Exemplary Followers

Independent, critical thinkers who are actively engaged and take initiative.

Heroic Theory

Discredited belief that leadership is a personal trait independent of situation.

Complex Decision Making

Requires a probe-sense-respond approach due to ambiguity, flux, and non-linear interactions.

Interactive Leadership

A style encouraging participation, power sharing, and enhancing followers' self-worth.

Glass Cliff

Appointing women to executive positions during organizational decline, raising failure risk.