Week 1 Reading

Competitive Model Testing

Competitive Model Testing

Testing against other competitors. Becoming the norm

Black box of leadership

ways that explain how leadership is manifested in terms of its impact on performance

Distributed Leadership

Katz and Kahn. When any member of the org. has an influence on organizationally relevant matters

Difference in promotion vs prevention regulatory focus?

followers w/ promotion focus respond better to transformational leadership

Pro-social behavior is associated with:

Leader’s self sacrifice

A predictor of leader emergence across the career span

Authoritative parenting style

Implicit Leadership Theory (ILT)

People’s vision of what a leader is/should be (through patterned experiences)

Define leadership traits

patterns of consistent personal characteristics that fosters leadership w/in different situations

Prototypical

being the epitome of that group’s characteristics

When is justice information the strongest?

When its align with their self identity

Leadership effectiveness correlated to

ECO-- Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to experience

4 Traits of Core Self-Concept

Self-esteem, Internal locus of control, Generalized self-efficacy, High Self-regulation/low neuroticism

Darksided personalities manifested by

Lack of candor

Inability to control emotions

Arrogant, cold, inconsistent

Moderate levels of assertiveness =

higher levels of leadership effectiveness

4 basic skillsets required by leaders

• cognitive abilities (persuasion)

• interpersonal skills

• business skills

• strategic skills

Same source validity of effects of EI in leadership

higher validity than different sources

Authentic leadership is comprised of:

• internalized moral perspective

• self awareness

• relational transparency

• balanced processing

define Relationally Transparent

leader promotes positive interactions based on higher disclosures + sharing info

define Balanced Processing

objectively analyzing available relevant info before coming to a decision

important determinant of effective leader-follower relations and outcomes

personal morality of authenticity

middle manager’s lvl of transformational leadership

-direct effect on employees next lvl down

-indirect effect mediated by transformational leadership of the leader at the lower level

Relational Behavior builds

Social capital that can enhance feelings of vigor at work

task-focused leadership

related to perceived team effectiveness

and productivity

person-focused leadership

related to perceived team effectiveness,

productivity,

and learning

Use of Transactional Contingent =

associated with higher follower satisfaction,

advcment opportunities,

and performance over large samples, level, and cultures

Fielder’s Contingency Theory

for a leader to be effective, their leadership style must fit the situation

Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) scale

Fielder’s measurement of relational vs task focused leadership styles

Used to be known as vertical dyad linkage (VDL) theory

LMX theory (leader-member exchange)

When high levels of psychological empowerment is reported

• Transformational leadership positively correlated to follower’ innovative behavior

• Transactional leadership was negatively correlated

higher power distance and collectivistic teams produce what?

stronger positive effects of transformational leadership and team potency

Shared leadership was related to:

• group potency

• citizenship

• group effectiveness

Define Group Potency

shared belief that the group can work effectively

Strategic Leadership definition

management of an enterprise, focusing on CEOs and top management teams

CEO’s personal values are associated with what?

organizational culture of firms

Personal Values are (3):

• self direction

• security

• benevolence

org. culture of firms are (3):

• innovative

• bureaucratic

• supportive

Women vs men in leadership behaviors

• Women: transactional and transformational

• Men: active and passive forms of management by exception + laissez-faire behaviors

Glass Cliff definition

women are more likely to be appointed in leadership positions w an increased risk of failure based on perceived ability to lead during periods of change or crisis

Hofstede’s four values to compare diff cultures and societies

• power distance

• uncertainty avoidance

• individualism/collectivism

• masculinity/femininity

• +long-term orientation

Global Mindset definition

cognitive ability that helps individuals how to best understand other cultural groups