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Chapter 12: Leading
People Within Organizations
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Organizational Behavior
By Talya Bauer, Berrin Erdogan. (2010).
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Figure 12.3. Big Five Personality Traits. Who Is a Leader? Trait Approaches to Leadership
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Figure 12.5. Key Traits Associated With Leadership
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What Do Leaders Do? Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
1.Theory X
2.Theory Y
3.Theory Z
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Figure 12.9. Situational Favorableness
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Table 12.1. Situational Leadership Theory helps leaders match their style to follower readiness levels.
Follower Readiness Level
Competence (Low)
Competence (Low)
Competence (Moderate to High)
Competence (High)
Commitment (High)
Commitment (Low)
Commitment (Variable)
Commitment (High)
Recommended Leader Style
Directing Behavior
Coaching Behavior
Supporting BehaviorDelegating
Behavior
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Figure 12.10. Predictions of the Path-Goal Theory Approach to Leadership
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Figure 12.11. Vroom and Yetton’s leadership decision tree shows leaders which styles will
be most effective in different situations.
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Decision-Making Styles1. Decide. The leader makes the decision alone using
available information.2. Consult Individually. The leader obtains additional
information from group members before making the decision alone.
3. Consult as a group. The leader shares the problem with group members individually and makes the final decision alone.
4. Facilitate. The leader shares information about the problem with group members collectively, and acts as a facilitator. The leader sets the parameters of the decision.
5. Delegate. The leader lets the team make the decision.
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What’s New? Contemporary Approaches to Leadership
1. Transformational Leadershipa. Charisma
b. inspirational motivation
c. intellectual stimulation,
d. individualized consideration
e. Contingent rewards
f. Active management by exception: non-interference in other people’s work
2. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
3. Servant Leadership
4. Authentic Leadership
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Organizational Behavior
By Talya Bauer, Berrin Erdogan. (2010).