BUS 272 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Fiedler Contingency Model, Big Five Personality Traits, Situational Leadership Theory

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 272
• Professor: Lieketen Brummelhuis

Document Summary

Lo - 3 identify the central tenets and main limitations of behavioural theories of. Leadership: behavioural theories of leadership implied we could train people to be leaders. Helps employees with personal problems, friendly and approachable, treats all employees as equal, and expresses appreciation and support. The actor that most motivated employees at work, 66% said is appreciation. The michigan studies: the michigan group identi ed two behavioural types: Employee-oriented leaders emphasized interpersonal relationships by taking a personal interest in the needs of employees and accepting individual differences among them. Production-oriented leader emphasized the technical or task aspects of the job; focus on accomplishing the group"s take. Related to ohio state dimensions, employee-oriented leadership is similar to consideration, and production-oriented leadership is similar to initiating structure. Leader-member relations: the degree of con dence, trust, and respect members have of their leader. Task structure: the degree to which job assignments are procedurized (structured or unstructured)