Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Job Satisfaction, Transformational Leadership, Work Unit

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Ellen Choi

Document Summary

Leadership- the use of power and influence to sway the activities of followers toward goal achievement. Leader member exchange theory- describes how leader-member relationships develop over time on a dyadic basis. Role taking- phase in leader-follower relationship when a leader provides an employee with job expectations and the follower tries to meet those expectations. Role making-phase in leader-follower relationship when a follower voices his or her own expectations for the relationship, results in exchange of opportunities and resources for activities and effort. Leadership effectiveness- degree to which a leader"s actions result in goal achievement, commitment, trust, respect, and obligation. Autocratic style- leadership style where leader makes decision alone without any input from employees. Consultative- employee asks for inputs from employees but still makes the decision himself. Facilitative- leader presents problem to group of employees and seeks consensus on a solution, making sure his or her own opinion receives no more weight than anyone else"s.