MGHB02H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Job Satisfaction, Contingency Theory, Motivation
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Leadership-the influence that particular individuals exert( ) on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context. Effective leadership exerts influence in a way that achieves organizational goals by enhancing productivity, innovation, satisfaction and commitment of the workforce. Leadership involves going beyond formal role requirements to influence others. Indiv. might emerge to occupy informal leadership roles since they have no formal authority reply on being well liked or perceived to have higher skills or influence. Traits- indiv. characteristics such as physical attributes, intellectual ability and personality. Big five- agreeableness, extraversion and openness to experience are related to leadership dominance emotional stability. Motivation to lead honesty and integrity need for achievement. Most effective leaders have high levels of emotional intelligence also related to job satisfaction. It is difficult to determine whether traits make the leader or whether the opportunity for leadership produces the traits. Traits approach fails to take into account the situation in which leadership occurs.
