Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter Ch. 9 : Job Satisfaction, Positive Form, Transactional Leadership

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

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Define leadership and discuss the role of formal leadership in organizations. Leadership: occurs when particular individuals exert influence on the global 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. Strategic leadership: refers to a leader"s a(cid:271)ility to a(cid:374)ti(cid:272)ipate, e(cid:374)(cid:448)isio(cid:374), (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a viable future for the organization. Explain and critically evaluate the trait theory of leadership. Trait theory of leadership: leadership depends on the personal qualities or traits of the leader. Limitations its hard to determine whether the opportunity for leadership produces the traits. Traits: are personal characteristics of individuals such as physical characteristics, intellectual ability, and personality: traits that are associated with leadership include: intelligence, energy and drive, self-confidence, Dominance, motivation to lead, emotional stability, honesty and integrity, need for.