BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Job Satisfaction, Contingency Theory, Job Performance
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*** traits, behaviours, and situations are important, but a leader needs followers. Followers must first view the person as a leader, then be motivated to follow that leader. Hence, leadership effectiveness is measured from the followers" perspective. The search for leadership traits implicit assumption: those who become leaders and do a good job possess a special set of traits. Thinking otherwise (as most people do) can result in racial bias and discrimination: but some traits are associated with leadership. Leaders tend to be higher on intelligence, energy, self-confidence, dominance, motivation to lead, emotional stability, honesty/integrity, and need for achievement than average. A high-energy person who wants to impact others but is also smart and stable enough not to abuse power. We have little info about how to train and develop leaders: most crucial problem: failure to take into account the situation in which leadership occurs, traits alone are not enough for successful leadership.
