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The perspective
The theory
Traditional theories of leadership
• Innovates • Administer
• Develop • Maintain
• Focus on people • Focus on systems & structure
• Inspires trust • Control
• Long-term view • Short-term view
• Ask what and why • Ask how and when
• Has his/her eyes on the horizon • Has his/her eyes on the bottom line
• Originate • Initiative..is a copy
• Challenge the status quo • Accept the status quo
• Do the rights things • Do things right
The Perspective
Designated vs emergent
Trait vs behavior
The Theory
1. Traditional theories
1. The trait approach
2. The power approach
3. The behavioral approach
4. The contingency approach
2. New approaches
(1) The trait approach
Personal characteristic
Physical features height, physique,
appearance, age
Ability characteristics intelligence,
knowledge, fluency of speech
Personality trait dominance, emotional
control, expressiveness, introversion-
extraversion
(2) The power approach
Power
reward, coercive, legitimate, expert,
referent power
Influence
pressure, exchange, coalition, legitimating,
rational persuasion, inspirational appeals,
consultation, ingratiating, personal appeals
(3) The behavioral approach
Task-Relation-Participative oriented
behavior
(4) The contingency approach
Situational theory fit with the maturity
(development level) of the team
Telling (H task, L relation), selling (H-H),
participating (L task, H relation), delegating (L-L)
Path goal theory affect subordinate
satisfaction, motivation and ultimately
performance
Supportive leadership, directive leadership,
participative leadership, achievement leadership
New approaches
Transactional - Transformational
Gender
Ethnic
Culture
The right person, in the right place, at the
right time, doing the right things
Cross-cultural leadership
Culture-spesific characteristics