Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Personality Traits
Abilities
Supervising
Ability
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Intelligence
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lInitiative
Personal Traits
Self-Assurance
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Decisiveness
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Masculinity/Famininity
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lMaturity
Working
Class Affinity
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Motivators
Need
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Achievement
Self-actualization
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Power
Over Others
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High
l Financial Reward
Job
l Security
3. Behavioral Theories :
Theories proposing that specific behaviors differentiate
leaders from non leaders.
Pattern of actions used by different individuals determines
leadership potential
Theories that attempt to isolate behaviors that differentiate
effective leaders from ineffective leaders
Behavioral studies focus on identifying critical behavioral
determinants of leadership that, in turn, could be used to
train people to become leaders
Behavioral Theory -Leadership behaviors can be taught. But
Trait Theory Leaders are born, not made.
Ohio State Studies Initiating Structure - The extent to which a leader is
likely to define and structure his or her role and those of
subordinates in the search for goal attainment
Consideration - The extent to which a leader is likely to
have job relationships characterized by mutual trust,
4. Contingency Theories
Leadership as being more flexible