Leaderships and resilience Flashcards

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What is resilience?

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The ability to exert appropriate and dynamic self-regulation

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What did Fredrickson et al (2003) find?

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Extraversion and emotional stability are related to resilience

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What did Hemenover (2003) find?

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High extraversion and emotional stability (elsewhere related to high resilience) showed quicker affective recovery

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What are the characteristics of resilience?

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> Staunch acceptance of reality
Deep belief that life is meaningful
Ability to improvise

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What is leadership?

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Process whereby one individual influences other group members towards the attainment of defined group or organisational goals

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What are the three types of leadership theory?

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> Trait theory
Contingency/situational theory
Transformational Leadership

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What are the features of trait theory?

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> Leadership traits

> Innate

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What are the leadership traits according to trait theory?

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> Intelligence
> Dominance
> Self-confidence
> High energy
> Task related knowledge
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What are the main criticisms of trait theory?

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> No agreement on which traits are important

> Recent research has found different traits (need for achievement, need for power, goal directedness)

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What is Full Range Leadership Theory?

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> Leadership model
Based on the potentially transformational aspects of leadership
Meshes closely with resilience

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What did Luthans and Avolio (2003) find?

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Developing a capacity for resilience is a vital component of authentic leadership development

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What did Bass (1996) find?

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Transformational leadership may convert crises into developmental challenges

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What are the dimensions of Transformational Leadership?

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> Attributed charisma
> Idealised influence
> Inspirational motivation
> Intellectual stimulation
> Individualised consideration
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What is Attributed Charisma?

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The degree to which a leader behaves with confidence, enhances respect and pride among subordinates

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What did Bass (1990) find?

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> Attributed Charisma behaviour reduces panic and helplessness during stress
Inspirational Motivation correlates with subordinate hope and purposeness

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What is idealised Influence?

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Transmitting a higher purpose that goes beyond the goals of an individual and focuses attention on common goals

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What did Hetherington (2001) find?

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Idealised influence is positively correlated with positive outcomes of achievement and self-actualisation (thus, resilience)

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What is Inspirational Motivation?

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Transmitting enthusiasm, optimism and the ability to articulate a compelling vision of the future

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What is Intellectual Stimulation?

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Emphasis on effective problem solving behaviour

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What did Matthewman (2009) find?

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Intellectual Stimulation involves re-examining critical assumptions and seeking different perspectives and approaches

21
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What is Individualised Consideration?

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> Treating employees as individuals

> Employees feel more competent and valued, more likely to engage in positive appraisal

22
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What did Dumdum et al (2002) find?

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Positive relationship between Transformational Leadership and subordinate resilience

23
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What did Hartland et al (2005) find?

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Inspirational Motivation positively correlated with resilience

24
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What is the Managerial Grid?

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> Diagnostic tool

> Leadership grid

25
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What is the diagnostic tool in the managerial grid?

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Tool aiming to explore leadership styles and the extent to which they have either ‘concern for the people’ or ‘concern for the task’

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What does contingency theory state?

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Leadership is a function of the person and the situation

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What are the features of contingency theory?

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> Group atmosphere
Structure
Position of power

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What is Group Atmosphere as defined by the contingency theory?

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The extent to which a group trusts and accepts their manager

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What is Structure as defined by the contingency theory?

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The extent to which a task is clear and unambiguous

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What is Position of Power as defined by the contingency theory?

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How much control the leader has to reward or punish subordinates

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What did Eagly and Johnson (1990) find?

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> Meta-analysis
Women not more interpersonally orientated than men
Women as task-oriented as men
Women use a more participative or democratic leadership style than men

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What did Eagly, Makhijani & Klonsky (1992) find?

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> Meta-analysis
Women devalued in male-dominated environments
Women evaluated unfavourably when using directive or autocratic styles
Democratic styles evaluated favourably