Utility of Leadership

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Utility of Leadership

• Meindl et al. (1985)
• Thomas (1988)
• Collins and Holton (2004)

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Agenda 6/21/05

• Extra Credit Opportunity
• Questions, Comments, or Concerns?
• Utility of Leadership
• Break
• Discussion of Traits, Behaviors, and Tasks of
  Leaders
• Thursday

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Extra Credit Opportunity

• Earn 1 on Your Final Grade
• Complete On-Line Survey by July 1, 2005
• Email Tony to Get Web Link and Password

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Questions, Comments, or Concerns?

• What is Motivation? What Three Actions Can a
  Manager Take to Increase Employee Task
  Performance through Goal Setting?

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Motivation Model Developed Last Class
Positive Feedback
Self Efficacy
Goals
Rewards
Design of Job
Basic Needs
Standard Processes
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Utility of Leadership

• We Attribute Leadership to Explain Extreme
  Performance in Organizations
• Yet Leaders Account for Little Explained Variance
  in Organizational Performance
• Moreover, Can We Train Managers to Be Effective
  Leaders?

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Break

• Take a 20 Minute Break

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List Aspects of Effective Leaders

• Write a List of Your Top 5 Leaders
• What Are the Common Characteristics?
• As a Class, Compile a List of
• Leader Traits (e.g., Personality)
• Leader Behaviors
• Tasks that Leaders Perform in Organizations
• Whats the Difference between the Tasks of Leader
  in Organizations and the Tasks that Managers
  Perform in Organizations?

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Thursday

• Overview of Major Leadership Theories
• Den Hartog and Koopman (2001)
• House and Aditya (1997)
• No SAPs or TRPs
• Remember to Email Tony About Extra Credit