This document discusses leadership behavior and its study. It outlines that many leadership taxonomies have been proposed due to different levels of abstraction and development methods. Research methods to study leadership behavior include surveys, experiments, and behavior description techniques. Leadership behavior can be described broadly, such as task, relations, and change-oriented behaviors, or specifically, such as planning activities or providing support. Both task and relations behaviors are important for effectiveness, as is understanding, adapting to, and implementing environmental change. Specific effective leadership behaviors include planning, clarifying roles, monitoring, supporting, developing skills, and providing praise.

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Effective Leadership Behavior

2. After studying this chapter, you should be
able to:
 Understand why so many taxonomies have
been proposed for leader behavior.
 Understand what research methods have been
used to study leader behavior.
 Understand how leader behavior can be
described with either broad or specific
categories.
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3.  Understand why task and relations behaviors
are important for leadership effectiveness.
 Understand why change-oriented behaviors
are important for effective leadership.
 Understand how specific types of tasks and
relations behaviors can be used effectively.
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Understand why so many
taxonomies have been proposed
for leader behavior

5.  Behavior categories are abstractions
 Different levels of abstraction
 Diverse development methods
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6. The Three Broadly
Defined Behavior
Categories
 Task Behavior
 Relations Behavior
 Change-Oriented
Behavior
Other Broad Behavior
Categories
 Participative
Leadership
 Transformational
Leadership
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Understand what research
methods have been used to study
leader behavior

8.  Survey
 Experiment
 Field Experiment
 Behavior description methods
 Diaries
 Critical incident reports
 Interview
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Understand how leader behavior
can be described with either
broad or specific categories

10.  Broad Category
Examples:
 Task
 Relations
 Transformational
Leadership
 Specific Category
Examples:
 Planning Work
Activities
 Supportive
Leadership
 Developing
Subordinate Skills
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Understand why task and
relations behaviors are important
for leadership effectiveness

12.  Task Behaviors
 Accomplishing a task efficiently
 Relations Behaviors
 Increasing mutual trust and relationship
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13.  Survey research findings
 Experiment and descriptive research findings
 Importance of the Situation
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14. Task Behaviors
 Planning
 Clarifying
 Monitoring
Relations Behaviors
 Supporting
 Developing
 Recognizing
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Understand why change-oriented
behaviors are important for
effective leadership

16.  Understanding the environment
 Adapting to the environment
 Implementing change
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Understand how specific types of
tasks and relations behaviors can
be used effectively

18.  Planning Work Activities
 Clarifying Roles and Objectives
 Monitoring Operations and Performance
 Supportive Leadership
 Developing Subordinate Skills
 Providing Praise and Recognition
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