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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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