Leadership OB

Focus on personal qualities and characteristics organized around the big 5 framework

1. Traits can predict leadership
2. Traits do a better job prediciting the emerge of leaders than they do in distinguishing effectiveness

Initiating structure = leaders define & structure his & the employees role in search for goal attainment. Behaviour organize work, work relationships & goals.

Consideration = a person's job relationships are characterizised by mutual trust, respect for employee's ideas & feelings.
-> helps employees with personal problems, friendly & approachable, treats everybody equally

Group performance depends on the proper match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control. Determined by asking about the LEAST PREFFERED COWORKER

Degree of confidence, trust & respect workers have for their leader

Degree to which job assignments are structured / unstructured

Degree of influence a leader has over power variables such as hiring, firing, discipline, promotions & salary increases

Behavioural Theory

• consideration (focusing on people)
• focusing on the task (what has to be done)

Fiedler: different opinion

Focuses on the followers. Successful leadership = selecting right style to followers readiness