Q1- The three factors of the contingency theory of leadership are:

  1. Task structure- Whether the task at hand is clear enough to understand, and whether the conditions to meet it are present.
  2. Leader-member relations- overall group culture, from the atmosphere to the sense of team spirit, trust and loyalty among the ranks.
  3. The position power- authority of the leader over the group and the among of reward vs. punishment.

The way the factors coincide with the LPC is that a leader would need to have good control of the group (Leader-member relations) to deal positively with the fact that LPC is nearly inevitable in groups.

Also, LPC scores that are higher show that the leader-member relations may be stronger, for the leader would have what is known as a “human relations orientation” and the low LPC would indicate orientation to task. The leaders who are motivated by relationships will probably still find something positive to say about the LPC in order to keep the team relations going well and focus on the goals.

  1. A) Unfair preconceptions about race, gender and background, b) barriers within a social hierarchy c) lack of systems in place to help those less fortunate.
  2. Ethnocentrism is the idea that one’s ethnic group/race is better or superior to others.
  3. The moral compass that directs the decisions and actions of people.
  4. An approach to leadership studies that analyzes the talents and strengths that a leader has.
  5. Two strengths of team leadership concept: There is more productivity because the leader is capable of building an environment of trust in one another within a group. This trust permits a leader to delegate leadership duties upon members.

There is also a stronger sense of duty and task completion because the goals of the group are well-identified, the resources are all in place, and the human agents are ready to go into action.

  1. The four factors of transformational leadership are:

Idealized Influence- leaders taking a position of role models, building up their leadership persona and motivating others to follow suit.

  1. Inspirational Motivation- leaders enticing and motivating others to do what is right to accomplish the goals of the group.
  2. Intellectual Stimulation- leaders who support and encourage creativity and leadership of followers.
  3. Individualized Consideration-the leader’s ability to recognize the internal motivators of their followers individually. For example, my professor may be able to tell what drives me as a student, and what drives each of the members of the classroom. It takes a lot, I imagine, but great leaders do that.