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Sanchez Vocab12
Chapter 12 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| leader | a manager who earns the respect and cooperation of employees to effectively accomplish the organization's work. |
| leadership | the ability to influence individuals and groups to achieve organizational goals. |
| human relations | how well people get along with each other when working together. |
| power | the ability to control behavior. |
| position power | comes from the position the manager holds in the organization. |
| reward power | based on the ability to control resources, rewards, and punishments. |
| expert power | given to people who are considered the most knowledgeable. |
| idenity power | given to people because others identify with and want to be accepted by them. |
| autocratic leader | one who gives direct, clear, and precise orders with detailed instructions as to what, when and how work is to be done. |
| democratic leader | one who encourages workers to sahre in making decisions about work-related problems. |
| open leader | a manager who gives little or no direction to workers. |
| situational leader | one who understands employees and job requirements and matches actions and decisions to the circumstances. |
| work rules | regulations created to maintain an effective working enviornment in a business. |
| Leadership style | the general way a manager treats and directs employees. |