a manager’s power
- Explain what is meant by a manager’s power base, the ways a manager develops it, and how a manager can effectively use it to achieve organizational and personal goals.
- Discuss what is meant by upstream influence and the various influence tactics categories associated with it.
- Explain the difference between the University of Michigan studies and the Ohio State studies.
- Summarize the path-goal model of leadership. What theories of motivation can you tie to the assumptions of the model?
- Explain why the study of leadership styles and approaches tends to generate much controversy among researchers and academics.