Participative Leadership and
Empowerment
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After studying this chapter, you should be
able to:
 Understand different forms of participative
leadership and empowerment.
 Understand the major findings in research on
consequences of participative leadership.
 Understand the situations in which
participative leadership is most likely to be
effective.
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 Understand procedures for the effective use of
consultation.
 Understand the potential benefits and risks of
delegation.
 Understand when and how to use delegation
effectively.
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Understand different forms of
participative leadership and
empowerment
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 Consultation
 Joint decision making
 Power sharing
 Decentralization
 Empowerment
 Democratic management
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 Autocratic decision
 Consultation
 Joint decision
 Delegation
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Understand the major findings in
research on consequences of
participative leadership
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 Decision quality
 Decision acceptance
 Process satisfaction
 Differing objectives
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 Quasi-experimental field study
 Meta-analyses
 Survey studies
 Descriptive studies
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Understand the situations in
which participative leadership is
most likely to be effective
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 Decision acceptance and quality
 Situational variables
 Decision Rules
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Understand procedures for the
effective use of consultation
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Diagnose decision situations
 Decision importance
 Expertise
 Likely cooperation
 Likely acceptance
 Meeting feasibility
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 Express concerns
 Tentative proposals
 Record ideas
 Build on ideas
 Tactful
 Avoid defensiveness
 Utilize suggestions
 Appreciation
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Encourage participation
Understand the potential benefits
and risks of delegation
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 Decision quality improvement
 Subordinate implementation commitment
 Enriched job
 Time management
 Management development
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 Power sharing
 Mistakes
 Competition
 Personal achievement
 Performance bias
 Subordinate characteristics
 Distrust
 Leader authority
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Understand when and how to use
delegation effectively
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What to Delegate
 Tasks that can be done better by a
subordinate
 Urgent but not high priority
 Relevant to a subordinate’s career
 Appropriate difficulty
 Both pleasant and unpleasant tasks
 Tasks not central to the manager’s role
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How to Delegate
 Specify responsibilities
 Provide adequate authority limits
 Specify reporting requirements
 Ensure subordinate acceptance of
responsibilities
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    Participative Leadership and Empowerment 5-1Copyright©2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
  • 2.
    After studying thischapter, you should be able to:  Understand different forms of participative leadership and empowerment.  Understand the major findings in research on consequences of participative leadership.  Understand the situations in which participative leadership is most likely to be effective. 5-2Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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     Understand proceduresfor the effective use of consultation.  Understand the potential benefits and risks of delegation.  Understand when and how to use delegation effectively. 5-3Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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    Understand different formsof participative leadership and empowerment 5-4Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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     Consultation  Jointdecision making  Power sharing  Decentralization  Empowerment  Democratic management Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-5
  • 6.
     Autocratic decision Consultation  Joint decision  Delegation Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-6
  • 7.
    Understand the majorfindings in research on consequences of participative leadership 5-7Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
  • 8.
     Decision quality Decision acceptance  Process satisfaction  Differing objectives Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-8
  • 9.
     Quasi-experimental fieldstudy  Meta-analyses  Survey studies  Descriptive studies Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-9
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    Understand the situationsin which participative leadership is most likely to be effective 5-10Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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     Decision acceptanceand quality  Situational variables  Decision Rules Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-11
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    Understand procedures forthe effective use of consultation 5-12Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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    Diagnose decision situations Decision importance  Expertise  Likely cooperation  Likely acceptance  Meeting feasibility Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-13
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     Express concerns Tentative proposals  Record ideas  Build on ideas  Tactful  Avoid defensiveness  Utilize suggestions  Appreciation Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-14 Encourage participation
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    Understand the potentialbenefits and risks of delegation 5-15Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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     Decision qualityimprovement  Subordinate implementation commitment  Enriched job  Time management  Management development Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-16
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     Power sharing Mistakes  Competition  Personal achievement  Performance bias  Subordinate characteristics  Distrust  Leader authority Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-17
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    Understand when andhow to use delegation effectively 5-18Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations
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    What to Delegate Tasks that can be done better by a subordinate  Urgent but not high priority  Relevant to a subordinate’s career  Appropriate difficulty  Both pleasant and unpleasant tasks  Tasks not central to the manager’s role Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-19
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    How to Delegate Specify responsibilities  Provide adequate authority limits  Specify reporting requirements  Ensure subordinate acceptance of responsibilities Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Leadership In Organizations 5-20