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achievement motivation  The unconscious concern for achieving excellence in accomplishments through one's individual efforts.
achievement-oriented leadership  Occurs when a leader sets high goals for subordinates, has high expectations for their performance, and displays confidence in subordinates, encouraging and helping them to take on greater responsibilities.
charisma  The ability of some people to charm or influence others.
directive leadership  Occurs when leaders tells subordinates exactly what they are supposed to do, giving them goals, specific tasks, guidelines for performing those tasks, and the like.
compliance  Occurs when people comply with a request, but only because they have to.
conflict  A process in which one party perceives that its interests are being opposed or negatively affected by another party
countervailing power  Power that subordinates have over their superiors
discretion  The freedom to exercise judgment—to make decisions without referring to a specific rule or receiving permission from someone else
exchange  The promise of benefits or resources in exchange for another party’s compliance with your request
impression management  The process of actively shaping one’s public image
influence tactics  Steps that people can take to exert influence over others in an organization.
ingratiation  Attempts to increase the extent to which someone likes you
inoculation effect  Warning an audience you are trying to influence about opposing arguments.
legitimate power  Power deriving from an implicit agreement that people higher in a hierarchy can request certain behaviors of their subordinates
negotiation  An interpersonal decision-making process by which two or more parties try to reach an agreement over an issue that is being disputed, such as the allocation of scarce resources.
network building  Actively seeking and establishing relationships with people who may prove useful in the future
persuasion  The use of reason through factual evidence and logical arguments
power  The potential of a person, team, or organization to require others to do certain things.
resistance  Refusing to perform or delaying engagement in a required behavior
silent authority  Occurs when someone complies with a request because of role expectations and the requester’s legitimate hierarchical power.
substitutability  The availability of alternative resources
visibility  The extent to which a power holder is known, or visible, to others.







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