ATILIM UNIVERSITY
Department of Psychology
PSY 316 LEADERDHIP: THEORY and PRACTICE (3-0) 3
2008-2009 SPRING
Instructor Özlem D. Gümüş, Department of Psychology
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Class Hours:
Office Hours:
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Room No: 312
0 312 586 84 26
ogumus@atilim.edu.tr
Tuesday: 9:30-10:20 & Friday: 9:30-11:20
Tuesday: 10:30-11:20 Thursday: 11:30-12:20
Textbook
 Northhouse, P. G. (2007). Leadership: Theory and practice. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Additional Reading
 Bass, B. M. (1990). Bass & Stogdill’ s handbook of leadership: Theory, research, and managerial
application (3rd Edition). New York: Free Press.
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Hughes, R.L., Ginnett, R.C., & Curphy, G.J. (2009). Leadership: Enhancing the lessons of experience. New
York: McGraw Hill.
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Pierce, J.L., & Newstrom, J.W. (2008). Leaders and the Leadership Process: Readings, Self-assessments
and applications. New York: McGraw Hill.
Objectives
 To introduce different approaches to leadership
 To develop an understanding of central debates within the field of leadership.
 To develop skills of critically analyzing each theory or approaches in terms of their strengths and
weaknesses.
 To develop skills of critically analyzing case studies based on the theoretical information.
Course format
Class meets twice a week for total of three hours. Class time primarily will be spent on student presentations of the
day’s topic and discussion. All students are required to read the assigned chapters before they come to the class
meetings.
Course requirements
Presentation, Mid-term examination, Final examination and Term Paper.
Attendance
All students are required to attend all scheduled classes (3X15 weeks). Students who miss more than 20% of the
classes will not receive an evaluation.
Presentation
Class will be divided into groups according to the total number of topics to be presented and each group member
will present day’s topics.
Class participation
Active and meaningful participation in class discussions.
Mid-term examination
Mid-term examination assesses the knowledge gained in the first half of the course.
Final examination
Final examination, assessing the overall knowledge gained in the course, covering all of the chapters in the book,
class discussions and all other assignments.
Grading
Presentation 15%, Mid-term examination 25%, Final examination 35%, Term Paper 25%.
OUTLINE
WEEK 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHİP
Leadership defined
Leadership described
Relationship between leadership and power, coercion and management
WEEK 2 TRAIT APPROACH
How does the Trait Approach Work?
Strengths and criticisms
Case studies and Leadership Instrument: Leadership Trait Inventory (LTQ)
WEEK 3 SKILLS APPROACH
Three skills Approach and Skills Model
How does the Skills Approach Work?
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Skills Inventory
WEEK 4 STYLE APPROACH
How does the Style Approach Work?
Strengths and Criticisms
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Style Questionnaire
WEEK 5 SITUATIONAL APPROACH
How does the Situational Approach Work?
Strengths and Criticisms
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Situational Leadership: A Brief Questionnaire
WEEK 6 CONTINGENCY THEORY
How does the Contingency Theory Work?
Strengths and Criticisms
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) Measure
WEEK 7 PATH GOAL THEORY
Leader Behaviors, Subordinate Characteristics, Task Characteristics
Strengths and Criticisms
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Path-Goal Leadership Questionnaire
WEEK 8 LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY
Early and Later Studies
Leadership Making
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: LMX 7 Questionnaire
WEEK 9 TRANSFORMATİONAL LEADERSHİP
Transformational Leadership and Charisma
A Model of Transformational Leadership
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) Form 6S
WEEK 10 TEAM LEADERSHIP
A functional Model of Team Leadership
Dimensions of Leadership on Teams
Characteristics of Effective Teams
Team Leadership Model
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Team Excellence and Collaborative Team Leader Questionnaire
WEEK 11 PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH
Background: Family of Origin, Maturation or Individuation, Repression and the Shadow Self, Archetypes
How does the Psychodynamic Approach Work?
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Psychodynamic Approach Survey
WEEK 12 WOMEN AND LEADERSHİP
Definitions and Overview of Research Trends
Strengths and Criticisms
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Gender Consciousness Questionnaire
WEEK 13 LEADERSHIP ETHICS
Centrality of Ethics to Leadership
Different Perspectives on Ethical Leadership
Strengths and Criticisms
Case Studies and Leadership Instrument: Perceived Leader Integrity Scale (PLIS)
WEEK 14 CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP
Definitions of Culture
Dimensions of Culture
Leadership Behavior and Culture Clusters
WEEK 15 POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
General Leadership and Political Leadership
Totalitarian versus Democratic Structures
Social Movements and Revolution
Motivation and Personality of Political Leaders