Chapter 2 - Sources of Authority for Supervisory Leadership
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Supervison I and II.
Today we want to take a closer look at two supervisory styles - Supervisor I and II. Sergiovanni and Starrat (2002) introudce these two types of supervisors and note the very dramatic differnces in personal philosophies. Supervisor I relies heavily on the assumptions of Theory X (scientific management) and Theory X soft (human relations). Supervisor II on the other hand combines Theory Y from the huuman resources supervison with the belief that people are "morally responsive and able to sacrifice self-interests for the right reasons. You can look at this short summary here.
Finally, review this powerpoint presentaiton on Motivation and Principles applied to Supervision
Here is a short summarization of Chapter 2: Sources of Authority for Supervision.
- Bureaucratic Authority
- Psychological Authority
- Technical-Rational Authority
- Professional Authority
- Moral Authority