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- adjective Social cognition theory perspective in which people are
producers as well asproducts of social systems. - adjective Milgram's theory about the agentic state which is the psychological state the obedient subject is in when he or she is
obeying authority .
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Examples
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They use the non-gendered terms "agentic" versus "communal" to describe two common but different leadership styles.
Andrea Learned: In 2011, Sustainability Will Force the De-Gendering of Business Leadership Andrea Learned 2011
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They use the non-gendered terms "agentic" versus "communal" to describe two common but different leadership styles.
Andrea Learned: In 2011, Sustainability Will Force the De-Gendering of Business Leadership Andrea Learned 2011
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Their research found that individuals with a feminine gender identity are motivated by communal goals, such as the welfare and the nurturing of people, while those with a masculine identity are driven by "agentic" goals, including assertiveness, control and a focus on the self.
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Historically and cross-culturally, men have been stereotyped as more agentic, that is, more independent and self-focused than women. "
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The communal, more social, side of leadership will balance out not replace the agentic.
Andrea Learned: In 2011, Sustainability Will Force the De-Gendering of Business Leadership Andrea Learned 2011
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The communal, more social, side of leadership will balance out not replace the agentic.
Andrea Learned: In 2011, Sustainability Will Force the De-Gendering of Business Leadership Andrea Learned 2011
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When we look at these two sets of values, it becomes clear that it is the agentic approach that we most associate with leadership.
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But, here's the thing: despite the fact that we have a cultural impulse to see masculine and agentic styles of leadership as the way it should be, "in fact, the leadership styles more typical of women than men resemble those recommended most by experts on leadership," according to Carli and Eagly.
Andrea Learned: In 2011, Sustainability Will Force the De-Gendering of Business Leadership Andrea Learned 2011
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This leads in turn to another problem, which is that male leaders tend to be associated with "agentic" behavior: they are more likely to be proactive, assertive and dominant.
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The results of this study as well as prior studies suggest that narcissists do care more about being perceived as superior on agentic traits (e.g., industriousness, assertiveness, dominance) compared to communal traits (e.g., agreeableness and honesty).
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More imminently than worries about “agentic” risks — the further-out dangers about what happens if an AI stops being controllable by humans and starts pursuing goals we cannot alter — he worries about misuse risks that could exist now or very soon.
The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity Dylan Matthews 2023
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