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relationship-motivated

adj. denoting a leadership style in which the leader concentrates on building and maintaining good relationships within the group, minimizing friction, and providing support and encouragement so that group and individual morale remains high. It can be assessed using the Least Preferred Coworker Scale. Also called relationship-oriented. Compare task-motivated.

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paraworld

paraworld

n. a hypothetical world of ideal conditions that serves as a basis for formulating a model of some system or process believed to be true in the actual world. Such model building can be an important strategy in science.