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Management 101: Leadership
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Instructions:
Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority
Achievement oriented leader
Leader
Competence
Visionary leadership
2. One of Fiedler's situational contingencies that describes the degree of influence a leader has over activities such as hiring - firing - discipline - promotions - and salary increases
Position power
Consistency
Supportive leader
Five styles named in managerial grid
3. Leaders who stimulate and inspire (transform) followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes
Trust
Loyalty
Expert power
Transformational leaders
4. One of Fiedler's situational contingencies that describes the degree of confidence - trust - and respect employees had for their leader
Leader
Leader-member relations
Fiedler contingency model
Expert power
5. The leadership theory that says leaders create in-groups and out-groups and those in the in-group will have higher performance ratings - less turnover - and greater job satisfaction
Achievement oriented leader
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Path-goal theory
Trust
6. Power that's based on expertise - special skills - or knowledge
Referent power
Charismatic leader
Five dimensions of trust
Expert power
7. The leader provides both directives and supportive behavior
Transformational leaders
Consideration
Task Structure
Selling (high task - high relationship)
8. A leadership contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness
Participative leader
High-high leader
Referent power
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
9. An enthusiastic - self-confident leader whose personality and actions influence people to behave in certain ways
Managerial grid
Visionary leadership
Charismatic leader
Competence
10. Willingness to share ideas and information freely
Openness
Achievement oriented leader
Managerial grid
Loyalty
11. Leadership theories that identify behaviors that differentiated effective leaders from ineffective leaders
Openness
Behavioral theories
Selling (high task - high relationship)
Leader-member relations
12. The extent to which a leader defines his or her role and the roles of group members in attaining goals
Fiedler contingency model
Initiating structure
Democratic style
Selling (high task - high relationship)
13. The power a leader has to punish or control
Selling (high task - high relationship)
Integrity
Coercive power
Charismatic leader
14. A leader who involves employees in decision making - delegates authority - and uses feedback as an opportunity for coaching employees
Path-goal theory
Democratic style
Supportive leader
Openness
15. Lets subordinates know what's expected of them - schedules work to be done - and gives specific guidance on how to accomplish tasks
Position power
Fiedler contingency model
Directive leader
Referent power
16. Shows concern for the needs of followers and is friendly
Openness
Supportive leader
Transformational leaders
Consistency
17. A process of influencing a group to achieve goals
Five styles named in managerial grid
Laissez-faire style
Democratic style
Leadership
18. The belief in the integrity - character - and ability of a leader
Task Structure
Trust
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Delegating (low task - low relationship)
19. A leader high in both initiating structure and consideration behaviors
Democratic style
High-high leader
Coercive power
Five dimensions of trust
20. A two-dimensional grid for appraising leadership styles
Seven leadership traits
Loyalty
Participating (low task - high relationship)
Managerial grid
21. The power a leader has to give positive rewards
Reward power
Path-goal theory
Seven leadership traits
Openness
22. Drive; Desire to lead; Honesty and integrity; Self-confidence; Intelligence; Job-relevant knowledge; and Extraversion
Transformational leaders
Seven leadership traits
Selling (high task - high relationship)
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
23. The extent to which a leader has work relationships characterized by mutual trust and respect for group members' ideas and feelings
Consideration
Democratic style
Leadership
Loyalty
24. Power that arises because of a person's desirable resources or personal traits
Referent power
Transactional leaders
Leadership
Leader
25. A leader who dictates work methods - makes unilateral decisions - and limits employee participation
Autocratic style
Loyalty
Managerial grid
Transformational leaders
26. Consults with group members and uses their suggestions before making a decision
Seven leadership traits
Participative leader
Directive leader
Task Structure
27. The leader defines roles and tells people what - how - when - and where to do various tasks
Expert power
Legitimate power
High-high leader
Telling (high task - low relationship)
28. Willingness to protect a person - physically and emotionally
Seven leadership traits
Loyalty
Referent power
Supportive leader
29. A leader who lets the group make decisions and complete the work in whatever way it sees fit
Charismatic leader
Consideration
Laissez-faire style
Five styles named in managerial grid
30. The extent to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task
Initiating structure
Path-goal theory
Readiness
Leadership
31. Reliability - predictability - and good judgment in handling situations
Openness
Competence
Consistency
Coercive power
32. The ability to create and articulate a realistic - credible - and attractive vision of the future that improves upon the present situation
Transformational leaders
Visionary leadership
Laissez-faire style
Fiedler contingency model
33. The power a leader has as a result of his or her position in an organization
Autocratic style
Legitimate power
Behavioral theories
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
34. One of Fiedler's situational contingencies that describes the degree to which job assignments are formalized and structured
Leader
Supportive leader
Readiness
Task Structure
35. Leaders who lead primarily by using social exchanges (or transactions)
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
Managerial grid
High-high leader
Transactional leaders
36. Integrity; Competence; Consistency; Loyalty; and Openness
High-high leader
Telling (high task - low relationship)
Fiedler contingency model
Five dimensions of trust
37. Impoverished management; Task management; Middle-of-the-road management; Country club management; and Team management
Competence
Five styles named in managerial grid
Telling (high task - low relationship)
Charismatic leader
38. Technical and interpersonal knowledge and skills
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Supportive leader
Competence
Credibility
39. Honesty and truthfulness
Visionary leadership
Integrity
Participative leader
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
40. A leadership theory proposing that effective group performance depends upon the proper match between a leader's style and the degree to which the situation allows the leader to control and influence
Task Structure
Fiedler contingency model
Telling (high task - low relationship)
Leader
41. The leader and followers share in decision making; the main role of the leader is facilitating and communicating
Participative leader
Transactional leaders
Seven leadership traits
Participating (low task - high relationship)
42. The leader provides little direction and support
Participative leader
Delegating (low task - low relationship)
Reward power
Democratic style
43. A questionnaire that measures whether a leader is task or relationship oriented
Loyalty
Least-preferred coworker (LPC) questionnaire
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
Leader-member relations
44. The degree to which followers perceive someone as honest - competent - and able to inspire
Achievement oriented leader
Credibility
Situational leadership theory (SLT)
Leader-member relations
45. Sets challenging goals and expects followers to perform their highest level
Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)
Coercive power
Legitimate power
Achievement oriented leader
46. A leadership theory that says the leader's job is to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide direction or support needed to ensure that their goals are compatible with the goals of the group or organization
Position power
Path-goal theory
Referent power
Coercive power