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