12 Leadership

Question 1

Define

trait theories of leadership

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Answer 1

theories that consider personal qualities and characteristics that differntiate leaders from non-leaders

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Question 2

identify Big Five trait

most predictive of effective leadership

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Answer 2

etraversion

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Question 3

scores and Dark Side personality traits

most predictive of effective leadership

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Answer 3

• midrange scores were optimal
• low and high scores were associated with ineffective leadership

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Question 4

explain

trait theories use in leadership

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Answer 4

• effective in predicting leadership
• ineffective is describing leadership

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Question 5

Define

initating structure

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Answer 5

The extent to which a leader defines and structures his or her role and those of the subordinates to facilitate goal attainment

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Question 6

Define

consideration

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Answer 6

The extent to which a leader has relationships

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Question 7

Fill in the blank

Leaders high in ____ succeeded best in countries where cultural values did not favor unilateral decision making

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Answer 7

consideration

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Question 8

Fill in the blank

Leaders high in ____ succeeded best in countries with autocratic decision making

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Answer 8

initiating structure

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Question 9

Identify

first comprehensive contigency model for leadership

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Answer 9

the Fiedler contingency model

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Question 10

Define

the least preferred coworker questionnaire

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Answer 10

identifies whether a person is task-oriented or relationship-oriented by asking respondents to describe the coworker they least enjoyed working with

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Question 11

Meaning

you describe your least enjoyable coworker favorably

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Answer 11

• high LPC score
• relationship-oriented

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Question 12

Meaning

you describe your least enjoyable coworker unfavorably

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Answer 12

• low LPC score
• task-oriented

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Question 13

Complete the statement

After finding an LPC score,

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Answer 13

a fit must be found between the organizational situation, and the leader’s style

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Question 14

List

a fit must be found between the organizational situation, and the leader’s style according to three situational dimensions

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Answer 14

• leader-member relations
• task structure
• position power

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Question 15

validity of the Fiedler Model

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Answer 15

practical application is considered problematic

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Question 16

Define

situational leadership theory (SLT)

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Answer 16

A contingency theory that focuses on followers’ readiness to accomplish a specific task

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Question 17

Describe

what does path-goal theory say about leadership?

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Answer 17

It is the leader’s job to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and/or support to ensure that their goals are compatible with the overall objectives of the group or organization

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Question 18

validity

path-goal theory

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Answer 18

should be adopted only cautiously for application

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Question 19

Actions of

authentic leaders

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Answer 19

• share information
• encourage open communication

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Question 20

Describe

follower beliefs about authentic leaders

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Answer 20

• ethical
• trustworthy

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