12.1 The Concept of Leadership

Question 1

The Problem of Defining Leadership Outcomes

Answer 1

leaders behavior is not always immediately obvious or detectable.

Question 2

negative leaders outcomes: The Destructive Leader

Answer 2

“the systematic and repeated behavior by a leader, supervisor, or manger, that violates legitimate interest of the organization by undermining and or sabotaging the organizations goal, task, resources, ….

Question 3

the great man approach

Answer 3

developed by historians who examined the life of a respected leader for clues leading to that persons greatness, often focused on a galvanizing experience or an admirable trait that a leader possesses to singular degree.

Question 4

The Trait Approach

Answer 4

show that leaders possessed certain characteristics that non leaders did not

Question 5

The “Power” Approach to Leadership

Answer 5

examines the types of power wielded by leaders

Question 6

The Ohio State University Studies

Answer 6

The Behavioral Approach: research at ohio state. focused on the kinds of behavior engaged in by people in leadership roles and identified two major types: consideration and intuiting structure.

Question 7

consideration

Answer 7

behavior indicating mutual trust, respect, and a certain warmth and rapport between the supervisor and a group.

Question 8

intuiting structure

Answer 8

supervisor organize and define group activities and his or her relation to the group

Question 9

The University of Michigan Studies: task oriented behavior.

Answer 9

effective leaders expended considerable energy in interactivity w/the work group as a whole. task related oriented behavior. .

Question 10

relation oriented study

Answer 10

similar to consideration from he ohio state

Question 11

participates behavior

Answer 11

allows subbortant more participants in decision making and encourages more two way communication

Question 12

Job Enrichment 5 characteristic

Answer 12

1. skill variety- # of skills
2. task identity- meaningful
3. task significance -importance of orgz
4. autonomy- control
5. task feedback- info from task, rather then boss

Question 13

leader emergence

Answer 13

leaders, examining the basis on which they were elected, appointed, or simply accepted

Question 14

leadership effectiveness

Answer 14

behavior of leader to a an outcome valued by the work group or organization.

Question 15

leaders

Answer 15

a person in a group given the task of directing task relevant group activities or in the absence of a designated leader, carrying the primary responsibility

Question 16

blending managerial and leadership roles

Answer 16

cognitive skill, interpersonal skill, business skill, strategic skill. as you move up the ladder, jr, mid, senior the distinction between leader become manger become less travail.