Ch 12 Leadership in Organizational Settings

Question 1

4 perspectives of leadership

Answer 1

• transformational
• managerial
• implicit
• personal attributes

Question 2

Leadership

Answer 2

Influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members.

Question 3

Shared Leadership

Answer 3

The view that leadership is a role, not a position assigned to one person; consequently, people within the team and organization lead each other.

Question 4

Shared leadership flourishes in organizations were the formal leader are willing to __________ and encourage employees to ___________

Answer 4

1) delegate power
2) to take initiatives without fear of failure

Question 5

Transformational Leadership

Answer 5

A leadership perspective that explains how leaders change teams or organizations by creating, communicating, and modelling a vision for the organization or work unit and inspiring employees to strive for that vision.

Question 6

Elements of Transformational Leadership

Answer 6

1) Build commitment to the vision
2) Develop/Communicate a strategic vision
3) Encourage experimentation
4) Model the vision

Question 7

A vision

Answer 7

a positive representation of a future state that energizes and unifies employees
- challenging
- abstract
- describes an aspirational future with a higher purpose
- values- based

Question 8

Learning Orientation

Answer 8

A set of collective beliefs and norms that encourage people to question past practices, learn new ideas, experiment putting ideas into practice, and view mistakes as part of the learn- ing process.

Question 9

Leaders demonstrate a “can do” attitude by ______________. This persistence and consistency reflect an image of ____________ . By encouraging experimentation, leaders involve employees in the change process so it is a _________. Leaders also build commitment through __________ as employees pass milestones along the road to _____________.

Answer 9

1) enacting and behaving consistently with their vision
2) honesty, trust, and integrity.
3) collective activity
4) rewards, recognition, and celebrations
5) the desired vision

Question 10

Concerns about transformational leadership

Answer 10

1) it engages in circular logic
2) theories combine leader behaviours with the personal characteristics of leaders.
3) usually described as a universal concept, that is, it should be applied in all situations
- - - better suited for a rapidly changing external environment than for a stable one

Question 11

Managerial Leadership

Answer 11

daily activities that support and guide the performance and well-being of individual employees and the work unit toward current objectives and practices

Question 12

2 managerial leadership styles

Answer 12

• task oriented
• people oriented
  both are important

Question 13

Task oriented leadership

Answer 13

• assigning employees to specific tasks,
• setting goals and deadlines,
• clarifying work duties and procedures,
• defining work procedures,
• planning work activities.

Question 14

People oriented leadership

Answer 14

• listening to employees for their opinions and ideas,
• creating a pleasant physical work environment,
• showing interest in staff,
• complimenting and recognizing employees for their effort,
• showing consideration of employee needs.

Question 15

Servant Leadership

Answer 15

an extension or variation of people-oriented leadership because it defines leadership as serving others.

Question 16

3 key features of servant leadership

Answer 16

1) Natural desire or “calling” to serve others.
2) Humble, egalitarian, accepting relationship with followers
3) Ethical decisions and behaviour

Question 17

Path goal leadership theory

Answer 17

A leadership theory stating that effective leaders choose the most appropriate leader- ship style(s), depending on the employee and situation, to influence employee expectations about desired results and their positive outcomes

Question 18

4 leadership styles

Answer 18

1) directive
2) supportive
3) participative
4) achievement-oriented

Question 19

Leadership Substitutes theory

Answer 19

A theory identifying conditions that either limit a leader’s ability to influence subordinates or make a particular leadership style unnecessary.

Question 20

Implicit Leadership Theory

Answer 20

A theory stating that people evaluate a leader’s effectiveness in terms of how well that person fits preconceived beliefs about the features and behaviours of effective lead- ers (leadership prototypes), and that people tend to inflate the influence of leaders on organizational events.

Question 21

Implicit leadership perspective has 2 components

Answer 21

1) leadership prototypes
2) the romance of leadership

Question 22

Leadership Prototypes

Answer 22

preconceived beliefs about the features and behaviours of
effective leaders

Question 23

The romance of leadership

Answer 23

followers tend to inflate the perceived influence of leaders on the organization’s success.

Question 24

8 Important Leadership Attributes

Answer 24

1) personality
2) self concept
3) leadership motivation
4) drive
5) integrity
6) knowledge of the business
7) cognitive and practical intelligence
8) emotional intelligence

Question 25

Authentic leadership

Answer 25

The view that teffective leaders need to be aware of, feel comfortable with, and act consistently with their values, personality, and self-concept.