Chapter 12: Leadership in organizational settings

Question 1

leadership

Answer 1

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

Question 2

shared leadership

Answer 2

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

Question 3

transformational leadership

Answer 3

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

Question 4

learning orientation

Answer 4

set of beliefs and norms in which people are encouraged to question past practices, learn new ideas, experiment putting ideas into practice, and view mistakes as part of the learning process

Question 5

managerial leadership

Answer 5

leadership perspective stating that effective leaders help employees improve their performance and well-being toward current objectives and practices

Question 6

servant leadership

Answer 6

view that leaders serve followers, rather than vice versa; leaders help employees fulfill their needs and are coaches, stewards, and facilitators of employee development

Question 7

path-goal leadership theory

Answer 7

leadership theory stating that effective leaders choose the most appropriate leadership style, depending on the employee and the situation, to influence employee expectations about desired results and their positive outcomes

Question 8

leadership substitutes theory

Answer 8

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

Question 9

implicit leadership theory

Answer 9

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

Question 10

authentic leadership

Answer 10

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