Chapter 12 Vocab

Question 1

Leadership

Answer 1

The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals.

Question 2

Trait Theories of Leadership

Answer 2

Theories that consider personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders.

Question 3

Initiating Structure

Answer 3

The extent to which a leader is likely to define and structure his or her role and those of subordinates in the search for goal attainment.

Question 4

Consideration

Answer 4

The extent to which a leader is likely to have job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect for subordinates’ ideas, and regard for their feelings.

Question 5

Employee-oriented Leader

Answer 5

A leader who emphasizes interpersonal relations, takes a personal interest in the needs of employees, and accepts individual differences among members.

Question 6

Production-oriented Leader

Answer 6

A leader who emphasizes technical or task aspects of the job.

Question 7

Fiedler Contingency Model

Answer 7

The theory that affective groups depend on a proper match between a leader’s style of interacting with subordinates and the degree to which the situation gives control and influence to the leader.

Question 8

Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) Questionnaire

Answer 8

An instrument that purports to measure whether a person is task or relationship oriented.

Question 9

Leader-member Relations

Answer 9

The degree of confidence, trust, and respect subordinates have in their leader.

Question 10

Task Structure

Answer 10

The degree to which job assignments are procedurized.

Question 11

Position Power

Answer 11

Influence derived from one’s formal structural position in the organization; includes power to hire, fire, discipline, promote, and give salary increases.

Question 12

Situational Leadership Theory (SLT)

Answer 12

A contingency theory that focuses on followers’ readiness.

Question 13

Path-goal Theory

Answer 13

A theory that states that 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.

Question 14

Leader-participation Model

Answer 14

A leadership theory that provides a set of rules to determine the form and amount of participative decision making in different situations.

Question 15

Leader-member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Answer 15

A theory that supports leaders’ creation of ingroups and outgroups; subordinates with ingroup status will have higher performance ratings, less turnover, and greater job satisfaction.

Question 16

Charismatic Leadership Theory

Answer 16

A leadership theory that states that followers make attributions of heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors.

Question 17

Vision

Answer 17

A long-term strategy for attaining a goal or goals.

Question 18

Vision Statement

Answer 18

A formal articulation of an organization’s vision or mission.

Question 19

Transactional Leaders

Answer 19

Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

Question 20

Transformational Leaders

Answer 20

Leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests and who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers.

Question 21

Authentic Leaders

Answer 21

Leaders who know who they are, know what they believe in and value, and act on those values and beliefs openly and candidly. Their followers would consider them to be ethical people.

Question 22

Socialized Charismatic Leadership

Answer 22

A leadership concept that states that leaders convey values that are other centered versus self centered and who role-model ethical conduct.

Question 23

Servant Leadership

Answer 23

A leadership style marked by going beyond the leader’s own self-interest and instead focusing on opportunities to help followers group and develop.

Question 24

Trust

Answer 24

A positive expectation that another will not act opportunistically.

Question 25

Mentor

Answer 25

A senior employee who sponsors and supports a less-experienced employee, called a protege.

Question 26

Attribution Theory of Leadership

Answer 26

A leadership theory that says that leadership is merely an attribution that people make about other individuals.

Question 27

Substitutes

Answer 27

Attributes, such as experience and training, that can replace the need for a leader’s support to ability to create structure.

Question 28

Neutralizers

Answer 28

Attributes that make it impossible for leader behavior to make any difference to follower outcomes.

Question 29

Identification-based Trust

Answer 29

Trust based on a mutual understanding of each other’s intentions and appreciation of each other’s wants and desires.