Chapter 2

Question 0

What are traits

Answer 0

Distinguishing
Personal qualities
Characteristics of a leader

Question 1

What are the approaches for leadership style.

Answer 1

The traits approach

Behaviour approach

Question 2

What are examples of traits?

Answer 2

Intelligence
Values
Self confidence
Appearance

Question 3

What is a traits approach known as

Answer 3

Great man theory

Question 4

What are the 3 essential traits of leaders

Answer 4

Optimism and self confidence
Honesty and integrity
Drive

Question 5

What are the leadership styles in behaviour approach

Answer 5

Autocratic

Democratic

Question 6

What are the characteristics of an autocratic leader?

Answer 6

Derives power from position
Tends to centralize authority to himself
In control of rewards
Uses coercion

Question 7

What are the characteristics of a democratic leader?

Answer 7

Depends on subordinates respect for influence
Delegates authority to others
Encourages participation
Relies of subordinates knowledge for completion of tasks

Question 8

What is the result of autocratic leadership?

Answer 8

Results achieved as Long as leader present

Followers not happy

Question 9

What is the result of democratic leadership?

Answer 9

Same results achieved without presence of leader

Followers are happy

Question 10

What does the tannenbaum and Schmidt leadership continuum range from?

Answer 10

Boss centers leadership

Subordinate centers leadership

Question 11

Boss centered leadership makes use of

Answer 11

Authority by manager

Question 12

Subordinate centered leadership is

Answer 12

Area of freedom for subordinates

Question 13

What is the progression from boss centers to subordinate centered?

Answer 13

Makes decision announces it
Sells decision
Presents ideas and invites questions
Presents tentative decison subject to change
Presents problem, gets suggestion, make decision
Defines limits, ask group to make decisions
Permit members to function within supervisors defined limits

Question 14

What is the contingency approach?

Answer 14

Theory with explains the relationship between leadership styles and effectiveness based on willingness of employees

Question 15

What are the styles? The relationship and task for each?

Answer 15

telling
Selling
Participating
Delegating

Question 16

What are values?

Answer 16

Fundamental beliefs an individual considers to be important

Question 17

What are the things about values?

Answer 17

Stable over time
Impact attitudes and behaviour
Affect perception of a situation or problem
Determine attitudes leader have about themselves and followers

Question 18

What is an attitude

Answer 18

Evaluation,
Positive or negative
About people events or things

Question 19

Attitudes affect a leader’s

Answer 19

Style

Question 20

What is personality?

Answer 20

Behavior patterns

How the person is viewed by others

Question 21

What two personality traits affect leader behaviour?

Answer 21

Locus of control

Authoritarianism

Question 22

People who have internal locus of control believe that

Answer 22

They are masters of their own date

Primary responsibility is self

Question 23

People with internal locus of control tend to be more

Answer 23

Self motivated
Pro active
Achievement oriented
Seek leadership opportunities
Handle complex problems

Question 24

People with external locus of control believe that

Answer 24

Circumstances luck and chance determine their fate
No control of destiny
Primary responsibility is not themselves

Question 25

People with external locus of control prefer

Answer 25

Structure
Compliance
Success comes from complying with others

Question 26

What is the belief of authoritarianism?

Answer 26

Belief that power and status should exist in organisation

Question 27

People who believe in authoritarianism tend to

Answer 27

Adhere to rules
Obeys authority, respects power
Critical of others
Unlikely to share power with others
Discourages self expression