Chapter 9: Leadership

Question 1

definition of leadership

Answer 1

a behavioural process influencing indivuals and groups towards set goals

Question 2

leaders give _____, ________, and ________ to translate the vision into reality

Answer 2

structure, motivation, vision

Question 3

two types of leadersip

Answer 3

1. prescribed

2. emergant

Question 4

two functions of a leader

Answer 4

1. ensure the demands of the organization are satisfied

2. ensure the needs of the members are satisfied (max. oppertunity to achieve success)

Question 5

how leaders are different from managers

Answer 5

a manager takes care of such things as budgeting, schedualing, organizing, where a leader is concerned more with the dirrection of an organization, including its goals and objectives

Question 6

interational model of leadership looks at:

Answer 6

the realtionship between the leader and the situations in which they operate

Question 7

reasurch is focused on two major aspcts of the leaders role:

Answer 7

1. organization requirements (productvity and perfoemance)

2. personal requirements (needs and aspirations, satisfactions)

Question 8

the situational leadership style model foe assessing leader and athletic performance

Answer 8

each leader or coach has a particular dominance style, while athletes have preferences

• as the situation changes, the style of leadership has to change with it
• cannot always be a “telling” type of leader

Question 9

three factor that a leader uses to enhance motivation

Answer 9

1. social support
2. training and skill instruction
3. decsion style

Question 10

factors that influence social support (6)

Answer 10

1. concern for the welfar of each indiviual
2. positive group atmosphere
3. warm interpersonal relations TRUST
4. most important during long boring practices
5. is most important for experienced athletes
6. most important for male athletes

Question 11

factors that influence a leaders training and skill instruction (4)

Answer 11

1. ability (teach skills, techniques, tactics)
   - arrange and conduct effective practices
   - maximize mastery of skills
   - competence
2. role perception
3. clarify the individuals role and it’s relation to the whole group
4. structure -defining reality

Question 12

three basic decision making styles

Answer 12

1. autocratic
2. participative
3. delegative

Question 13

autocratic decsion making style is prefered by (3)

Answer 13

1. mature/ older athletes
2. male athetes
3. during times of stress (games)

Question 14

partisipative coaching style is prefered by (2)

Answer 14

1. female athletes

2. during low stress periods (practice)

Question 15

delegative is perfered by (3)

Answer 15

1. low quality decisions
2. uncomplicated decions
3. when there is little need for group acceptance

Question 16

leader qualities (6)

Answer 16

1. inteslligence
2. assertion
3. empathy
4. flexibility
5. self confidence
6. ambition

Question 17

leader styles (6)

Answer 17

1. autocratic
2. democratic
3. delegative
4. social support
5. instructional
6. positive feedback

Question 18

follower chacteristics (6)

Answer 18

1. gender
2. ability
3. personality
4. cultural background
5. age
6. experience

Question 19

situational factors (6)

Answer 19

1. team vs. individual sport
2. interactive vs. coactive
3. team size
4. time avavilble
5. number of assistants
6. tradtions

Question 20

advantages of partisipative style (4)

Answer 20

1. greater group acceptance and implementation of decision
2. greater self determination which increases intrinsic motivation
3. braoder information base which generates more solution alternatives under greater scurity
4. improved quality of deision through generation of original and creative soultion

Question 21

disadvantages of participative style

Answer 21

1. time it take to make decision
2. indiviuals can solve complex problems more effiiently than a group can
3. desire for consensus can affect the quality of the decision and thus the productivity or performance of the group
4. intra group conflict due to self-interest can be detrimental to performance

Question 22

Which of the following approaches to leadership claims that anyone can become a leader by learning the behaviors of other effective leaders?

Answer 22

The behavioral approach focuses on the behaviors that are characteristic of effective leaders

Question 23

Which style of decision making involves the coach discussing a problem with her players as a group and then making a decision?

Answer 23

The coach who uses a consultative-group decision-making style consults the entire group in order to reach a decision. The decision may or may not reflect the players’ input.