Chapter One

Question 1

Ability

Answer 1

A natural or acquired capacity to perform a particular activity

Question 2

Adaptive Leadership

Answer 2

Examines how leaders help people address problems, face challenges, and adapt to change

Question 3

Approach

Answer 3

A general way of thinking about a phenomenon, not necessarily based on empirical research

Question 4

Authentic Leadership

Answer 4

An emerging leadership approach that looks at the authenticity of leaders and their leadership

Question 5

Behavioral Approach

Answer 5

An approach to leadership research that focuses on behavior and examines what leaders do and how they act

Question 6

“Big Five”, personality factors

Answer 6

Broad categories of personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism)

Question 7

Connective Leadership

Answer 7

A leadership approach developed by Jean Lipman-Blumen, which recognizes that there are connections and interdependence between individuals and groups with diverse and potentially conflicting backgrounds talents and agendas

Question 8

Contingency Theory

Answer 8

A leadership theory that focuses on the match between the leader’s style and specific situational variables

Question 9

Dark Side of Leadership

Answer 9

Destructive side of leadership where a leader uses his or her influence or power for personal ends

Question 10

Emotional Intelligence

Answer 10

Concerned with a person’s ability to understand his or her own and others’ emotions, and then to apply this understanding to life’s tasks; the ability to perceive and express emotions, to use emotions to facilitate thinking, to understand and reason with emotions, and to manage emotions effectively within oneself and in relationships with others

Question 11

Ethical Leadership

Answer 11

A process by which a good person rightly influences others to accomplish a common good

Question 12

Gender-Based Studies

Answer 12

Studies that view how one’s gender affects and differentiates one’s leadership

Question 13

“Great Man”, Theories

Answer 13

Early trait theories of leadership that focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders (see also trait approach)

Question 14

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Answer 14

Early trait theories of leadership that focused on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, and military leaders (see also trait approach)

Question 15

Leadership

Answer 15

A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal

Question 16

Path-Goal Theory

Answer 16

A leadership theory that examines how leaders use employee motivation to enhance performance and satisfaction

Question 17

Relational Approach

Answer 17

An approach to leadership research that examines the nature of relations between leaders and followers

Question 18

Relationship (Process) Behaviors

Answer 18

Behaviors used by leaders that help group members feel comfortable with themselves, with each other, and with the situation in which they find themselves

Question 19

Servant Leadership

Answer 19

An emerging leadership approach that emphasizes the “caring principle” with leaders as “servants” who focus on their followers’ needs in order to help these followers become more autonomous, knowledgeable, and like servants themselves

Question 20

Seven Cs of Change Model

Answer 20

A model that explains the process of accomplishing positive change through values that enable people to get to the goal

Question 21

Situational Approach

Answer 21

An approach to leadership research based on the premise that different situations demand different kinds of leadership

Question 22

SKill

Answer 22

A competency developed to accomplish a task effectively

Question 23

Spiritual Leadership

Answer 23

An emerging leadership approach that examines how leaders use values, a sense of “calling,” and membership to motivate followers

Question 24

Task Behaviors

Answer 24

Behaviors used by leaders to get the job done

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Theory

Answer 25

Includes a set of hypotheses, principles, or laws that explain a given phenomenon

Question 26

Trait

Answer 26

A distinguishing personal quality that is often inherited (e.g., intelligence, confidence, charisma, determination, sociability, or integrity)

Question 27

Trait Approach

Answer 27

An approach to leadership research that focuses on identifying the innate qualities and characteristics possessed by individuals (see also “Great Man” theories)

Question 28

Transformational Leadership Theory

Answer 28

A theory that describes leadership as a process that changes people and organizations