Exam 2

Question 1

Leadership is a ______ and not a_______

Answer 1

process, person

Question 2

leaders and followers are ________

Answer 2

interconnected parts of a system

Question 3

Define Leadership

Answer 3

leader-follower social influence process, directed toward positive change that reflects mutual purposes of group members and it largely accomplished through competent communication

Question 4

What are the key differences between managing and leading a small group?

Answer 4

positional versus interpersonal influence and maintaining verses changing

Question 5

define positional vs interpersonal influence

Answer 5

a leader exercises interpersonal influence and a manager uses positional influence (superviser)

Question 6

define maintaining versus changing

Answer 6

leaders work to change the status quo, managers typically maintain it

Question 7

define transformational leadership

Answer 7

leadership is often associated with changing the status quo; linked to charisma. leaders that deal with change, inspiration, motivation, and influence

Question 8

transactional leadership

Answer 8

leadership often associated with management that typically strives to maintain the status quo efficiently

Question 9

Charismatic leadership

Answer 9

all leaders are transformational to some degree, but charismatic leaders are thought to be highly transformational

Question 10

Charisma

Answer 10

a constellation of personal attributes that people find highly attractive in an individual and strongly

Question 11

List the shou nots of being a leader

Answer 11

don’t exhibit a me orientation, don’t be uninformed about problems and issues, don’t manifest sluggish participation, don’t dominate the conversation, don’t listen poorly, don’t be rigid and inflexible, don’t display emotional outbursts

Question 12

what are the different perspectives of leadership

Answer 12

traits perspective, styles perspective, situational perspective, distributive perspective, ethical perspective, culture perspective, communication competence perspective

Question 13

trait perspective

Answer 13

views leadership as a person, not a process. leaders are born not made, based on personality and physical traits

Question 14

styles perspective

Answer 14

autocratic leadership style, democratic leadership style, laisses-fairre leadership style

Question 15

autocratic leadership style

Answer 15

exerts control over group members, highly directive, does not encourage member participation, no friends, high task low social

Question 16

democratic leadership style

Answer 16

encourages participation and responsibility, improve skills and abilities of group members, followers have a say in what the group decides. high task high social

Question 17

laissez-faire leadership style

Answer 17

do nothing approach, avoidance or absence of leadership in which individuals avoid making decisions, hesitate in taking action

Question 18

define situational/ contingency perspective

Answer 18

“it depends” approach leadership styles are: telling style ( high task, low social), selling style (high task, high social), participating style (low task, high relationship), delegating style ( low task, low relationship)

Question 19

distributive/ shared leadership perspective

Answer 19

recognizes that “we are all in this together, leadership is process not a person, group members step up when needed.

Question 20

ethical/ servant perspective

Answer 20

perspective that leadership that places the emphasis on the needs of followers and helps them to become more knowledgeable, free, more autonomous, “a moral leader”

Question 21

Culture perspective

Answer 21

most leadership theories are American. Americans, Arabs, Asians, British, French, Latins, Russians have strong leaders. Swiss, Netherlands, Scandanazia skeptical of strong leaders

Question 22

What kind of leadership is favored in western vs middle eastern cultures

Answer 22

Participative leadership style, directive leadership style

Question 23

communication competence perspective

Answer 23

extraordinary leadership is the product of extraordinary communication

Question 24

virtuous cycle

Answer 24

the more respect shown to those with power in the group the more the lower power members typically become engaged and motivated to improve and provide creative solutions to problems

Question 25

4 principle distinctions between a small group and a team

Answer 25

level of cooperation, diversity of skills, group identity, time and resources

Question 26

team slayers

Answer 26

bad attitudes and behaviors
egocentrism, cynicism vs optimism, verbal/nonverbal abuse

Question 27

4 C’s of developing team goals

Answer 27

clear goals, cooperative goals (interdependent challenges), challenging goals, commitment goals

Question 28

team identity

Answer 28

the sense members feel that they are part of a group that they belong