Leadership

Question 1

Trait approach

Answer 1

Attempts to identify personality characteristics or interpersonal attributes that can be used to differentiate leaders from followers

Question 2

Narcissism

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Having a self centered perspective feelings of superiority and and a drive for personal power and glory

Question 3

Machiavellianism

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Entails the use of manipulation, a cynical view of human nature and a moral code that puts results over principles

Question 4

Psychopathy

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A lack of concern for others impulsive behavior and a lack of remorse or guilt when ones actions harm others

Question 5

Implicit leadership theory

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Based on idea that people have beliefs about how leaders should behave and what they should do for their followers

Question 6

Leadership prototype

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Mental representation of the traits and behaviors that people are possessed by leaders

Question 7

Behavioral styles approach

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Attempts to identify the unique behaviors displayed by effective leaders

Question 8

Initiating structure

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Leader behavior that organizes and defines what group members should be doing to maximize output

Question 9

Transactional leadership

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Clarifying employees role and task requirements and providing followers with positive and negative rewards contingent on performance

Question 10

Consideration

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Involves leader behavior associated with creating mutual respect or trust and focuses on a concern for group members needs and desires

Question 11

Empowering leadership

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Extent to which a leader creates perceptions and psychological empowerment in others

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Psychological empowerment

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Reflects employees belief that they have control over their work

Question 13

Servant leadership

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Focuses on increased service to others rather than to oneself

Question 14

Laissez-faire

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Represents a general failure to take responsibility for leading

Question 15

Situational theories

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Propose that the effectiveness of a particular style of leader behavior depends on the situation

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Contingency theory

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Because it is based in the premise that a leaders effectiveness is contingent on the extent to which a leaders style fits or matches characteristics of the situation at hand

Question 17

Path-goal theory

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Holds that leader behaviors are effective when employees view them as a source of satisfaction or as paving the way to future satisfaction

Question 18

Charisma

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A form of interpersonal attraction that inspires acceptance, devotion, and enthusiasm

Question 19

Transformational leaders

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Transform followers to persue organizational goals over self interest

Question 20

Inspirational motivation

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The use of charisma, involves establishing an attractive vision of the future, the use of emotional arguments, and exhibition of optimism and enthusiasm

Question 21

Individualized consideration

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Entails behaviors associated with providing support, encouragement, empowerment, and coaching to employees

Question 22

Intellectual stimulation

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Involves behaviors that encourage employees to question the status quo and to seek innovative and creative solutions to organizational problems

Question 23

Leader member exchange theory

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Based on assumption that leader develop unique one-to-one relationships with each of the people reporting to them

Question 24

Management

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• focused more on current
• promotes stability and efficiency
• management skills
• keeps the trains running on time

Question 25

Leadership

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• focused more on the future
• promotes change and adaptation
• decides where the tracks should be placed

Question 26

Leadership

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