Leadership Behavioral Model (4)

Question 1

Behavioral Theory Paradigm

Answer 1

Focus on what the leaders says and does to identify the differences in the behavior of effective vs ineffective leaders

Question 2

Behavior

Answer 2

Based on traits and skills

Question 3

Leadership style

Answer 3

Combination of traits, skills, and behaviors leaders use as they interact with followers

Question 4

University of Iowa Leadership Styles

Answer 4

Autocratic Leader
- Makes decisions, tells employees what to do, and closely supervises them

Democratic Leader
- Encourages participation in decisions, works with employees to determine what to do, and does not closely supervise them

Question 5

University of Michigan Leadership Model

Answer 5

Job-centered Leadership Style
- Leader focuses on getting the job done by defining clear roles and goals for subordinate and closely directing them in their work

Employee-centered Leadership Style
- Leader provides support and interaction facilitation by developing relationships based on mutual trust, support, and respect to meeting employees’ needs

Question 6

Ohio State University Leadership Model

Answer 6

Initiating structure behavior
- Focus on getting job done
- Same as Job-centered

Consideration behavior
- Focus on meeting people’s needs and developing r/s
- Same as Employee-centered
*See image (Structure X-axis, Consideration Y-axis)

*There has been a consistent finding that employees are more satisfied with a high consideration leader

Question 7

Leaders who often use one-way communications can be defined by the Ohio State University model as which of the 4?

Answer 7

High structure, Low consideration

Question 8

Differences between the M & O models

Answer 8

The University of Michigan model places the two leadership behaviors at opposite ends of a one dimensional continuum (left to right)

The Ohio State University model posits two behaviors independent of one another, creating two-dimensional model with leadership styles.

Question 9

The Leadership Grid

Answer 9

2 leadership dimensional: Concern for Production & Concern for People

Improverished (1,1)
Authortity-Compliance (9,1)
Country Club (1,9)
Middle of the Road (5,5)
Team (9,9) > One best way to lead

Question 10

All of the following are levels of needs in the hierarchy of needs theory EXCEPT:
a. physiological.
b. safety.
c. social.
d. psychological.

Answer 10

Psychological.

Question 11

Behavioral Theory Contributions

Answer 11

(1) Led to a shift in the leadership paradigm to Contingency leadership theory (next deck).

(2) Recognised that organization need both production and people leadership

(3) Supported that most leadership function can be carried out by someone besides the designated leader of a group