Leadership (Chapter 4)

Question 1

The managerial grid concerns…

Answer 1

production and people

Question 2

1 (managerial grid) (1, 9)

Answer 2

Country club management
-Thoughtful attention to needs of people

Question 3

2 (managerial grid) (5, 5)

Answer 3

Middle-of-road management
-Balancing the necessity to get work done and maintaining the morale of people at a satisfactory level

Question 4

3 (managerial grid) (1, 1)

Answer 4

Impoverished management
-Minimum exertion of effort to get required work done

Question 5

4 (managerial grid) (9, 1)

Answer 5

Task management
-Efficiency in operations as a result of emphasis on work, minimum human involvement

Question 6

5 (managerial grid) (9, 9)

Answer 6

Team management
-Work is accomplished from committed people, members share common organisational goals and there is trust and respect

Question 7

? theory

Answer 7

Path-goal theory assumes that leaders are flexible
- The same leader can display any one or all of these leadership styles depending on the situation

Question 8

4 leadership styles (DASP)

Answer 8

1) Directive leader
-Lets subordinates know what is expected of them, schedules work to be done, gives guidance on how to accomplish tasks

2) Achievement oriented leader
- Sets challenging goals and expects followers to perform at their highest level

3) Supportive leader
- Friendly and shows concern for the needs of followers

4) Participative leader
- Consults group members and uses their suggestions before making decisions

Question 9

Sources of power (RERCL)

Answer 9

1) Reward power
- The power a leader has to give positive rewards

2)Expert power
- Power that is based on expertise, special skills or knowledge

3) Referent power
- Power that arises because of a person’s desirable resources (money, power, connections) or personality traits

4) Coercive power
-The power a leader has to punish or control

5)Legitimate power
-The power a leader has as a result of his/her position in the organisation