Leadership & Navigation Competency

Question 1

Factors that initiate, direct, and sustain human behavior over time.

Answer 1

MOTIVATION

Question 2

Motivation theories dealing with the amount of control in the workplace; motivation is seen as either absolutely irrelevant or absolutely critical.

Answer 2

THEORY X / THEORY Y

Question 3

Leadership theory that states that leaders are not appointed but emerge from the group, which chooses the leader based on interactions.

Answer 3

EMERGENT THEORY

Question 4

Leadership theory in which the leaders’ goal is to serve the needs of their employees; emphasizes the sharing of power.

Answer 4

SERVANT LEADERSHIP

Question 5

Power that is created by the force of the leader’s personality.

Answer 5

REFERENCE POWER

Question 6

Leadership approach in which the leader imposes a vision or solution on the team and demands that the team follow this directive.

Answer 6

COERCIVE LEADERSHIP APPROACH

Question 7

Theory that states that motivation is based on an employee’s sense of fairness; the individual compares their perceived value with that of others in similar roles and makes a calculation based on their inputs and outputs.

Answer 7

EQUITY THEORY

Question 8

Leadership approach in which the leader focuses on developing team members’ skills, believing that success comes from aligning the organization’s goals with employees’ personal and professional goals.

Answer 8

COACHING LEADERSHIP APPROACH

Question 9

Leadership approach in which the leader sets a model for high performance standards and challenges followers to meet these expectations.

Answer 9

PACESETTING LEADERSHIP APPROACH

Question 10

Motivation theory that states that effort increases in relation to one’s confidence that the behavior will result in a positive outcome and reward; includes Vroom’s theory.

Answer 10

EXPECTANCY THEORY

Question 11

Leadership approach in which the leader invites followers to collaborate and commits to acting by consensus.

Answer 11

DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP APPROACH

Question 12

Leadership theory that emphasizes a leader’s preference for order and structure; focuses on control and short-term planning.

Answer 12

TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Question 13

Theory that states that motivation can be increased by providing employees with goals against which they can assess their achievement.

Answer 13

GOAL-SETTING THEORY

Question 14

Motivation theory that states that the way a person interprets the causes for past success or failure is related to the present level of motivation; includes theories of Heider and Weiner.

Answer 14

ATTRIBUTION THEORY

Question 15

Leadership theory that focuses on a two-way relationship between leaders and chosen employees; the leader mentors selected team members and gives them access to more information and resources in order to strengthen levels of trust and support.

Answer 15

LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY

Question 16

Leadership theory that states that leaders possess certain innate characteristics that followers do not possess (and probably cannot acquire), such as physical characteristics and personality traits.

Answer 16

TRAIT THEORY

Question 17

Power that is created formally, through a title or position in the hierarchy that is associated with the rights of leadership.

Answer 17

LEGITIMATE POWER

Question 18

Leadership approach in which the leader proposes a bold vision or solution and invites the team to join this challenge.

Answer 18

AUTHORITATIVE LEADERSHIP APPROACH

Question 19

Power that is created when a leader is recognized as possessing great intelligence, insight, or experience.

Answer 19

EXPERT POWER

Question 20

Category of leadership theories that states that leaders influence group members through certain behaviors; includes Blake-Mouton theory.

Answer 20

BEHAVIORAL THEORIES

Question 21

Category of leadership theories that states that leaders can flex their behaviors to meet the needs of unique situations, employing both task or directive behaviors and relationship or supportive behaviors; includes Hersey-Blanchard situational leadership, Fiedler’s contingency theory, and path-goal theory.

Answer 21

SITUATIONAL THEORIES

Question 22

Leadership theory that emphasizes a leader’s ability to inspire employees to embrace change; leaders encourage and motivate employees to innovate and seek out changes that can add value and growth to the organization.

Answer 22

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Question 23

Power that is created when the leader can offer followers something they value in exchange for their commitment.

Answer 23

REWARD POWER

Question 24

Leadership approach in which the leader creates strong relationships with and inside the team; team members are motivated by loyalty.

Answer 24

AFFILIATIVE LEADERSHIP APPROACH

Question 25

Motivation theory that states that individuals are motivated by a desire to satisfy certain needs and that understanding these needs allows leaders to offer the right incentives and create the most motivational external environments; includes self-determination and theories of Maslow, Herzberg, and McClelland.

Answer 25

NEEDS THEORY

Question 26

Power that is created when the leader can punish those who do not follow.

Answer 26

COERCIVE POWER