Lecture 9 Leadership And Change Management

Question 0

What is a task orientated leader?

Answer 0

Leader defines and structures his own role and others in order to achieve goal success

Question 1

What is the best way to assess a leader?

Answer 1

Compare with similar groups

Question 2

What is a person orientated leader?

Answer 2

Leader demonstrates trust towards subordinates, respect their ideas and show consideration of feelings

Question 3

What is a democratic leader?

Answer 3

They are active in group affairs, they don’t just sit back and let the rest of the group do all the work.

Question 4

What are contingency theories?

Answer 4

A leaders behaviour is necessary for a specific situation

Question 5

What are transactional leaders?

Answer 5

They try to motivate subordinates

Question 6

What is a transformational leader?

Answer 6

They encourage followers by setting a personal example that cause followers to become motivated and attached to them.

Question 7

What is organisational culture?

Answer 7

Defines how those in an organisation should behave in certain circumstances

Question 8

In the three step model what does successful change involve?

Answer 8

Unfreezing the present level

Moving to the new level

Refreezing the new level

Question 9

What is the emergent approach?

Answer 9

The idea that organisations are constantly having to adjust to a changing environment.