Lesson 1: Introduction Flashcards
Defining leadership as a process means that
it is a transactional event and the leader affects and is affected by followers.
(T/F) The process definition of leadership states that certain individuals have inborn qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders.
False
What is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership?
An artistic process.
Leaders’ use of physical force to get their way is which kind of power?
Coercive.
(T/F) Kotter argues that managerial and leadership functions are really quite similar.
False
(T/F) Over 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed.
True
(T/F) Leadership occurs in both large and small groups.
True
(T/F) An individual perceived by other group members as influential can only be an assigned leader, not an emergent one.
False
(T/F) Leaders who use coercion are generally more interested in their own goals than those of subordinates.
True
(T/F) A boss, by definition, usually has position power over subordinates.
True
Leaders’ power to provide pay raises and promotions is
Reward Power.
Power that any elected official has is
Legitimate power.
The primary functions of management are
Planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling.
Which is the power Bill Gates had when he and Paul Allen started the Microsoft company?
Expert power, based on followers’ perception of the leader’s competence.
(T/F) The research on leadership generally has found it to be a relatively simple process.
False
