Week 4: De Hoogh & Den Hartog (2009) Neuroticism and locus of control as moderators of the relationship of charismatic and autocratic leadership with burnout

Question 1

The purpose of this study is to explore whether two particular _____ moderate the relationship between _____ and _____.

Answer 1

personality traits, leader behaviour, burnout

Question 2

What are the two personality traits explored by De Hoogh and Den Hartog?

Answer 2

neuroticism, locus of control

Question 3

What are the two leader behaviours one can exhibit in the study of De Hoogh and Den Hartog?

Answer 3

charismatic, autocratic

Question 4

Charismatic leaders articulate _____ and act to reinforce the ____ of it.

Answer 4

an attractive vision, values

Question 5

Autocratic leaders limit _____ in decisions, are generally ____ and ____ and show little respect for ____.

Answer 5

subordinates input, dominating and pushy, other opinions and values

Question 6

Charismatic leaders inspire followers in what way?

Answer 6

they inspire followers to transcend their own self-interest for the sake of the collective

Question 7

Charismatic leadership is positively related to ____ and ____, and has a negative relation to ____. They create a context in which ____ is decreased.

Answer 7

commitment, organisational citizenship behaviour, burnout, burnout

Question 8

Autocratic leaders are in negative relation to ____ and ____ by limiting ____ and ____.

Autocratic leaders push follower to accept ____.

Answer 8

subordinate satisfaction and motivation, self-determination and autonomy

leaders idea

Question 9

Why are autocratic leaders related to burnout?

Why can you not say for sure?

Answer 9

because they score low on consideration and support - low supervisor support is related to burnout

results of research on leadership in its effect to burnout are inconclusive

Question 10

A burnout is a psychological response to chronic work stress with three symptoms. What are they?

Answer 10

emotional exhaustion

depersonalisation (detachment from work and its people)

reduced personal accomplishment (and the feeling of no longer being effective in fulfilling job responsibilities)

Question 11

The two moderators in De Hoogh and Den Hartog’s study are what?

Answer 11

personality traits (neuroticism / locus of control)

Question 12

Those who score high on Neuroticism (anxiousness) are…

Answer 12

prone to see more stressors and get stressed more easily

Question 13

Locus of control refers to the degree to which

Answer 13

one generally perceives events to be controlled by ones own actions (internal) or other forces (external)

Question 14

What survey did De Hoogh and Den Hartog use in their study?

What does this study do?

How many sample groups were there?

Answer 14

maslach burnout inventory-general survey

it rates leaders as autocratic or charismatic and their own neuroticism and work locus of control

2 samples

Question 15

De Hoogh and Den Hartog found three things. What are these findings?

Answer 15

1. follower personality traits affect their reaction to the charismatic and autocratic leadership style
2. when followers have a high internal locus of control, the relationship between charismatic leader behaviour and burnout is weaker (as compared to when they have a low internal locus of control)
3. The relationship between autocratic leader behaviour and follower burnout is strongest when follower neuroticism is high

Question 16

1. _____ affect their reaction to the charismatic and autocratic leadership style
2. when followers have a ___ internal locus of control, the relationship between charismatic leader behaviour and burnout is weaker.

However, especially when followers have a ___ internal locus of control, charismatic leaders can prevent burnout for those individuals.

3. The relationship between autocratic leader behaviour and follower burnout is strongest when follower neuroticism is ____

Answer 16

1. follower personality traits
2. either high or low, low
3. high

Question 17

Complete the sentences:

1. charismatic leadership is in relation to ____ burnout
2. autocratic leadership is in relation to ____ burnout
3. ____ neuroticism makes for higher burnout.
4. for individuals with ____ internal locus of control, charismatic leaders can help preventing burnout.

Answer 17

1. low
2. high
3. high
4. low

Question 18

i

Answer 18

I

Question 19

De Hoogh and den Hartog (2009) investigated the moderating role of personality traits in the relationship between leader behavior and burnout. What is one of their findings?

a. Charismatic leaders may help reduce burnout especially for those employees who have a low internal locus of control
b. Autocratic leaders can help reduce only for highly neurotic employees
c. Autocratic leaders can help reduce burnout for those employees low on neuroticism
d. Charismatic leaders can help reduce burnout for those employees with a high internal locus of control

Answer 19

a.

Question 20

Charismatic leaders may help reduce burnout especially for those employees who have a ______.

Answer 20

low internal locus of control