Exam 1: Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders Need

Leadership theory classifications include all of the following EXCEPT:

Levels of analysis constitute: A) a useful way of classifying leadership theory. B) the most common approach to problem solving in organizations. C) Frederick Taylor's most lasting contribution to management theory. D) none of the answers are correct

List the ten managerial roles based on their three categories.

Which of the following statements regarding leaders and managers is NOT true?

A researcher attempting to understand how leaders influence followers to achieve high levels of performance is studying ____ leadership theory.

Individual and group performance are based on organizational performance.

Can college students really develop their leadership skills through a college course? Why or why not?

The ____ level of analysis can also be called the dyadic process. A) group B) individual C) organizational D) none of the answers are correct

The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual, group, and organizational.

The marketing manager is looking through The Wall Street Journal to see advertisements of its competitors and to read any news about them. Identify the behavior by its leadership role.

Integrative leadership theories attempt to combine the trait, behavioral, and contingency theories to explain successful, influencing leader-follower relationships.

Mintzberg's ten managerial roles are an example of contingency leadership theory.

Is leadership ability universal, or is a good leader in one environment also effective in another? For example, can a leader in one industry (e.g., a hospital) be successful in another industry (e.g., a bank)?

The individual level of analysis which focuses on the leader's relationship with individual followers is also called the ____ process.

Does your present or past manager focus more on management or leadership? Explain, using examples.

____ is the process of a leader communicating ideas, gaining acceptance of them, and motivating followers to support and implement the ideas through change.

Briefly describe the five key elements of leadership.

Of the three managerial leadership skills that all leaders need to be successful and top-level managers in an organization need to have a greater need for interpersonal and decision-making skills than technical skills.

How can the shift in paradigm from management to leadership possibly help¾and hurt¾the management profession?

List and define the informational managerial leadership roles.