Exam 10: Leadership

A ________ approach is a leadership perspective that proposes universally important traits and behaviors do not exist and that effective leadership behavior varies.

In leadership, vision

A leader with ________ power has personal characteristics that appeal to others.

In Fiedler's contingency model, ________ leadership is more likely from high least preferred coworker (LPC) leaders.

In a research program that was conducted at the University of Michigan, it was found that ________ behavior also made for effective managers. This behaviour is characterized by trust and confidence, being friendly and considerate, showing appreciation, and keeping people informed.

Describe the situational factors used to analyze problems in the Vroom model of leadership.

Neal told his subordinate, David, "Let me give you some advice. I know that you take pride in your delegating leadership style, and indeed you're good at it. But, always remember that effective leaders rely on ________ style(s) of leadership, depending on the situation."

________ is best described as a mental image of a possible and desirable future state of an organization.

According to the trait approach to studying leadership, ________ relates to leadership emergence and leadership effectiveness.

In the ________ model, after answering a series of questions, several leader decisions styles may be appropriate, but the model recommends using the one that takes the least amount of time.

________ behavior includes a focus on people's feelings and comfort, appreciation of them, and stress reduction.

Katie's spouse asked her, "What is the key to your success? After all, you have been promoted twice in the past three years." Katie replied, "It's simple. When I tell my employees to do something, they do it. I'm the boss; they know it; and they behave accordingly." From this dialogue, it is clear that Katie has ________ power.

Supervisory leadership is behavior that provides

The top management of a company determined that their end-of-year bonuses would not be given due to low sales. Suzanne, a department manager, informed her staff that even high-performing employees should not expect a bonus. Suzanne's ________ power was limited by the decision of the top management.

Samuel's boss makes no managerial decisions but asks his employees to take the necessary steps in all aspects of work. Samuel's boss follows a(n) ________ decision-making style.

In a research program that was conducted at the University of Michigan, planning, scheduling, coordinating, providing resources, and setting performance goals were all elements of what they called ________ behavior.

In the trait approach to leadership, ________ refers to a set of characteristics that reflect a high level of effort, including high need for achievement, constant striving for improvement, ambition, energy, tenacity, and initiative.

"Depending upon your political persuasion, Dot is either the second coming of Ronald Reagan, or the second coming of Barack Obama!" said Ricky. "She is such a ________ leader. She is dominant, self-confident, convinced of the moral righteousness of her beliefs, and able to rally her followers with excitement."

Effective managers are necessarily true leaders.

According to the behavioral approach to studying leadership, the ________ behavior includes a focus on work speed, quality and accuracy, quantity of output, and following the rules.