Exam 9: Managing Leadership

Condi and George both work for the same employer.Condi just started and isn't quite sure how she should complete the tasks that are being asked of her, but she is very motivated to do a good job.George, on the other hand, knows the ropes but is unenthusiastic about doing the work.According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory, what leadership style would be appropriate to use with Condi?

Contingency models of leadership suggest there is one 'best' set of traits or behaviours that can apply universally to all leadership situations.

According to John Chen, turnaround leaders should:

It is appropriate for a leader to use directive behaviours with very experienced and motivated employees, according to path-goal theory.

When a manager tells an employee that he or she must do the manager a sexual favour or be fired, the manager is using which type of power?

According to the path-goal theory, behaviours give subordinates a say in matters and decisions that affect them.

According to the path-goal theory, behaviours motivate employees to perform at the highest level possible.

Which element is NOT one that Fiedler identified as a determinant of how favourable a situation is for leading?

Characteristics of subordinates or characteristics of a situation or context which acts in place of a leader so that leadership is unnecessary is known as:

Discuss the three situational determinations in Fiedler's leadership theory that allow a leader to determine the favourableness or unfavourableness of a situation for leading and give a specific example of how each of these determinants would work in a specific business situation of your choosing.

Hesselbein's turnaround strategy included which of the following three important elements?

Which of the following describes a transactional leader?

Researchers concluded that traits alone are not the key to understanding leader effectiveness.

Explain the leader substitutes model.What is the advice this model offers to managers?

Behaviour indicating that a manager trusts, respects, and cares about subordinates is known as:

When a manager withholds a subordinate's bonus for poor performance at work, the manager is using which type of power?

Power that is based in the special knowledge, skills, and expertise that a leader possesses is known as:

Do men and women differ in their personal leadership styles? If so, explain why this might be true.

Research suggests that male managers and female managers who have leadership positions in organizations behave in similar ways.

Transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, and turnaround leadership have the common element of being able to envision how an organization could be and being able to articulate it to followers in a way that inspires them to be part of the change that is needed.