Exam 9: Managing Leadership

When the CEO of Intel, Andrew Grove, who has a Ph.D.in chemical engineering and is very knowledgeable about microprocessors which Intel produces, advises an R&D scientist about a possible new product idea, we say that this CEO has which type of power?

Leaders with more focus on interpersonal skills and concern for the well-being of employees tend to have followers that are more satisfied, motivated, and have more respect for their leaders.

Power that comes from subordinates' and coworkers' respect, admiration, and loyalty is known as:

All of the following are examples of a tangible reward, which can be given by a manager to a subordinate except:

Expert power is based on the special knowledge, skills, and expertise that a leader possesses.

Canadian and U.S.organizations tend to have a shorter-term profit horizon than the Japanese.

According to the path-goal theory, behaviours are similar to consideration and include expressing concern for subordinates.

Path-goal theory provides manages with three guidelines for becoming an effective leader.Discuss these guidelines and give a specific example of how a manager could follow each of these guidelines when working with a subordinate.

Leaders who guide their subordinates toward expected goals with no expectations of exceeding those goals are known as transformational leaders.

Which of the following is NOT a contingency model of leadership?

Managers can take steps to increase their referent source of power by showing interest and concern for their subordinates.

It is appropriate for a leader to use achievement-oriented behaviours when subordinates are overworked.

Leaders engage in consideration when they show their subordinates that they trust, respect, and care about them.

Leadership theories which propose that the effectiveness of a leader depends on the situation in which the leader finds himself or herself are known as:

Which of the following is NOT an initiating structure or job-oriented behaviour?

The following personal characteristics are NOT characteristics of a manager which are included in the trait model of leadership:

Path-goal theory focuses on what a leader can do to motivate subordinates to achieve organizational goals.

According to research, the moods and emotions that leaders experience on the job do not affect their leadership effectiveness.

Compare and contrast "transformational leadership" with "transactional leadership." Which one of these theories makes more sense to you? Defend your answer.

The amount of legitimate, reward, and coercive power that a leader has by virtue of his or her position in an organization is known as , according to Fiedler.