Exam 7: Followership and Leader-Member Exchange

A manager asking a new employee to do something beyond what the formal employment agreement calls for so the manager can gauge the employee's reaction is an example of:

The basis of LMX theory is that leaders or superiors interact with all followers equally.

When asked about her new boss, an employee says that, "The relationship is simple-he tells me what to do, and I do it. I only get what support is deemed absolutely necessary to a project. If I think that the support is simply inadequate, I ask for more. However, the last time that I did that, he put someone else on the job." This employee is probably a(n):

How do quality leader-member exchange relationships influence follower behavior?

The CEO of your company has launched a new campaign to encourage each manager to aspire to have positive relationships with all followers, not just a few special individuals. This CEO wants to position his company at the __________ stage of development of the dyadic approach.

List five things a leader should delegate.

An organization that is intent on creating positive dyadic relationships across traditional boundaries to include more participants is at the __________ stage of development of the dyadic approach.

Technical matters and confidential activities are things that should not be delegated.

How does education and experience, described as follower influencing characteristics, affect effective followership?

Ingratiation is the effort to appear supportive, appreciative, and respectful.

The in-group includes followers with few or no social ties to their leader, in a strictly task-centered relationship characterized by low exchange and top-down influence.

People who believe they are "pawns of fate" have an internal locus of control and believe they have no influence or control at work.

A manager applied leadership theory to the way that he directed the organization, and found some improvement in organizational performance. The manager noticed how some individuals seemed to flourish and perform better than others, and began to evaluate his own relationships with the individuals, rather than just the way he led the organization "in general." The manager's new concern would be an example of applied:

Select a manager you work or have worked for, and analyze how well he or she implements the four steps of delegation. Which steps does the manager typically follow and not follow?

During the third stage of developing positive LMX relations, mutual trust, loyalty, and respect begin to develop between leader and follower.

The out-group includes followers with strong social ties to their leader in a supportive relationship characterized by high mutual trust, respect, loyalty, and influence.

What are some of the benefits of delegating?

People with an internal locus of control believe that they are "masters of their own destiny" and can influence people and events in their workplace.

Researchers have identified two kinds of motives associated with follower feedback-seeking behavior: performance-driven motive and self-promotion-driven motive.

Discuss the three follower influencing characteristics.