Exam 2: Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships

Trait research does NOT consider the following personal characteristics of leaders:

The ____________________ leader displays a concern for both people and production.

A democratic leader is one who tries to centralize authority and derive power from position.

Entrepreneurs are:

The ____________________ examines why leaders have more influence a greater impact on some members than on others.

Directing tasks, planning, and ruling with an iron hand is a "consideration" style.

The leader-member exchange explores all EXCEPT:

The job-centered leader focuses on:

Describe trait approach research.

A leadership behavior that displays a focus on the human needs of subordinates is called ____________________.

Entrepreneurship is the process of:

What leadership style best describes you? Explain.

Leader behavior towards in-group members includes all EXCEPT:

Describe the Vertical Linkage Model.

Initiating structure describes the following leadership behavior:

____________________ a leadership perspective that sought to identify the inherited traits leaders possessed that distinguished them from people who were not leaders.

Is the Great Man perspective on leadership alive today? Discuss.

In the Leadership Grid, ____________________ is considered the most effective style.

____________________ is a theory based on the notion that a leader develops a unique relationship with each subordinate which determines how the leader behaves toward the member.

The extent to which a leader is task oriented and directs subordinates' work activities toward goal achievement is called ____________________