Exam 9: Leadership and Decision Making

How can norms and cohesiveness in a work group neutralize leadership?

Top managers are being held accountable for their actions and the consequences of those actions.

At Nordic Enterprises,Johann Ruud is most effective in carrying out the management of daily tasks that must be performed.Which of the following approaches most likely characterizes Johann's management style?

The behavioral approach to leadership focuses on determining what behaviors are employed by effective leaders.

The situational approach to leadership was first proposed as a continuum of leadership behavior.Explain the two extreme ranges of the continuum.

Task-focused leader behavior occurs when a leader focuses on ________.

Explain the trait approach to leadership.

Managers at Adidas had a "hunch" that their sponsorship deal with the Yankees would be a good one.Their feelings were based on ________.

________ is an approach to leadership as seen through the eyes of followers.

Many organizations are attempting to become less hierarchical.

The trait approach to leadership proved to be inconsistent.

Charismatic leaders tend to ________.

Contrast leadership substitutes with leadership neutralizers.

________ is an innate belief about something,often without conscious consideration.

Few studies have specifically attempted to test the meaning and impact of charismatic leadership.

The organization's culture is a prime ingredient in fostering different levels of risk propensity.

Short Case Scenario 9-1 Mary Sutton was promoted to supervisor of the highly productive first-shift employees at Calder Enterprises. Though her predecessor, Myron Hart, was very autocratic in his leadership style, Mary felt she could accomplish more by taking on a coaching style of leadership. Within the first week, however, she learned that the cohesion among the first-shift employees was so strong that she hesitated to introduce any changes for fear that they would be ignored. Further, as time progressed, Mary began to observe vast personality differences and dramatic differences in motivation levels among her employees. -If the assumptions about gender differences are observable at Calder Enterprises,how will Mary's leadership style be different than that of her male predecessor?

Strategic leadership is a leader's ability to understand the complexities of both the organization and its environment.

Short Case Scenario 9-1 Mary Sutton was promoted to supervisor of the highly productive first-shift employees at Calder Enterprises. Though her predecessor, Myron Hart, was very autocratic in his leadership style, Mary felt she could accomplish more by taking on a coaching style of leadership. Within the first week, however, she learned that the cohesion among the first-shift employees was so strong that she hesitated to introduce any changes for fear that they would be ignored. Further, as time progressed, Mary began to observe vast personality differences and dramatic differences in motivation levels among her employees. -Will Mary carry out transactional leadership or transformational leadership in this scenario? Explain.

Explain the increasing role of leaders as coaches.