Exam 4: Contingency Theories in Leadership

In the development-driven model:

Unlike other contingency leadership models, the path-goal leadership model does not have a ____ trait.

Achievement-oriented leadership is appropriate when followers are open to autocratic leadership, have external locus of control, and follower ability is high.

Robert Treehouse developed the path-goal leadership theory.

What are the three substitutes for leadership?

Based on the situational factors, the ____ leadership style provides high consideration.

What are the three subordinate and environmental situational factors of the path-goal model?

The leader who permits followers to make ongoing decisions within defined limits uses which style on the leadership continuum model?

The first step for using the normative leadership model is to select a time-driven model or development-driven model.

The normative leadership model uses decision trees that are:

What is the difference in the outcomes of the contingency leadership and the continuum leadership models and that of the path-goal model?

One of the difficulties in testing the path-goal theory is:

The normative leadership model includes all of the following leadership styles EXCEPT:

Do you agree that time is an important situational factor to consider in selecting a leadership style for the situation? Explain.

The McDonald's manager is not very well liked by the employees who cook and serve the fast food. The manager enjoys the ability to tell employees what to do and disciplines quickly. Determine the situation number with its corresponding appropriate leadership style for this manager. Select two answers. A) task-oriented B) relationship-oriented

The manager went around to several employees asking them for suggestions on how to decrease theft. Which path-goal leadership style is the manager using in this situation?

The contingency leadership model and normative leadership model are prescriptive models, because they tell the user exactly which leadership style to use in a given situation.

Select a present or past manager. Which LPC leadership style is or was dominant for that manager? Using the Fiedler model (Exhibit 5.3), which situation number is the manager in? What is the appropriate leadership style for the manager in this situation? Does it match his or her style? How successful a leader is your manager? Do you think there is a relationship between the manager's leadership style and situation?

Using the leadership continuum model (Exhibit 5.5), identify your manager's most commonly used leadership style by number and description. Would you say this is the most appropriate leadership style based on the leader, the followers, and the situation? Explain.

The manager of the department sets a standard of output per month, which is difficult but can be met with hard work. When the department meets the standard, all department members get a bonus for that month. Which path-goal leadership style is the manager using in this situation?