Exam 4: Contingency Theories in Leadership

Fiedler believed that one's leadership style is a reflection of:

CEO Bill Gates is very powerful, yet well admired by his vice-presidents and other employees. Determine the situation number with its corresponding appropriate leadership style for Bill Gates. Select two answers. A) task-oriented B) relationship-oriented

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

____ leadership models identify contingency variables and leadership styles without specifying which style to use in a given situation.

The continuum and path-goal leadership models are descriptive models, because users select the appropriate leadership style for a given situation based on their own judgment.

In the normative leadership model, the ____ leadership style lets the group diagnose the problem and make the decision within stated limits.

Fast-food manager. As a fast-food manager, you have a high turnover rate. You need to hire two new employees soon as you are short-handed now. You have five applicants. Your employees are the typical high school students who work part time and then eventually quit for better jobs, or when they finish school, get full-time jobs or to go on to college. Step 1: Which model should you use? (_____ time-driven _____ development-driven) Step 2: Which questions in your text's normative model (Exhibit 4.9 or 4.10) did you answer and how? (H = high, L = low, NA = not answered/skipped) Step 3: Which leadership style is the most appropriate? _____ decide _____ consult individually _____ consult group _____ facilitate _____ delegate

Compare and contrast four major differences among the five contingency leadership models.

Neutralizers for leadership include characteristics of the subordinate, task, and organization that replace the need for a leader or neutralize the leader's behavior.

One group of authors believes that Fiedler's contingency leadership model is the model best supported by research. However, a different author believes that it is the normative leadership model. Which model do you believe is best supported by research? Why?

A characteristic of the task that can substitute for leadership is:

The role of the leader is to answer questions and provide encouragement and resources using the facilitate leadership style.

Do the three situational favorableness factors of the contingency leadership model (Exhibit 5.3) fit in only one of the three variables (follower, leader, situation) of all contingency leadership variables (Exhibit 5.1)? Explain.

A leadership model:

The leadership continuum model is a one-dimensional model.

Before selecting one of the seven leadership styles on the leadership continuum, the leader must consider which one of the following variables?

Discuss the major similarities and differences between the behavioral and contingency leadership theories.

The time-driven model is concerned with making effective decisions with minimum cost.

The major difference between behavioral and contingency leadership theories is that contingency leadership theories attempt to determine the one best leadership style in all situations.

National culture should have little effect on the way organizations manage.