Exam 7: Follower-ship and Leader Member Exchange

You have been with your company and department so long that every aspect of the operations and equipment is well known to you. A new machine has just been brought into your department and you are the only one who has quickly mastered its application, and everyone is dependent on you for its use. Which of the following follower influencing characteristics are you exercising?

Instruments used for measuring LMX:

Recall a work unit or organization you worked at that had both in-groups and out-groups. Describe some of the ways in which the manager's behavior and actions toward in-group and out-group members varied.

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?

Give examples of how you, or someone you worked with, implemented three of the nine guidelines to effective followership.

Leaders should aspire to build relationships with all group members, not just a few special individuals.

Describe three determining factors of high-quality LMX relationships.

The three determining factors that have been found to distinguish influential followers from their peers are: follower's relative power position, locus of control, and education and experience.

All of the following are factors that determine LMX quality EXCEPT:

Followers, who feel that they have a positive one-on-one relationship with the leader, tend to display more organizational citizenship behavior and creativity.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three stages of evolution in the dyadic approach?

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps of the delegation model?

How can a follower's perception or attribution of a leader influence their relationship?

An employee who feels that she and the manager of her unit are similar in a lot of ways is most likely in which of the following?

Because one of your employees, Angela, functions well in self-managed teams, likes to initiate change, and is willing to put herself at risk for the best interest of the organization, she is a(n) ____ follower.

People with a(n) ____ locus of control believe that they are "masters of their own destiny" and can influence people and events in their workplace.

The narrower the leader's span of control and the fewer resources the leader has, the greater is the disparity in the quality of LMX.

Define the two kinds of relationships that can occur among leaders and followers under the vertical linkage model.

How does a leader's first impression and perception of a follower influence the quality of their relationship?

The basis for establishing a deeper exchange relationship with in-group members is the leader's control over outcomes that are desirable to the followers.