Exam 7: Follower-ship and Leader Member Exchange

The LMX-7 scale is preferred for defining and measuring the quality of relationships because it measures both vertical dyad linkages and social exchanges.

A new manager has been appointed to lead your division and you, as the senior employee, have been filling her in on how things are done in your department. Which of the following guidelines for effective followership are you employing in assisting your new leader?

As a leader, how will you motivate the alienated follower?

A coworker makes the comment, "It's not what you know, but who you know that counts around here." This coworker is referring to which of the following follower influencing characteristics?

The focus of LMX theory is on the quality of the dyadic exchange that develops between leaders and followers.

It is easier for a follower who has and is perceived as having an individual self-identity to form high quality LXM relationships.

Recall the last time you were evaluated on the job by your manager. Describe how you felt at the end of the session. What factors accounted for your feelings? See if some of the factors discussed in this section apply in your particular situation.

List the four stages of development of the dyadic approach.

People who believe they are "pawns of fate" have an internal locus of control and believe they have no influence or control at work.

In Vertical Dyadic Linkage Theory, leaders mostly use reward, as well as legitimate and coercive power to influence

During the third stage of developing positive LMX relations, mutual trust, loyalty, and respect begin to develop between leader and follower.

Recall an occasion when you had the opportunity to make a positive first impression on your manager. Describe what tactics you employed and their effects on your manager.

Technical matters and confidential activities are things that should not be delegated.

Explain the cycle that leads to the Pygmalion effect.

Instructions for the following question(s) List the first step in the delegation model, then write what you would say to your grad assistant. Write the second through fourth steps, followed by what you would say to the grad assistant for each step. -The Delegation Model. You are a college professor and advisor of students. You have received the grade reports for your advisees. You have a file folder for each advisee, which contains a form to record grades on. You are going to delegate the task of recording grades to your graduate assistant. It should not take more than a couple of hours to do the task. You will teach your grad assistant how to record and file the grades during your delegation of the task. For this step of the delegation process, just state that you will teach the grad assistant how to do the task.

What are some of the things that a leader should not delegate?

When challenging a leader's flawed plans and proposals, it is important for the follower to pinpoint specifics rather than vague generalities.

People with an internal locus of control believe that they are "masters of their own destiny" and can influence people and events in their workplace.

Researchers have identified two kinds of motives associated with follower feedback-seeking behavior: performance-driven motive and self-promotion-driven motive.

Dyadic refers to the individualized relationship between a leader and each follower in a work unit.