Exam 1: The Nature and Importance of Leadership

Intrinsically satisfying work can be a leadership substitute because such work

Substitutes for leadership refers to

Brent was recently promoted as a team leader. Since his promotion, Brent feels overworked and stressed. He feels he is responsible for solving problems he has no control over. Brent speaks to his supervisor about his frustrations and seeks advice regarding the roles of a team leader and how to derive satisfaction from them. What is Brent experiencing? If you were Brent's supervisor, what advice would you give him?

Jane is part of the sales team at JudyFashions Inc. Even though she has not been given a designation as the team leader, most of the team members rely on Jane for her opinions and suggestions on various sales related queries. Judy can be classified as a(n) ______ leader.

At a meeting, a(n) _____ is more likely to focus on the refreshments and taking peeks at his or her personal text messages.

Zach is a team member who rarely offers inputs to his team leader. He follows orders passively and does not take an interest in his company's growth. As a follower, Zach is most likely a(n) _____.

An effective way for a leader to collaborate with group members is to

The terms isolates, activists, and diehards, relate to the idea that followers differ in terms of level of

Effective leaders have to be good managers or be supported by effective managers.

The interpretation of the formula L = f ( l,gm,s) presented in the basic framework for understanding leadership is that leadership is partially a function of:

Leadership effectiveness, as defined in the framework for understanding leadership, refers to the leader:

An article argues that Edmonton Bank is unlikely to change its policies even though it recently appointed a new CEO. It notes that all the CEOs of Edmonton Bank are Caucasian males in their late forties, who went to Ivy League schools. This article's argument about leadership irrelevance is based on the idea that:

Samuel believes that his manager, Sally, does not play a significant role in his organization's performance. He feels that is his own skills and interest in his job that affect his performance. Explain Samuel's argument against the importance of leadership and what Sally should do to demonstrate the various roles a leader carries out.

A cited advantage of being a leader is that a person is better able to avoid being involved in organizational politics.

Adam, a manager, implements a process for tracking productivity and rewards productive team members with additional perks. While some team members enthusiastically responded to these measures, offering additional inputs on how productivity can be improved. Others just played along, with some of them expressing their support as long as they were rewarded for their work. If you were in Adam's position, how would you classify the team members based on their reception of the new initiatives? What approaches would you take with each category of followers?

A synthesis of several studies on managerial succession indicated that changes in leadership are usually associated with conditions of stability within the organization.

A major part of the strategic planning role of leaders is to help the firm deal effectively with its internal environment.

An aspect of the coach and motivator role of the leader is to

Middle manager Sara is engaged in the team builder role when she

A component of the general learning model applied to skill development in leadership is