Exam 12: Leadership

Which of the following is a neutralizer of leadership?

Which of the following is true about substitutes for leadership?

What are the key characteristics of charismatic leaders?

According to the Fiedler contingency model, a very favorable situation in which the leader has a great deal of control is characterized by ________.

The leader-participation model focuses on ________.

Which of the following is a desirable feature of leadership?

________ make it impossible for leader behavior to make any difference to follower outcomes.

George has been a project leader at NSys for five years. George's job description involves scheduling work for his team, coordinating their work with that of the other departments, and providing feedback. George, who has successfully led this team, believes that it is his task-oriented and directive approach that has helped him in the last five years. Which of the following, if true, would weaken his argument supporting a directive leadership?

Cooper Mills is a company that accomplished one of the greatest success stories of our time. The company, which began in the garage of its current CEO, Kyle Cooper, went on to become one of the largest producers of textiles in the country. The company has now diversified successfully into other product lines. A group of researchers is now undertaking a study on Cooper Mills as an organization led by a transformational leader. Which of the following, if true, would most support the conclusion that Kyle Cooper is a transformational leader?

The behavioral theories view leadership as a set of actions that people can be trained in.

According to the Fiedler model of leadership, how can leader effectiveness be improved?

Compare and contrast charismatic leadership from the understanding of leadership under the attribution theory.

Trevor Guerney is a manager who believes that those who are to be affected by a change must be involved in the change. Consequently, he always ensures that his subordinates have the knowledge of what is happening around them, and he often holds meetings to obtain employee opinion and suggestions before making any decision that would apply to them. Similarly, Trevor's team proactively approaches him with problems and potential solutions as they know he will not respond by criticizing them. From the information provided in the scenario, we can say that ________.

The top management of Myers Corp are planning a reorganization of their company to cut costs and increase efficiency. The different department heads have been asked to present their departmental strengths, needs, and concerns at a meeting. The various division heads have come to an agreement that clarity of goals and tasks, detailed procedural guidelines like employee manuals, and a cooperative workforce are their main strengths. Additionally, they are of the opinion that cutting managerial positions to reduce costs and reorganizing Myers Corp as a relatively flat organization is a good approach. This scenario reflects the operation of ________ in replacing the support and ability offered by leaders.

Abusive supervision is supervision that is hostile both verbally and nonverbally.

Transformational leadership has a greater impact on the bottom line in smaller, privately held firms than in more complex organizations.

The president of a small Asian country was hailed as a visionary and a genius when the nation's economy burgeoned during his first term in office. However, when the currency and the stock markets crashed during his government's second term, he was censured as arrogant, elitist, and shortsighted. Which of the following theoretical approaches is reflected here?

Charismatic leaders ________.

Which of the following is a substitute for leadership in the theory that suggests leaders' actions are irrelevant in many situations?

Leaders who function primarily by clarifying role and task requirements to accomplish established goals exhibit a(n) ________ style of leadership.