Exam 18: Managers As Leaders

According to the Ohio State studies, the dimension of leader behaviour that is defined as the extent to which a leader had job relationships characterised by mutual trust and respect for group members' ideas and feelings is called ________.

Managers and leaders are the same.

A Leadership Junkie Carrie is a leadership 'junkie.' She has read all of the latest popular management textbooks on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job.She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers, especially emerging issues in leadership and the differences between the ways men and women lead. -Refer to A Leadership Junkie (Scenario).Carrie stopped Perry in the parking lot and to tell him about ________, where leaders guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.

The dimension of trust that is used to describe honesty and truthfulness is ________.

Path-goal theory identifies two classes of situation variables that moderate the leadership-behaviour outcome as ________.

The Path to Leadership Brooke is a manager of the night shift in a nursing home.She has been reading information about House's path-goal theory and would like to apply that information to becoming a better leader. -Refer to The Path to Leadership (Scenario).Brooke should understand that the path-goal theory is a(n)________ model of leadership that extracts key elements from the expectancy theory of motivation.

When team leaders assume the role of troubleshooter, they clarify expectations and roles, teach and offer support.

According to the Ohio State studies, which of the following dimensions of leader behaviour refers to the extent to which a leader is likely to define and structure his or her role and the roles of group members in the search for goal attainment?

In a short essay, define trust and list and discuss the five dimensions that make up the concept of trust.

Which type of leader provides individualised consideration, intellectual stimulation and possesses charisma?

Which of the following leadership styles describes a leader who provides both directive and supportive behaviour?

The Path to Leadership Brooke is a manager of the night shift in a nursing home.She has been reading information about House's path-goal theory and would like to apply that information to becoming a better leader. -Refer to The Path to Leadership (Scenario).Brooke has decided that the appropriate leadership style would be to show friendliness and concern for the needs of her subordinates.She wishes to be a(n)________ leader.

A democratic style leader is a leader who dictates work methods, makes unilateral decisions and limits employee participation.

In a short essay, describe the results of the studies that focus on gender and leadership style.

In the path-goal theory, which of the following is included in the class of contingency variables termed 'environment'?

Fiedler's term ________ refers to the degree to which the job assignments are formalised and procedurised.

________ leadership is the ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible, attractive vision of the future for an organisation or organisational unit that grows out of and improves on the future.

What type of leaders guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements?

According to Fiedler, in what type of situations do relationship-oriented leaders perform best?

The Path to Leadership Brooke is a manager of the night shift in a nursing home.She has been reading information about House's path-goal theory and would like to apply that information to becoming a better leader. -In a short essay, discuss the Situational Leadership® theory as developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard.Next, list and discuss the four specific leadership styles and the four stages of follower readiness as defined by Hersey and Blanchard.