Exam 9: Exporting, Importing, and Global Sourcing

The LPC score is akin to a personality trait and is likely to change.

__________________ may be defined as the act of influencing others to work toward a goal.

Lee Iaccoca, Jack Welch, and the late Steve Jobs are examples of business leaders who were:

When leaders demonstrate task-oriented behaviors, employees tend to be more satisfied and react more positively.

Authentic leaders have high levels of ________________ and their behavior is driven by their core personal values.

The leadership style that sets goals for employees and encourages them to reach their goals is called:

Directive leadership is thought to be less effective when employees have low levels of ability.

The psychologist who coined the term emotional intelligence is ______________.

There is a connection between some personality traits and charisma.

When employees know exactly how to perform their jobs but their jobs are unpleasant, participative leadership may be effective.

Laissez-faire decision making style is positively correlated to employee satisfaction with leaders and leader effectiveness.

________________ leaders provide specific directions to their employees and lead by clarifying role expectations, setting schedules, and making sure that employees know what to do on a given work day.

Being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement-oriented, and dependable describes the Big Five Traits of agreeableness.

Transformational leaders ensure that employees demonstrate the right behaviors because the leader provides resources in exchange.

____________________ theory proposes that the type of relationship leaders have with their followers is the key to understanding how leaders influence employees.

________________ leaders lead employees by aligning employee goals with the leader's goals.

What is the authentic leadership approach?

All leaders hold a position of authority and may utilize the power that comes from their position, as well as their personal power to influence others.

If you think that the person you hated working with was also someone you did not like on a personal level, you would have a ________ LPC score.

Leadership behavior that inspires confidence, commitment, and admiration toward the leader is called ______________.