Exam 9: Exporting, Importing, and Global Sourcing

To maximize their effectiveness, leaders are encouraged to demonstrate either transformational or transactional styles.

Research shows that high LMX members are more satisfied with their jobs, more committed to their companies, have higher levels of clarity about what is expected of them, and perform at a higher level.

What is the belief "the romance of leadership"?

When a leader makes a decision without involving employees the leader is using ____________ decision making.

Out of all personality traits, the strongest relationship to both leader emergence and leader effectiveness is:

According to the path-goals theory of leadership, what is the leader's main job?

According to Blanchard and Hersey, a leader's effectiveness is directly influenced by a particular:

According to Fiedler's contingency theory, a leader's style is measured by a scale called ___________________.

Directive leadership is thought to be most effective in which of the following situations?

Charisma is the main element of transformational leadership and leaders cannot be effective without charisma.

Charismatic individuals have a "magnetic" personality that is appealing to followers.

According to Goleman, what differentiates effective leaders from ineffective ones?

The leadership approach that defines the leader's role as serving the needs of others is ______________.

If you can say that the person you hated working with was still a nice person, you would have a low LPC scale.

The LMX leadership approach recognizes the importance of self-reflection and understanding one's life history.

Personality explains only what percent of the variance in charisma?

According to Blanchard and Hersey, the style that a leader chooses is determined by ______________ factors.

Which of the following is not an explicit characteristic of servant leadership as described in the text?

All of the following questions will help you gain a better understanding of your own core values and authentic leadership style EXCEPT:

Leaders who challenge organizational norms and status quo, and encourage employees to think creatively and work harder use ________________.