Exam 9: Exporting, Importing, and Global Sourcing

Research shows that charisma is something people are born with.

According to Fiedler, there are conditions creating situational favorableness which include which of the following?

What is the difference between Fiedler's contingency theory and House's path-goals theory?

According to LMX approach, the unique, trust based relationships leaders develop with employees is the key to leadership effectiveness.

Employees tend to be satisfied, but the effects on decision quality or employee productivity are weaker when leaders use which of the following decision making style?

_______________ leadership may be more effective when employees have high levels of ability and when the decisions to be made are personally relevant to them.

How does Fiedler determine whether a situation is favorable, medium, or unfavorable?

John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Mahatma Gandhi are viewed as having:

Researchers realized the importance of the context in which leadership occurs, which paved the way to ____________ theories of leadership.

Being curious, original, intellectual, creative and open to new ideas describes the Big Five Trait of:

People-oriented behaviors are sometimes called ________________.

_______________, which is called "g" or IQ has been related to a person's emerging as a leader within a group.

Self-esteem is one of the Big Five personality traits and is an important aspect of one's personality.

The counterpart to the transactional leadership approach, in which the leader focuses on getting employees to achieve organizational goals is called ___________________.

______________ is the belief that the leader will show integrity, fairness, and predictability in his or her dealings with others.