Exam 18: Epilogue Does Leader-Imposed Leadership Really Make a Difference

Meindl and his colleagues stated that as observers of and participants in organizations,we have developed highly romanticized,heroic views of leadership.

Pfeffer points out that there remains only a limited amount of confusion regarding the behaviors that leaders actually engage in and the impact of these behaviors on organizations.

Leadership researcher House cites evidence that leaders produce no change in organizational structure.

Pfeffer contends that the concept of leadership is essentially redundant with all of the following organizational constructs,EXCEPT:

Thomas concluded that in terms of leader effectiveness:

House suggests that the _____ models of leadership best represent our understanding of whether or not leadership really makes a significant difference.

Meindl argues that society has developed _____ notions about leaders and leadership.

Pfeffer argues that leaders are important social constructions.

Which one of the following scholars does NOT support the position that leadership does make a difference?

The presence of different definitions of leadership is an insignificant issue,although definitions provide a context,a sense of coherence,and a framework for understanding research findings.

It is universally accepted by researchers of leadership that leadership produces positive group and organizational effects.

The attention of organizations on leaders and leadership has embedded in and reinforced all of the following,EXCEPT:

In his arguments against the importance of leadership,Pfeffer questioned whether leadership has any discernible effects on organizational outcomes.

Richard Hall,Jeffrey Pfeffer & Gerald R.Salancik are _____ who argue that situations generally place such strong constraints upon organizational leaders that it is virtually impossible for them to significantly affect the behavior of the organization.

O'Connor suggested that organizational performance was influenced more significantly by organizational leadership roles than by environmental factors.