Exam 9: Leadership and Improving Communication in Groups and Teams

A manager is someone who guides or directs a group or activity with vision, charisma, and care.

__________ is the degree to which organizational, societal, and family practices encourage and reward collective distribution of resources and collective action as well as the degree to which they express pride and loyalty.

Task stress occurs when there are interpersonal incompatibilities among group members based on differences in their personalities, communication styles, attitudes, and preferences.

When a group makes a decision by __________ it is allowing the leader or head of the group to make the final choice.

Workplace democracy and deliberation rely on __________.

When women display authoritarian, democratic, or laissez-faire leadership styles, groups are more likely to evaluate them as bossy and demanding (authoritarian), too ineffective and wishy-washy (democratic), and as too soft or incompetent (laissez-faire).

Research reports that bullying is present in almost __________ percent of workplaces.

Groups and teams evolve through several stages as they meet to discuss and work through tasks and dilemmas.Which of the following is the correct progression of stages?

A(n) __________ leader can be defined as one who exhibits leadership that creates significant change in the life of people and organizations.

__________ leaders tell others what to do, give orders, and make the final decisions regarding how to act or what to do next.