Exam 12: Basic Approaches to Leadership

Which model represents the theory that effective group performance depends on the proper match between a leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader?

Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true?

The first comprehensive contingency model for leadership was developed by ________.

Leadership and management are two terms that are often confused.

Leaders who clarify role and task requirements to accomplish established goals exhibit a _________ style of leadership.

In Fiedler's approach, if a respondent uses unfavorable terms to describe the co-worker in question, the respondent can be said to be primarily task-oriented.

According to Hersey and Blanchard, readiness encompasses the ________.

SLT is an example of a trait theory.

If an employee is considering sharing a new creative idea with a supervisor, which of the following would most help to support the employee's level of trust in making the decision to share her idea?

What are the implications of the behavioral theories of leadership?

The University of Michigan studies define a(n) ________ leader as one who takes a personal interest in the needs of his/her subordinates.

John Kotter's view argues that management focuses on coping with complexity, whereas leadership focuses on coping with ________.

Your company's HR director is a believer in trait theories of leadership. He believes that he can differentiate leaders from non-leaders by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. The HR director plans to promote Lawrence, a highly extroverted manager with a great deal of ambition and energy. Furthermore, the president of the company is preparing to retire, and the HR director is searching for her replacement. He asks for your expertise in helping him to apply trait theory to leadership selection within your company. -You explain that research efforts at isolating leadership traits have ________.

The two dimensions of leadership behavior explained in the Ohio State studies are ________.

Leadership is best defined as ________.

According to the Ohio State studies, the extent to which a leader is likely to have job relationships characterized by mutual trust and respect for his/her employees is ________.

Your boss has been reading several books on leadership. You notice that every few months he is spouting a different approach and philosophy. You have been trying to keep up with him and figure out which "leadership theory of the month" he is studying. -Suddenly your boss begins sending people to training to help them develop more effective leadership styles. It is clear that he is reading an author who supports ________.

The most comprehensive and replicated of the behavioral theories resulted from research begun by Fred Fiedler.

In Fiedler's model, if a respondent describes his or her least preferred co-worker in relatively positive terms, then the respondent is considered to be ________.

Path-goal theory assumes leaders are flexible and can display different leadership behavior depending on the situation.