Bus Leadership Chap 1

As followers are often at the levels where many organizational problems occur, they can give leaders relevant information so that good solutions are implemented.

True

Leaders have considerably more influence with in-group followers than with out-group followers.

True

Leadership is a complex phenomenon involving the leader, the followers, and the situation.

True

Some managers are likely to be effective leaders without ever having taken a course or training program in leadership.

True

Which of the following statements is true of women in leadership positions?

Women had significantly lower well-being scores than men.

In-group

can be distinguished by their high degree of loyalty

In a classic study of sex roles, Schein

demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles

Which of the following words is most often associated with the word "management"?

efficiency

When followers have a say in the selection or election of a leader, they are likely to have low expectations and make few demands.

false

The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes

followers, leaders, and situations.

According to leadership researchers, leadership

is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to.

Complex systems

large numbers of interacting elements, nonlinear interactions among those elements by which small changes can produce huge effects, and interdependence among the elements so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Derailment

manager with impressive record but cant progress b/c of mismatch of personal skills/qualities and job needs

Heroic theory

the assumption that leadership is a general personal trait expressed independently of the situation in which the leadership is manifested.

Interactive leadership.

women leaders encouraged participation and shared power and information, but went far beyond what is commonly thought of as participative management.