CH 4 BEHAVIORAL APPROACH

I am managing four staff members at a fast food chain. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I talk some with my staff about outside interests but only after the work is done. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid at what point?

9,2

Which style of leadership tends to avoid disagreement?

A. Middle-of-the-road B. Laissez-faire C. Country club D. All of the above

Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has low concern for interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishment?

authority-compliance

Which point on the Leadership Grid is focused nearly exclusively on task accomplishment?

authority-compliance

Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for interpersonal relationships and low concern for task accomplishment?

country club

The behavioral approach

describes leader behaviors

The initial University of Michigan studies presented

employee orientation and production orientation as two ends of a single continuum

Relationship behaviors

help group members feel comfortable with each other

A leader who places low emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people is displaying

impoverished behaviors

A criticism of the style approach is that

it has failed to find a universally effective style of leadership

Jack is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with making employees happy.

jim is a country club manager

Your boss tries to create a positive work environment while also instructing employees about what tasks to do and when they should be completed. This is an example of

medium-task, medium relationship behaviors

A leader who compromises and swallows convictions for the good of the team is using

middle-of-the-road behaviors

Which research group labeled relationship behaviors "consideration"?

ohio state studies

__________ refers to a leader who uses any combination of the basic five styles for the purpose of personal advancement.

opportunism

Jonisha enjoys interacting with the team members she supervises. She is employing

relationship behaviors

The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in

small groups

I get involved with my team and create a positive environment while directing daily operations and keeping results of the team high. I am using

team leadership

Which of the following behaviors is associated with the opportunistic leadership style?

the leader shifts his or her style to gain personal advantage

Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?

the research identifies two distinct, intersecting leader behaviors

The central purpose of the behavioral approach is

to explain how task and relationship behaviors influence followers

ohio state initiating structure and consideration behaviors are...

two independent constructs