Chapter 4,5, and 6

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

Authority Compliance

Which of the following is NOT TRUE for a task-focused leader behavior?

Consideration

Which author's model focused on leaders matching their styles to the competence and commitment of employees?

Hersey and Blanchard

What type of leader provides the best benefits for a highly committed follower who just has not figured out how to do his job?

a leader who directs tasks carefully

What behavior should a supervisor use according to path-goal theory when an employee's tasks are complex and challenging and the employee has a high need to excel?

achievement oriented behaviors

Which ONE of the following is an accurate description of Paternalism/maternalism?

benevolent dictator

_________style best describes a leader who emphasizes communication with followers in both achieving goals as well as meeting social needs?

coaching style

A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met with little or no concern for results is displaying which type of leadership according to the Leadership Grid?

country club behaviors

Which ONE of the following is the primary purpose of the behavioral approach?

describe leader behaviors

Which needs increases as the followers' perception of their own ability and competence increases, according to Path-Goal Theory?

directive leadership goes down

What are the central reasons a leader must do in a particular situation to adjust leadership styles according to the situational approach to leadership?

followers' skills and motivation vary over time

Relationship behaviors are one of two types of behaviors in the behavioral approach and relationship behaviors accomplish which ONE of the following?

help group members feel comfortable with one another

Which ONE of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?

initiating structure

What element of another leadership model is similar to directive leadership behavior in path-goal theory?

initiating structure in the Ohio State studies

Which ONE best describes the reason situational leadership is so practical for managers to use?

it is straightforward

What are the three main components in path-goal theory?

leader style, follower characteristics, and work setting

Leaders need to help followers be effective by providing what missing elements, according to Path-goal theory?

leaders should provide followers what is missing in the followers' environment

Path-goal theory suggests that leaders should respond to autonomous group members with unstructured tasks with what type of style?

participative style

Which ONE of the following is a strength of the situational leadership approach?

perceived as a useful model of leadership training and development

Which ONE of the following is a key strength of path-goal theory?

practical nature

Leaders evaluate the competence and commitment of followers in which leadership theory?

situational

The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in which ONE of the following situations?

small groups

What behaviors is a leader using who gives recognition and social support to followers?

supporting behaviors

Which leadership style in path-goal theory would help someone the most who is doing a task the person finds boring and unchallening?

supportive behaviors

The path-goal leader adjusts his or her leadership style to what TWO items?

the characteristics of followers and the organizational setting

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of the situational approach?

the situational leadership approach is heuristic

Which ONE point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership?

there is no best style

Which study analyzed questionnaires taken by followers as they described their leader behaviors?

Ohio State studies

Which of the following statements is most accurate about research to validate path-goal theory?

Path-goal theory has been repeatedly validated in the academic community.

Which ONE of the following statements about Situational Leadership II (SLII) is accurate?

Situational Leadership II is prescriptive