Man 4701 - chapter 15
Subordinate-centered
In the Tannenbaum and Schmidt leadership continuum, managers displaying leadership behaviors that are more democratic are known as which of the following?
job-centered behavior
John is a manager who exhibits many workplace behaviors focused on how well subordinates perform their jobs. In the leader behaviors identified in the Michigan studies, these types of behaviors are known as _______.
forces in the manager
Rachel is giving her employees significant input into a decision because she is confident they can succeed and have relevant skills. According to the Tannenbaum and Schmidt leadership continuum, this best fits with which type of forces that determine leadership behavior in making decisions?
task structure
Rhonda is a leader who has a leadership style where she is skilled at clearly outlining goals and what needs to be done. This fits with the Fiedler's Contingency theory factor of _______.
Authentic
Samantha uses her moral beliefs to make decisions and shares her values with others. She is demonstrating which type of leadership?
Level 5
Taylor is the CEO of a large corporation. She is very modest about her accomplishments and is committed to building the long-term success of her company. She is demonstrating which type of leadership?
job-centered; employee-centered
The leadership studies conducted at the University of Michigan identified two basic types of leader behavior: _________ behavior and _______ behavior.
moral courage
The strength to take actions that are consistent with moral beliefs despite pressures, either inside or outside of the organization, to do otherwise is known as ______________.
Vroom-Yetton-Jago model
What theory of leadership is based on two important premises: organizational decisions should be of high quality and subordinates should accept and be committed to organizational decisions that are made?
The Vroom-Yetton-ago model
Which leadership theory focuses on how much participation to allow subordinates in the decision-making process?
Trait Approach
Which leadership theory or approach is based on the assumption that a good leader is born, not made?
Authentic leadership
Which of the following involves leaders who are acutely aware of their own and others' moral perspectives and who are confident, hopeful, optimistic, resilient, and of high moral character?
The manager shows by example what constitutes appropriate behavior.
Which of the following is NOT a leadership behavior according to the Tannenbaum and Schmidt leadership continuum?
Directive behavior
Which of the following is one of the primary types of leader behavior according to the path-goal theory of leadership?
Situational Leadership
Which of the following suggests that, because each instance of leadership is different, it requires a unique combination of leaders, followers, and behaviors?
Servant leadership
Which of these describes a method in which leaders view helping followers in their quests to satisfy personal needs, aspirations, and interests as their main priority?
Managing is broader in scope than leading.
Which statement about management and leadership is most likely TRUE?
Pygmalion effect
Which term describes an occurrence in which the more leaders believe their subordinates can achieve, the more they do achieve?
Leadership
Which term describes the practice of guiding the behavior of others toward the accomplishments of an objective?
Enthusiasm for people
Zack tries to see the good in all of his subordinates. This is an example of which characteristic of an effective coach?
structure; consideration
According to the Ohio State University studies, leader behavior falls into two main types: ______________ behavior and ______________ behavior. A.
Trait approach
Early leadership research that assumed a good leader is born, not made, is known as the _______.
Listening closely
Jason always tries to discover the facts in what is said and the feelings and emotions behind what is said. Jason is exhibiting which of these coaching leader behaviors?
coaching
Leadership that educates followers on how to meet the special organizational challenges they face is known as _________.
She promotes learning for all organization members
Marla is a transformational leader in the logistics company she works for. Which leader behavior below best supports the idea she is a transformational leader?
leader flexibility
The notion that effective leaders must change their leadership styles as they come across different situations is known as ________.
Leadership
The process of directing the behavior of others toward the accomplishment of an objective is known as which of the following?
coaching
The ___________ leader identifies inappropriate behavior in followers and suggests how they might correct that behavior.
A rising trend among organizations to compete in the global business arena
What is the primary reason that managers in the future will be challenged with changing their organizations?
manager; leader
Whereas a _______ ensures completion of tasks, a _______ cares about and focuses on the people who do the job.
leader-member relations, task structure, position power
According to Fred Fielder's contingency theory of leadership, there are three primary factors that should be considered when moving leaders into situations appropriate for their leadership styles: __________, __________, and __________.
servant
Gary works hard to help his followers reach their dreams and aspirations. He is a(n) ______________ leader.
Directing
If John is able to get his employees to act in a certain manner, and follow a new course of action in his department, it is an example of _________.
Structure behavior and consideration behavior Your answer is correct.
The OSU studies concluded there were two main types of leader behavior. They are known as which of the following?
situational approach
The idea that each instance of leadership is different and requires a unique set of leaders, followers, and leadership situations is known as the ______________.
Behavioral
Which of these issues is primarily emphasized in leading?
Transformational
Which type of leadership inspires organizational success by profoundly affecting followers' beliefs in what an organization should be, as well as their values, such as justice and integrity?
Life cycle theory
Which leadership approach takes into account follower maturity, leader task behavior, and leader relationship behavior?
Level 5 leadership
_________ combines personal humility with an intense will to build long-range organizational success.
The level of confidence in subordinates
According to Tannenbaum and Schmidt, which of the following is a force in a manager that influences his/her determination of which leadership behavior to use in making decisions?
Empathy
Being willing to listen and trying to understand another person's point of view exemplifies which characteristic of an effective coach?
Empowers employees to act on visions creatively
A successful coaching leader is characterized by many different kinds of behavior. Which of the following is NOT one of these behaviors?
CI
According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago Model, when a manager shares the situation with individual subordinates and asks for information and evaluation, subordinates do not meet as a group, and the manager alone makes the decision, the decision style is said to be ________.
Having concern for workers as people.
Blair Service wants its managers to be leaders. Which of the following behaviors best fits with being a leader versus being a manager?
Noncompetitiveness with team members
Coach Smith tries to drill into her athletes that the team wins and loses together. There are no individual players, only the team. She is demonstrating which characteristic of an effective coach?