Chapter 14 - Mgmt
The management theorist, Fred ____, believed that leaders could not change their leadership style to fit the situation
Fiedler
coercive power?
It seldom produces high performance if used excessively.
What is the process by which a person exerts influence over other people and inspires, motivates, and directs activities to help achieve group or organizational goals?
Leadership
Prominent contingency models of leadership include: _____, ____, ____
Path goal theory, leader substitute model, fiedlers contingency model
____ leadership behavior may be a good motivational tool when dealing with capable employees who are underperforming simply out of boredom. However, this type of leadership behavior is counter- productive when employees are already pushed to their limit
achievement oriented
transformational leadership theory emphasizes influencing followers through
being charismatic leader, intellectually stimulating, developmental consideration
Time is an enthusiastic, self- confident leader and is able to communicate his vision to all his subordinates. What type of leader is Tim ?
charismatic
Managers ability to punish others is their _____ power
coercive
Richard relies excessively on ____ power to manage his team. Some possible results of this include dangerous work conditions, mental abuse of his employees, workers being robbed of their dignity, and excessive levels of stress. As a result, Richard us unlikely to be effective and may lose his job
coercive
Behavior that indicates that a manager trusts, respects, and cares about subordinates is known as _____ behavior
consideration
the two basic kinds of leaders behavior that leaders engage to influence their subordinates are ____, and ____
consideration and initiating structure
Leaders with high emotional intelligence are able to instill ____ within their team
cooperation, trust
When the leader supports and encourages followers and helps them develop and grow on the job, the leader is going one step further than consideration behavior by engaging in ______ consideration
developmental
When subordinate are not sure how to complete assigned tasks, ____ leadership behaviors are beneficial
directive
Regarding being able to relate to and deal with employees, success is greatest for leaders with ____ intellingence
emotional
Jim wants his employees to improve quality, cut cost, be responsible for their outcomes, and have the authority to make decisions. Jim can accomplish this through ____, by which the knowledge, task, and decision- making responsibilities of employees are expanded.
empowerment
Leaders with emotional intelligence are most likely have the ability to ,
encourage creativity, develop a vision for the organization
A servant leader strives to ensure that ____,____,____.
followers needs are met, able to develop as individual, attention is paid to those well off
A key component of effective leadership is found in the power leaders have that enables them to ____
get them to act in a certain way and, influencing behaviors
Effective leaders take steps to ensure that they ____
have sufficient levels of each type of power, use the power they have in beneficial ways
Maxwell is a leader for a large organization. In order to influence his employee, Maxwell should engage in the leader behavior of consideration and ____
initiating structure
Samantha helps her employees become aware of problems and view them in new ways that are more consistent with her vision for the organization. Samantha is engaging in _____
intellectual stimulation
Fiedler's contingency model _
it asserts that effective leadership depends upon the characteristics of the leader and the situation.
____ power is the authority that a manager has by virtue of his or her position in an organization's hierarchy.
legitimate
The five sources of leadership power are:
legitimate, expert, coercive, reward, referent
____ are thought of as the organizational members who establish and implement organizational procedures and processes to ensure smooth functioning and are accountable for goal accomplishment. ____, on the other hand, develop the vision for the organization. They provide meaning and purpose for employees.
managers, leaders
Women leadership style tends to be more. ___
participative and less harsh
According to House's ____ theory, leaders should (1) identify the outcomes that their subordinates desire, (2) reward subordinates for high performances and meeting objectives, and (3) clarify the paths that subordinates can take that lead to the attainment of work goals
path goal
A contingency model, wherein leaders motivate subordinates by identifying their desired outcomes, rewarding them for high performance and the attainment of goals with the desired outcomes, and clarifying the paths leading to the attainment of work goals ____
path goal theory
Legitimate, coercive, reward, expert, and referent are the five sources of managerial ______
power
Leaders have ____ power as a result of subordinate and coworker respect, admiration, and loyalty.
referent
A leader who has a strong desire to work for the benefit of other is an ______ leader
servant
U.S. organizations tend to have a ____ profit orientation
short- term
Participative leadership behavior is especially helpful when ____ is needed
subordinate support of a decision
results of transformational leadership is
subordinates help the organization achieve its goals, motivated, and trust managers
A characteristic of a subordinate or of a situation or context that acts in place of the influence of a leader and makes leadership unnecessary is a leader ____
subsitute
____ behaviors and task- oriented behaviors, identified by Hershey and Blanchard, mirror consideration and initiating structure, respectively, which were first identified in the Ohio State studies.
supportive
According to the path- goal theory, which of the following are the four kinds of leadership behaviors that motivate subordinates?
supportive, participative, achievement oriented, directive
What is Fiedler's two basic leader styles?
task oriented, relationship oriented
According to Fiedler, which three of the following determine the favorability of a situation?
task structure, positioning power, leader member relations
According to the research, not only do men and women tend to exhibit similar leader behaviors but they also:
tend to be equally effective
what are two cultural factors that contribute to difference in leadership style?
time horizon, collectivism, individualism
Transformational leadership is useful ____
to all organization
The _____ model of leadership focused on identifying personal characteristics that cause effective leadership.
trait
James works to make sure his employees understand their value to the organization. James is exemplifying ____ leadership
transformational