Leadership Chapter 1

Group theory, relationships, and leader effectiveness were three themes that dominated leadership research in which decade?

1950s

My boss really does not understand the technical aspects of the job my group is trying to complete. I understand the intricacies of the project, and my team members come to me with all of their questions. What has happened in this work setting?

I have emerged as the team leader

. ______ argued that the major activities of management and leadership are played out differently; but both are essential to an organization

Kotter

______ argued that leaders and managers are distinct; they are different types of people.

Zaleznik

Information power is ______.

derived from possessing knowledge that others want or need

The statement "She/he is born to be a leader" suggests a ______.

trait definition of leadership

Your parents and older siblings are all successful elected officials. After graduation, it is suggested by many that you should seek office and, in turn, they offer you their support. Which best describes the leadership approach being demonstrated by your supporters?

trait perspective

In their discussion about management and leadership, Bennis and Nanus said that leaders ______.

"do the right thing"

Scholarly research and popular work on the nature of leadership exploded in this decade.

1980s

Hitler's reign is not considered a form of leadership because ______.

Hitler used coercion, which runs counter to the idea of working with followers

Often leadership occurs within a context where one individual influences a group of others to accomplish goals. Which best describes this component of leadership?

Leadership occurs in groups

In the book's discussion of leadership, power is described as ______.

a relational concern for both leaders and followers

Writing about and researching leadership is ______.

a universally appealing topic

Coercing someone means to influence them ______.

against their will

The primary functions of leadership are ______.

aligning, visioning, inspiring

Which of the following is not one of the classifications for a definition of leadership?

an artistic process

The group thinks that Dawn is influential even though Dawn has no formal position of authority. Dawn can be described as ______.

an emergent leader

Social identity theory would suggest leadership emergence occurs when ______.

an individual becomes most like the group prototype

The origins of the study of leadership can be traced back to ______.

ancient Greeks

You and your co-workers are struggling to learn a new software program at work, and you are on a tight deadline to get a report to a major client when your boss decides to step in. Which of the following uses of power by your boss would run counter to the common goals at work?

announcing that anyone who is not proficient by Friday will be replaced

A process view of leadership means that ______.

anyone can learn leadership and emerge as a leader

Leadership and management ______.

are both needed in organizations

In which way will leadership and power be approached in upcoming chapters?

as a relational concern for both leaders and followers

The dean of the college appointed you to chair the student advisory committee. In this case, you are an ______.

assigned leader

Some positive communication behaviors that account for successful leader emergence are ______.

being informed, initiating new ideas

According to Kotter, management is about seeking stability, and leadership is about seeking ______.

change

On the way to track practice you get pulled over for speeding. When you arrive to practice late, the coach makes you run laps. This is an example of ______.

coercive power

As captain of the soccer team, your primary concern is winning games and maintaining the strength of the team. Your players couldn't care less about teamwork and just want to win. Which component of leadership would you recommend the leader focus on?

common goals

Which part of the leadership definition offered in the textbook gives leadership its ethical tone?

common goals

I can emerge as the leader in my group project by ______.

communicating and listening well with group members

When contemporary leadership researchers analyze conversations between leaders and subordinates in a workplace, they are using which approach in their studies?

discursive approach

In the first few decades of the 20th century, leadership definitions centered on the notion of ______.

domination

Fisher associates all of the following positive communication behaviors with emergent leadership, except ______.

establishing roles

The faculty member on your study abroad trip to Costa Rica has traveled there many times and is quite knowledgeable about the country and places you visited. She gave you guidance about the country, local culture, and safety issues while you were interning with the local farmers. The faculty member was using ______.

expert power

Simonet and Tett (2012) found that management is distinct from leadership by its focus on ______.

extrinsic motivation

The leader is at the core of group change and activity, representing the backbone of the group or organization. Leadership is viewed as ______.

focus of group processes

The emerging approach known as servant leadership ______.

focuses on followers needs

Who is responsible for the leadership process

followers and leaders

One of the most contemporary approaches to studying leadership is the focus on ______.

followership

The essential ingredient in leadership is ______.

influence

Coercive leadership is not considered ideal leadership as defined in this text because ______.

influence in leadership includes followers and leaders working toward a common goal

To coerce means to ______.

influence others to do something against their will

Which type of power have people used in recent years to level the playing field among leaders and followers?

information

Jeffrey is the chief financial officer of an established marketing firm. He recently learned that the company is going to try to merge with a new firm. He shares this potential merger with only a few of his mid-level managers he trusts. Jeffrey has ______.

information and legitimate power

Coercive leadership ______.

is forcing followers to engage in extreme behaviors

According to Hogg's research on leadership and social identity theory, a person is most likely to emerge as a leader in a group when she/he ______.

is recognized as being most similar to the group prototype

The "natural leader" trait definition of leadership ______.

is restricted to those with inborn talent, qualities, or characteristics

One key to emerging as a leader ______.

is to be perceived by others as likable and knowledgeable

Understanding the nature of leadership has proved to be quite the challenge for practitioners and researchers because ______.

it is a highly valued phenomenon that is very complex

Defining leadership as a process means ______.

it is a transactional event between leader and followers

Kellerman argues that in the last 40 years, there has been a shift in leadership power from ______.

leader dominated power to shared power with followers

The common goals element of the definition of leadership means ______.

leaders and followers have a mutual purpose

Differences between management and leadership include ______.

leaders are emotionally involved, whereas managers have low emotional involvement

Which of the following is most accurate about leaders and followers?

leaders have an ethical responsibility to followers

Simonet and Tett studied the difference between leadership and management. Which of the following best reflects their findings?

leadership involves creative thinking and comfort with ambiguity

The process definition of leadership implies ______.

leadership is reciprocal between leaders and followers

The trait definition of leadership suggests ______.

leadership occurs because of who the leader is

Leadership definitions have evolved during the 20th century in the following way: ______.

leadership research peaked in the 1980s

Non-leadership is ______.

leadership that is focused on individual goals

Chief executive officers of any company have ______.

legitimate power

. Arvid works at a new smoothie shop that has not yet made a profit. The boss tells Arvid and the other workers that whoever sells more than 30 smoothies during their daily shift will earn a bonus. Arvid's boss is primarily using what type of function?

management by developing an incentive program to solve a problem

You are trying to explain to your friend the difference between managers and leaders. You would be most accurate in saying ______.

managers maintain order and leaders seek change

Kotter suggested that management produces ______ and ______.

order and consistency

People in the organization like me because I know what I am doing and share knowledge with followers. I have ______.

personal power

What kind of power is given to a leader by her/his followers?

personal power

You really enjoy working for your boss and look up to her or him as a role model. You are more than willing to work hard for the organization because of your relationship with your boss. This is an example of ______.

personal power

The primary functions of management are ______.

planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling

Leadership is a phenomenon that takes place in the context of the interaction between leaders and followers. This viewpoint would suggest leadership is accessible by all ______.

process

The four key elements of the definition of leadership used in the text are ______.

process, influence, group, goal

The primary functions of management are ______.

producing order and consistency

Which of the following bases of power is considered personal power?

referent

Leaders' power to provide pay raises and promotions is ______.

reward

You are told you need to work weekends. Your supervisor gives you a pay raise in return. What type of power is your supervisor using?

reward

At work, you are on a team of people searching for a new CEO. Everyone agrees the new CEO needs to have excellent leadership skills, so your team starts writing the job description. Which phrase would you use in the job description to reflect your search for a leader?

searching for a change agent and creative thinker

Which of the following is a planning and budgeting management function?

setting timetables

Which way of classifying leadership involves capabilities to make leadership possible?

skills

Although there are clear differences between management and leadership, ______.

the two constructs overlap

Watson and Hoffman's study on leadership emergence with regard to gender-biased perceptions would suggest ______.

there continue to be barriers to women's emergence as leaders in some settings

After studying leadership for more than 100 years, scholars can agree on this one thing: ______.

there is still not a common definition of leadership for all contexts

Your coach thinks Daniel should be the team leader because Daniel is strong, confident, and intelligent. The coach is using which viewpoint of leadership?

trait