Behavioral Approach

One strength of the Blake and Mouton approach is that it advocates adjusting leadership style based on the situation.

False

Opportunism refers to a leader who is constantly looking for new opportunities for the organization to succeed.

False

The inconsistencies of the behavioral approach have led to its application outside of leadership and development programs but not within them.

False

The paternalistic leadership style has been shown to be effective in Turkey.

True

Pam is frequently generous to her employees, but only because she thinks it will make them work harder and advance her career quicker. Which leadership style does Pam employ?

opportunistic management

Multiple studies have validated the idea that leadership behaviors cluster into which two categories?

task and relationship

Grid seminars help to find and modify ineffective leadership behaviors.

True

Country-club management describes a leadership style in which minimal effort is given to completing tasks or connecting with followers.

False

Researchers have found that leadership is made up of two behavior types: task behaviors and organizational support behaviors.

False

The behavioral approach asserts that actions occur on a task level and organizational level.

False

Which of the following statements best describes the practical application of the behavioral approach?

It provides leaders a reflection of their leadership behaviors.

"I'll never be a leader!" Emily moaned. "I just don't have the right personality type!" Which of the following strengths of the behavioral approach could counter Emily's assertion?

Leadership is not a matter of traits, but behaviors that can be learned.

Chad has a strong team leadership style (Blake and Mouton 9,9) and has done very well in his organization. However, after being transferred to the Beijing office, his results began to suffer. Which criticism of the behavioral approach might apply to Chad's situation?

The behavioral approach does not take cultural differences into account.

A company has started using the behavioral approach to help them design and implement employee assessments that identify leader behaviors. Why would the company's new methods fail to predict successful leaders for them?

The behavioral approach fails to produce consistent results.

A company manager has decided to utilize the behavioral approach to assess his leader behaviors and determine a plan for improvement. This wil be a successful way to use the behavioral approach because it can help him determine how he can be more effective.

True

Authority-compliance leadership is primarily focused on meeting goals and see people only as a means to that end.

True

Blake and Mouton found that most people have a dominant leadership grid style, and a backup style they use when the dominant style is not working.

True

The behavioral approach provides a general means of evaluating the behaviors of leaders.

True

Why does the behavioral approach not advocate a particular leadership style?

Which leadership behaviors are most effective is often situation dependent.

Results-oriented leaders who tend to ignore followers' personal needs are using ______.

authority-compliance management

Yvonne typically uses a country-club management style but switches to an authority-compliance management style when important deadlines approach. In Yvonne's case, the authority-compliance style is her ______.

backup style

Ruby has a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere in her shop. She is concerned with the well-being of her employees and doesn't pressure them to meet particular work goals. Which of the following management styles best describes her style?

country-club management

The behavioral approach hasn't found a universal style of effective leadership because it ______.

doesn't take context into account

One main type of leader behaviors from the University of Michigan studies focused on workers as people, giving attention to their individual needs. This cluster of behaviors is known as ______.

employee orientation

Forrest is neglectful and apathetic about his role as a company leader. He makes no attempt to connect personally with the employees, and he puts forth minimum effort to complete tasks on time. Which of the following management styles best describes Forrest's style?

impoverished management

Roy is moderately focused on devising and completing work goals and is reasonably concerned with keeping employee morale at satisfactory levels. Which of the following management styles best describes Roy's style?

middle-of-the-road management

A key strength of the behavioral approach is that it ______.

shifts from the trait perspective to a perspective that leadership can be learned

A human resources specialist is looking for the best way to integrate the behavioral approach into her leadership training seminars. Which of the following would be the most useful approach?

to make use of a tool like the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid that provides feedback on leadership style