Chapter 14
A manager who says "because I am the boss, you must do what I ask" is relying on __________ power. reward expert legitimate referent
legitimate
According to path-goal theorists, which leadership style is a manager moving towards when treating group members as equals and being friendly and approachable? Achievement-oriented leadership Directive leadership Participative leadership All of these are correct. Supportive leadership
Supportive leadership
When a manager says, "If you don't do what I want, I'll punish you," they are utilizing _____ power. reward legitimate expert leadership coercive
coercive
House's __________ theory of leadership says that successful leaders find ways to add value to leadership situations. path-goal transformational trait life-cycle
path-goal
When a leader assumes that others will do as she asks because they want to positively identify with her, she is relying on __________ power to influence their behavior. reward expert legitimate referent
referent
The personal traits now considered important for managerial success include __________. gender height self-confidence age
self-confidence
A leader who __________ would be described as achievement-oriented in the path-goal theory. sets challenging goals for others gives directions and monitors results builds commitment through participation works hard to achieve high performance
sets challenging goals for others
Vision, charisma, integrity, and symbolism are all on the list of attributes typically associated with __________ leaders. Entry field with correct answer informal transactional transformational contingency
transformational
The characteristics of __________ help them to clearly frame moral dilemmas, transparently respond to them, and serve as ethical role models. authentic leaders good old-fashioned leaders charismatic leaders transactional leaders transformational leaders
Authentic
What do we call the process through which managers enable and help others gain power and achieve influence within the organization? Entry field with correct answer Empowerment Vision Coercion Power Emotional intelligence
Empowerment
A leader whose actions indicate an attitude of "do as you want, and don't bother me" would be described as having a(n) __________ leadership style. country club laissez-faire autocratic democratic
laissez-faire
According to the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, leaders who emphasize shared ideas and where followers are able, unwilling, and insecure are exhibiting the _____ leadership style. participating selling delegating autocratic telling
participating
What type of leadership exhibits a high level of self-awareness and understanding of his or her personal values, is perceived as genuine, gains the respect of followers, and develops a capacity to serve as positive role models? Servant leadership Moral leadership Authentic leadership Drucker's "old fashioned" leadership Transactional leadership
Authentic leadership
Which basis of power is described as "the capacity to influence other people because of specialized knowledge?" Referent power Reward power Coercive power Legitimate power Expert power
Expert Power
__________ leadership model suggests that leadership style is strongly anchored in personality and therefore hard to change. Trait Fiedler's Transformational Blake and Mouton's
Fiedler's
When a leader is honest, credible, and consistent in putting values into action, he/she is described as having which of the following? Reward power Immoral leader Emotional intelligence Integrity Amoral leader
Integrity
The pattern of behaviors described for female leaders has been called _____leadership. moral interactive task authentic relationship
Interactive
Which basis of power is described as "the capacity to influence people by virtue of formal authority, or the rights of office?" Expert power Reward power Coercive power Referent power Legitimate power
Legitimate power
_____ are factors in the work setting that direct work efforts without the involvement of a leader. Contingency models Substitutes for leadership Path-goal theories Behavior factors Leadership behaviors
Substitutes for leadership
Someone with a clear sense of the future and the actions needed to get there is considered a __________ leader. people-oriented task-oriented transactional visionary
Visionary
According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership model, employee readiness is determined by __________. Entry field with incorrect answer task, relationship, and decision-making ability of the followers. intelligence, ability, and motivation of the followers. ability, willingness, and confidence of the followers in performing required tasks. position power, task structure, and leader-member relations. motivation, desire, and control of the leader.
ability, willingness, and confidence of the followers in performing required tasks.
The critical contingency variable in the Hersey- Blanchard situational model of leadership is __________. Entry field with incorrect answer followers' maturity LPC task structure LMX
followers' maturity
According to the Blake and Mouton leadership grid, the most successful leader is one who acts with __________. low job stress and high task goals high emotional intelligence and high integrity high initiating structure and low consideration high concern for task and high concern for people
high concern for task and high concern for people
According to leader behavior research, a manager who acts warm and supportive toward followers, maintains good social relations with them, respects their feelings, is sensitive to their needs, and shows trust in them has __________. high in concern for task, low in concern for people. high in concern for task. low in concern for people. low in concern for task. high in concern for people.
high in concern for people.
The interactive leadership style, sometimes associated with women, is characterized by __________. emphasis on position power inclusion and information sharing use of rewards and punishments command and control
inclusion and information sharing
Someone with a clear sense of the future and the actions needed to get there is considered a __________ leader. people-oriented task-oriented transactional visionary
position, personal
In Fiedler's contingency model, both highly favorable and highly unfavorable leadership situations are best dealt with by a __________ leader. task-motivated participative relationship-motivated aissez-faire
task-motivated
In the leader-behavior approaches to leadership, someone who does a very good job of planning work, setting standards, and monitoring results would be considered a(n) __________ leader. employee-centered control-oriented task-oriented achievement-oriented
task-oriented
In the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, the _____ style works best at the extreme of low readiness, where followers are unable and unwilling or insecure. telling participating selling leading delegating
telling