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