Chapter 15 mgmt

Which of the following is the power coming from a formal management position in the organization?

Legitimate power

Which of the following refers to the highest level in a hierarchy of manager capabilities?

Level 5 leadership

Ricky is well loved by his co-workers at Axel Cable Inc. He is viewed as having a great deal of humility, often giving credit for successes to other members of his team. As such, Ricky would be placed in which category of the Level 5 leadership spectrum?

Level 5: Level 5 executive

_____ power comes from personal sources that are not as invested in the organization, such as personal interests, goals, and values.

Personal

All of the following are major approaches to leadership EXCEPT:

Progressive leadership.

_____ power is based in the ability of the leader to do such things as recommend promotions.

Reward

When leaders influence others through the exchange of benefits or favors, which influence tactic is being used?

Rule of reciprocity

Which of the following is consistent with initiating structure?

Task oriented behavior

According to the situational theory of Hersey and Blanchard, which of the following leader styles matches up best with low readiness subordinates?

Telling style

Recently, Beagle Boutique was attempting to hire a middle manager. They were looking for an intelligent, active, and creative individual. Which approach to leadership was Beagle using?

The trait approach

Which type of leader clarifies the role and task requirements of subordinates?

Transactional

Andy's subordinates say that they love working for Andy because he inspires them to not only believe in the organization but to believe in their own potential as well. Based on this example, Andy can best be described as what type of leader?

Transformational

One of Ruby's few flaws is that she does not consider possibilities beyond what she is told, accepting her supervisor's ideas without thinking. She can best be described as what type of thinker?

Uncritical

The recommended management style from the leadership grid is _____.

9,9

Which of the following is a passive, independent, critical thinker?

Alienated follower

_____ leaders know and understand themselves, act consistently with high order ethical values, and empower and inspire others.

Authentic

"A fire that ignites followers" is used to describe which leadership characteristic?

Charisma

Marion is a great manager and he has a number of special skills. In particular, Marion has the ability to get his subordinates to do more than would be normally expected. Which of the following terms best describes Marion?

Charismatic leader

Beth, a middle manager at Heather's Handbags, uses threats and punishments as ways of influencing the behavior of his subordinates. Which of the following sources of power is Beth relying on?

Coercive power

Which of the following is a follower who participates actively in the organization but does not use critical thinking skills?

Conformist

Which of the following is a model of leadership that describes the relationship between leadership styles and specific organizational situations?

Contingency approach

Researchers at the Ohio State University identified two major behaviors called:

consideration and initiating structure.

The Michigan researchers used the term _____ for leaders who established high performance goals and displayed supportive behavior toward subordinates.

employee-centered leaders

The less effective leaders, in the University of Michigan studies, were called:

job-centered leaders.

Peter has the ability to convince others to work toward organizational objectives. This ability is known as _____.

leadership

Referent power depends on the leader's:

personal characteristics.

All of the following are interpersonal influence tactics EXCEPT:

rely on the rule of demand.

A(n)_____ leader works to fulfill subordinated needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission.

servant

All of the following are leadership qualities EXCEPT:

structured.

A _____ is a situational variable that makes a leadership style unnecessary or redundant.

substitute

The distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader are known as:

traits

The _____ leader is distinguished by his/her ability to bring about organizational change.

transformational

According to research, _____ typically score higher on social and emotional skills.

women