mgnt chapter 15

Which of the following is not a contingency approach to leadership?

Blake and McCanse's Leadership Grid®

According to the Leadership Grid®, which of the following is a 1,9 management style?

Country club management

Ryan is a manager at Steve's Stoneworks, Inc. Hersey and Blanchard would consider most of Ryan's subordinates highly ready based on their ability to perform their jobs. Based on this, which of the following leadership styles is best for Ryan?

Delegating

The early research on leadership traits was referred to as the "__________" approach.

Great Man

__________ is the extent to which the leader is task-oriented and directs subordinate work activities toward goal attainment.

Initiating structure

Four approaches that are in tune with leadership for today's turbulent times are

Level 5 leadership, servant leadership, authentic leadership, and interactive leadership, which has been associated with women's style of leading.

Interactive leadership means that the leader favors a consensual and collaborative process, and influence derives from relationships rather than position power and formal authority.

a. True

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

a. servant

Which of the following is not a valid component of authentic leadership?

b. Isolates self from others

__________ leaders know and understand themselves, espouse and act consistent with higher-order ethical values, and empower and inspire others with their openness and authenticity

c. Authentic

At work, Sue Ellen favors a consensual and collaborative process, where influence derives from relationships rather than power position and formal authority. As such, she can best be viewed as which of the following types of leader

e. Interactive

In organizations, servant leaders operate on two levels

for the fulfillment of their subordinates' goals and needs and for the realization of the larger purpose or mission of their organization.

A primary distinction between management and leadership is that

management promotes stability and order within the existing organizational structure and systems.

The starting point for Fiedler's contingency theory is:

the extent to which the leader's style is task-oriented or relationship-oriented.

The distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader are known as:

traits.

All of the following are contemporary leadership approaches except:

Level 5 leadership. servant leadership. authentic leadership. progressive leadership. interactive leadership.

leadership

The ability to influence people toward the attainment of organizational goals.

A leader who works to fulfill followers' needs and goals, as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission, is called a servant leader.

True

Contingency approaches to leadership include the situational model based on the work of Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard, the leadership model developed by Fred Fiedler and his associates, and the substitutes-for-leadership concept

True

Leadership occurs among people, involves the use of influence, and is used to attain goals.

True

To become a Level 5 leader, Beth would have to hone which of the following personal characteristics?

a. Humility

__________ means being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful.

a. Humility

A transformational leader is a leader distinguished by a special ability to bring about innovation and change.

a. True

Authentic leadership refers to individuals who know and understand themselves, who espouse and act consistent with higher-order ethical values, and who empower others with their openness and authenticity.

a. True

Interactive leadership has been found to be associated with female leaders.

a. True

Researchers at The Ohio State University identified two major behaviors called consideration and initiating structure.

a. True

Generally, early research found __________ relationship between personal traits and leader success.

b. a weak

Marion is a great manager. He has the ability to get his subordinates to do more than they would normally do, and has a strong vision for the future and motivates his subordinates to help realize it. Which of the following type of leader best describes Marion?

c. Charismatic

A fire that ignites followers' energy and commitment, producing results above and beyond the call of duty" is used to describe which leadership characteristic?

Charisma

Vision is an important component of both __________ and __________ leadership.

charismatic; transformational

. Researchers at The Ohio State University identified two major behaviors they called __________ and __________.

consideration; initiating structure

A(n) __________ is a model of leadership that describes the relationship between leadership styles and specific situations.

contingency approach

Refers to the framework of systems, rules, and practices by which an organization ensures accountability, fairness, and transparency in its relationships with stakeholders.

corporate governance

Which of the following is a way to gain power?

Establishing a network of relationships Showing interest in learning about the organization and industry Showing initiative Having access to information All of these

Ricky is well loved by his coworkers 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 hierarchy of management capabilities?

e. Level 5: Level 5 executive

To use Fiedler's contingency theory, the first thing the leader should do is:

e. know whether he or she has a relationship- or task-oriented style.

Researchers at the University of Michigan found that the most effective supervisors were those who established high performance goals and displayed supportive behavior toward subordinates, which are referred to as __________ leaders.

employee-centered

Megan is a manager at Botell International. She is extremely mindful of her subordinates and respects their ideas and feelings. As a result, there is a high level of mutual trust between her and her subordinates. Megan can be described as:

high in consideration.

A contingency approach to leadership that links the leader's behavioral style with the readiness level of followers is called the __________.

situational model

A(n) __________ makes the leadership style unnecessary or redundant.

substitute for leadership

The text discusses Captain Michael Abrashoff and how he changed his traditional management style to a more "bossless" leadership style to transform the USS Benfold's crew of demoralized sailors into confident and inspired problem solvers to take the initiative. Some of Captain Abrashoff's methods for becoming less of a boss and more of a leader included all of the following except

taking both calculated and uncalculated risks.

Leadership means questioning the

tatus quo and being willing to take reasonable risks so that outdated, unproductive, or socially irresponsible norms can be replaced to meet new challenges.