Quiz 3

Task-oriented leaders behavior

Leader behaviors that primarily intend tonsure that people, equipment, and other resources are used in an efficient way are BEST described as ____

Pressure

Which of the following is characterized as a "hard" influence tactic?

Satisfy the person's need for affiliation

Which of the following would be an individual function of a group (as opposed to an organizational function)?

Inspirational appeal

You are part of a group who meets every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. You are all expected to come to the meeting prepared and ready to discuss your progress over the last week. All members understand and agree to these behaviors. What are these behaviors an example of?

Group roles

___ are a set of expected behaviors for a particular position.

Strategic knowledge workers

____ are employees who have unique skills that are linked directly to company's strategy

Referent power

____ power is increased when coworkers and subordinated like, respect, admire, and generally look up to a manager as a good role model

Expert power

____ power is power that is based on special knowledge, skills, and expertise that the leader possesses

leadership prototype

A mental representation of the traits and behaviors that people believe are possessed by leaders is known as a _______

Team

A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable is best described as ____

Differentiation

AllTooWell Inc. is an online electronics retailer selling laptops and tablets. The company is known for its unique approach to customer support, which is known for going above and beyond in satisfying customer complaints and issues. What kind of strategy is AllTooWell using?

Norm

An attitude, opinion, feeling, or action shared by two or more people that guides behavior is called a ____

Core employees

Employees with skills to perform a job that are valuable but not unique or difficult to replace are known as ____

Social loafing

Ever since Anne's marketing team merged with another department and doubled in size, she noticed that many team members started putting in less effort than before. This is an example of ____

Low cost strategy

If a company focuses on creating value by reducing their costs, what type of strategy are they using?

Low-cost

If a company focuses on creating value by reducing their costs, what type of strategy are they using?

Expert power, referent power, and positive legitimate power

If the goal is to foster commitment (rather than merely compliance), which group of the bases of power is more likely to foster commitment?

Complementary/alliance partners

Individuals and groups with unique skills but whose skills are not directly related to a company's core strategy are known as ____

"What are we trying to accomplish and how fast can we do it?"

Marilla is performing a task role in her work group. Which of the following is something she might say?

Ingration

Mark has found that if he uses praise and flattery to get his subordinated in a good mood, and is generally helpful and friendly to his subordinates, he has a much easier time influencing their behavior. This is an example of which influence tactic?

Initiating structure

One effective task-oriented leader behavior is ________, which includes efforts aimed at defining and organizing work relationships and roles; establishing clear patterns of organization, communication, and ways of getting things done.

True

One way to define power is the discretion and means to enforce your will over others

Taking a passive approach to let employees figure things out on their own

Path-goal theory says that effective leaders help employees with goal accomplishments. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that they do this?

Storming

Taylor takes over as CEO of Holy Ground, a company on the verge of bankruptcy. She institutes radical changes and eliminates 35% of the positions. Even after this, the remaining employees resist her ideas. This represents the _____ stage; it is a time of testing.

Structural empowerment

This type of empowerment involves transferring authority and responsibilities to employees through job design and job characteristics

Inspritational appeal

This type of influence tactic is meant to build enthusiasm by appealing to others' emotions, ideals, or values

Passive leadership behavior

This type of leadership represents a general failure to take responsibility for the actions and results of the employee's you manage.

Individual: satisfy the person's need for attention

What are the individual functions (vs organizational functions) of being a memeber of a group?

Resist, comply, and commit

What are the three possible individual reactions when someone attempts to exercise their power over someone else?

Punctuated equilibrium model

What group theory states that groups do not necessarily progress through specific stages, but rather have periods of stable functioning punctuated by periods of instabiity that lead to new norms of functioning?

Tuckman's model

What group theory states that groups progress through 5 stages (forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning)?

Increase Identifiability, minimize free riding, set goals, or increase involvement

What is one way to effectively reduce social loafing?

Legitimate power

What type of power is based onone's formal job title or position in an organization

Psychological empowerment

When employees feel a sense of meaning, competence, self-determination and impact at work, they are said to be experiencing ____

Narcissim, machiavelliani, psychopathy

When hiring or promoting individuals into leadership positions, it is important to avoid individuals with undersirable pesonality traits, including the Dark Triad, Name the 3 Dark Triad traits.

Transformational

Which behavior leadership style is characterized by inspirational motivation, idealized influence, individualized consideration, and intellectual stimulation?

Fielder's Contingency Model

Which leadership theory/approach is based on the premise that a leader's effectiveness is contingent on the extent to which a leader's style fits or matches characteristics of the situation at hand?