Exam 4 Review

Charisma is an essential quality that leaders must possess to achieve high levels of employee performance.

False

Charisma is the ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible, attractive vision of the future for any organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves on the present.

False

Cognitive theories are leadership theories that identified behaviors that differentiated effective leaders from ineffective leaders.

False

Derek heads a team of ten research analysts in Deutsche Bank. Even though he is least impressed with Cara among all his subordinates, when asked about her work he chose to focus on her strengths rather than her weaknesses. Derek can be described as a task-oriented leader.

False

Effective leaders do not need a high degree of knowledge about the company, industry, and technical matters.

False

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership style proposed that effectiveness depends on the ability and willingness of the subordinates.

False

People working for charismatic leaders are motivated to exert extra work effort and express lower satisfaction.

False

Alex was classified as an achievement oriented leader by his team. Which of the following would describe Alex's leadership style best?

He sets challenging goals and expects subordinates to perform at their highest level.

Despite the best efforts of researchers, it proved impossible to identify one set of traits that would always differentiate leaders from nonleaders.

True

The managerial grid only provides a framework for conceptualizing leadership style.

True

Eddie generally lets subordinates know what's expected of them, schedules work to be done, and gives specific guidance on how to accomplish tasks. He would be termed a(n) ________ leader.

directive

One general conclusion that surfaces from leadership research is that ________.

effective leaders do not use any specific style

Why are more and more companies empowering nonmanagerial employees?

Managers must cope with increased work demands.

Which leadership theory believes that a leader's job is to assist followers in attaining their goals and to ensure that their goals are compatible with the goals of the group or organization?

Path-Goal Theory

Connie sees her role as someone who provides direction and resources for her team then gets out of their way and lets them do their work however they think best. Connie uses the ________ style of leadership.

laissez-faire

Evidence indicates that transformational leadership is strongly correlated with ________.

lower turnover rates and higher levels of productivity and creativity

Barbara solicits input from her subordinates before making decisions that will affect them. She often praises them for good work and gently offers suggestions to improve their performance. Barbara uses the ________ style of leadership.

participative

Don has been on the job only a few days. He still has a lot to learn but pays close attention whenever his job coach gives him tips. The best style for the job coach to use is ________.

selling

Chuck manages the front-end crew at a fast food restaurant. For most of his crew, this is their first job so they have very few job skills but also seem reluctant to perform. In this situation, Chuck should use the ________ style.

telling

Trait theory ignores ________.

the interactions of leaders and their group members as well as situational factors