LEADERSHIP CH. 4

Leadership is not a matter of traits, but behaviors that can be learned.

"I'Il never be a leader!" Emily moaned. "I just don't have the right personality type!" Which of the following strengths of the behavioral approach could counter Emily's assertion? It recognizes that leadership falls into two main behavior types. Leadership is not a matter of traits, but behaviors that can be learned. The approach is not heuristic, but provides a general map of leadership. The approach has been empirically validated.

impoverished

Forrest is neglectful and apathetic about his role as a company leader. He makes no attempt to connect personally with the employees, and he puts forth minimum effort to complete tasks on time. Which of the following management styles best describes Forrest's style? team management impoverished management country-club management authority-compliance management

true

Grid seminars help to find and modify ineffective leadership behaviors. True False

consideration

If a leader works to build trust and respect among followers, they are exhibiting the Ohio State studies leader behavior known as initiating structure task orientation consideration production orientation

team management

The Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid management style assigned to a leader who cares a lot about results as well as their followers would be impoverished management country-club management middle-of-the-road management team management

false

The behavioral approach asserts that actions occur on a task level and organizational level. True False

The behavioral approach fails to produce consistent results.

A company has started using the behavioral approach to help them design and implement employee assessments that identify leader behaviors. Why would the company's new methods fail to predict successful leaders for them? People cannot be categorized adequately by the behavioral approach. The behavioral approach only identifies the top 10 leader behaviors. The behavioral approach fails to produce consistent results. Assessments have proven to be ineffective in determining leader behaviors.

False

A company manager has decided to utilize the behavioral approach to assess his leader behaviors and determine a plan for improvement. This wil be a successful way to use the behavioral approach because it can help him determine how he can be more effective. True False

to make use of a tool like the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid that provides feedback on leadership style

A human resources specialist is looking for the best way to integrate the behavioral approach into her leadership training seminars. Which of the following would be the most useful approach? to develop a curriculum that shows how to have a team focus to make use of a tool like the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid that provides feedback on leadership to explain that success is dependent on a relationship-oriented style to explain that all leaders should focus as much possible on task orientation

shifts from the trait perspective to a perspective that leadership can be learned

A key strength of the behavioral approach is that it provides a list of 10 major leadership behaviors to guide employers in leader selection revealed that leadership clustered into either task orientation or organization orientation provides a narrow focus for highlighting particular areas of improvement shifts from the trait perspective to a perspective that leadership can be learned

task orientation

As department manager, Manet insists on a tidy work space to maximize efficiency and frequently checks to make certain that sufficient progress is being made toward organization goals. Manet is focused on task orientation relationship orientation O social orientation behavior orientation

The behavioral approach does not take cultural differences into account.

Chad has a strong team leadership style (Blake and Mouton 9,9) and has done very well in his organization. However, after being transferred to the Beijing office, his results began to suffer. Which criticism of the behavioral approach might apply to Chad's situation? The behavioral approach does not take cultural differences into account. Leadership effect is overestimated. The research is not predictive of performance outcomes. Development of the model relied too heavily on follower input.

false

Country-club management describes a leadership style in which minimal effort is given to completing tasks or connecting with followers. True False

task and relationship

Multiple studies have validated the idea that leadership behaviors cluster into which two categories? initiating structure and production orientation concern for production and concern for results task and relationship consideration and employee orientation

employee orientation

One main type of leader behaviors from the University of Michigan studies focused on workers as people, giving attention to their individual needs. This cluster of behaviors is known as production orientation employee orientation initiating structure task orientation

false

One strength of the Blake and Mouton approach is that it advocates adjusting leadership style based on the situation. True False

false

Opportunistic leaders are those who are consistently seeking opportunities to help the organization thrive. True False

False

Researchers have found that leadership is made up of two behavior types: task behaviors and organizational support behaviors. True False

It provides leaders a reflection of their leadership behaviors.

Which of the following statements best describes the practical application of the behavioral approach? It explains how personality can shape leadership style. It provides leaders a reflection of their leadership behaviors. It provides models of good leaders to emulate. It helps leaders become aware of their strongest leadership traits.

doesn't take context into account

The behavioral approach hasn't found a universal style of effective leadership because it hasn't been sufficiently studied doesn't recognize the important of leadership behaviors beyond task and relationship doesn't take context into account is too broad and generic in its definitions

true

The behavioral approach provides a general means of evaluating the behaviors of leaders. True False

false

The inconsistencies of the behavioral approach have led to its application outside of leadership and development programs but not within them. True False

true

The paternalistic leadership style has been shown to be effective in Turkey. True False

Which leadership behaviors are most effective is often situation dependent.

Why does the behavioral approach not advocate a particular leadership style? Most emphasis should be placed on follower conformity. It is too difficult for most leaders to shift their dominant style. Organizations are too resistant to change. Which leadership behaviors are most effective is often situation dependent.