Leadership Management - Chapter 1 & 2

In perception, which term refers to the process of assigning underlying causes to behaviors?

Attribution

________ describe leadership situations and are used as vehicles for leadership discussions

Case studies

Which of the following involves confronting your beliefs, inviting others to challenge you, and working on personal blind spots?

Double-loop learning

What is a frequent lesson learned by both men and women from their career experiences?

Handling political situations

Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes, phone messages, and letters?

In-basket exercises

Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false?

Leaders accept the status quo; managers challenge it.

What best describes the leader-follower relationship?

Leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts.

Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management?

Leadership and management have both unique functions and an area of overlap

Which of the following is a conventional distinction that is made between managers and leaders?

Managers maintain, while leaders develop

Which of the following statement about leadership is most likely true?

Natural characteristics or talents can offer certain leadership advantages or disadvantages.

Which statement about followership styles is most likely true

Pragmatist followers tend to be mediocre performers

Which statement about the reflection component of the A-O-R model is most likely FALSE?

The importance of reflection in leadership development is rarely addressed by scholars.

What is Hollander's approach to leadership called?

Transactional

People who are observing an action are much more likely than the actor to make the fundamental attribution error. This is called

actor/observer difference

Schein's classic study of sex roles

demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles.

Ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as

independent

In leaderless group discussions, facilitators and observers rate participants and provide feedback about ________ skills.

interpersonal

The process by which an older and more experienced person helps to socialize and encourage younger organizational colleagues is called

mentoring

Leadership training programs for mid-level managers are LEAST likely to focus on improving ________ skills.

strategic planning

Leadership is most associated with

vision