MGMT 5370 - Ch. 5

FACILITATE Decision Making Style

A leader defines the problem to be solved and the boundaries in which the decision must be made

DECIDE Decision Making Style

A leader makes the decision alone and either announces or sells it to the group

DELEGATE Decision Making Style

A leader permits the group to make the decision within prescribed limits

CONSULT Decision Making Style

A leader presents the problem to the group members individually/in a meeting, gathers their suggestions and then makes the decision

What attitude/behavior is recommended to successfully lead a business through crisis?

A leader should provide employees with opportunities to talk about what happened, such as hold group meetings to discuss the crisis and/or arrange for grief counseling

What leadership type is based on the belief that leaders are most effective when they make their behavior dependent on situational forces including group member characteristics?

Contingency approach to leadership

When deadlines are near the manager assigns tasks to his team due to when timelines are short, empowerment is less effective than delegation. What type of leadership is this?

Evidence-based

Situational Leadership II (SLII) by Keneth Blanchard

Explains how to match leadership style to the capabilities of group members on a given task. Designed to increase frequency and quality of conversations about performance/professional development to develop competence, commitment and reduce turnover.

Jeremy is a strong leader but considered intimidating and he believes his mgmt should place him as the leader of a team who needs task related guidance. Jeremy believes in what leadership theory?

Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership effectiveness

Fiedler's Contingency Theory

In situations of high or low control, leaders with task motivated style are more effective

What statement is true according to the leader-member exchange theory (LMX)?

Leaders are more likely to empower group members with which they have a high-quality exchange

Path-goal theory by Robert House

Manager should choose a leadership style that takes in account the characteristics of the group members and the demand of the tasks

Leader-member exchange theory (LMX)

Managers are more likely to act as servant leaders toward subordinates with whom they have high-quality exchanges

Karen's team is faced with new, stressful project and are unsure of themselves losing motivation. Karen takes steps to boost their morale as she is concerned about their well being. According to path-goal theory what style of leadership should she assume?

Supportive

Which action is the best accepted principle of crisis leadership?

Take decisive action to remedy the situation

A new manager is faced with the task of estimating the timeline for completion of a project. What action should he take to follow evidence-based leadership?

Use the methods that have proven to be effective in similar situations

Normative decision model

When development of group members is high priority, leader relies more on the group to make a decision even if the process is time consuming

According to the path-goal theory of leadership effectiveness, in which situations would an achievement-oriented style be most appropriate?

-When team members are motivated to succeed and assume responsibility -When leading team members who are working on ambiguous and non repetitive tasks

Vroom and Jago's 3 conclusions about the role of situations in leadership; these are geared to support the idea that leadership involves motivating others to work collaboratively

1 - Organizational effectiveness is affected by situation factors not under leader control 2 - Situations shape how leaders behave 3 - Situations influence the consequences of leader behavior

LPC Scale

Measures degree to which a leader describes favorably or unfavorably his or her LPC or employee with which they could work the least well