BUS 255 Chap 6

_____ leadership theories make the assumption that there are distinctive leadership styles that are consistently used by effective leaders. Behavioral Situational Contingency Normative

Behavioral

The ______ ______identifies seven leadership styles based on the use of boss-centered versus employee-centered leadership.

Blank 1: leadership Blank 2: continuum

Match the dimensions of trust (in the left column) with the tips to develop them (in the right column).

Competence matches Choice One should always be conscientious. Openness matches Choice One should risk self-disclosure.

True or false: According to two-dimensional leadership models, the two distinct leadership dimensions are employee-centered and organization-centered.

False

Leaders who are most likely to have the skill to motivate employees to perform challenging goals are _____ leaders. situational transactional normative charismatic

charismatic

The _____ style involves high-directive-high-supportive behavior and is appropriate when interacting with moderate-capability employees. participative consultative autocratic laissez-faire

consultative

A supervisor who uses the consultative style is most likely to _____.

guide employees by describing how the task should be done

The theory that assumes that there are distinctive physical and psychological characteristics accounting for leadership effectiveness is known as _____ theory. normative leadership contingency leadership situational leadership leadership trait

leadership trait

Which of the following statements is true of leadership? It is the same as the process of management. It is independent of career success. It involves a social influencing process. It is unlikely to influence employee behavior.

It involves a social influencing process.

Which of the following is true of leadership? It is not related to the concept of management. An individual cannot be a manager without being a true leader. It is often critical to management success. Controlling is a more crucial business skill than leadership.

It is often critical to management success.

In the context of Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard's situational leadership model, match the leadership style (in the left column) with the maturity level of followers (in the right column). Telling Selling Participating Delegating Low Moderate to low High Moderate to high

Telling matches Choice Low Selling matches Choice Moderate to low Participating matches Choice Moderate to high Delegating matches Choice High

Identify the leadership styles that were identified by Victor Vroom based on the level of participation in decisions by the followers. (Check all that apply.) Delegate Motivate Facilitate Decide Control Consult individually Consult group

Delegate Facilitate Decide Consult individually Consult group

Identify a feature of leadership. Management and leadership are similar concepts. It can be displayed by anyone in an organization. Planning is a far more crucial business skill than leadership. It is the job of the manager alone to lead and motivate employees.

It can be displayed by anyone in an organization.

Which of the following is true of leadership? An individual cannot be a manager without being a true leader. It is often critical to management success. It is not related to the concept of management. Controlling is a more crucial business skill than leadership.

It is often critical to management success.

In the context of cultural differences in leadership styles, match the cultures (in the left column) with the descriptions of leadership styles (in the right column).

Korean culture matches Choice People in leadership positions are expected to be paternalistic toward employees. Japanese culture matches Choice Managers are expected to speak infrequently and to be humble. Scandinavian culture matches Choice Public, individual praise coming from managers tend to embarrass, rather than motivate, employees.

_____ leadership is called shared leadership because the leader shares joint decision making and influence by ensuring that team members engage in the implementation of management functions. Autocratic Participative Authentic Bureaucratic

Participative

Match the major leadership styles identified by the Leadership Grid (in the left column) with their descriptions

The impoverished manager matches Choice The leader has a low concern for both people and production. The sweatshop manager matches Choice The leader shows a high concern for production but has a low concern for individuals. The country club manager matches Choice The leader has a high concern for individuals and a low concern for production. The organized-person manager matches Choice The leader has a balanced, medium concern for both individuals and production. The team manager matches Choice The leader has a high concern for both people and production.

According to the Leadership Grid, the leader who is most likely to work for optimum performance and employee contentment is the _____ manager. team country club impoverished sweatshop Need help? Review these concept r

team

When a supervisor interacts with employees, the supervisor is said to be exhibiting directive behavior if he or she _____. tells employees how to perform a task helps employees make their own decisions actively listens to employee views focuses on encouraging and motivating behavior

tells employees how to perform a task

The ______ _______ is Robert Blake and Jane Mouton's model identifying the ideal leadership style as having a high concern for both production and people.

Blank 1: Leadership or Managerial Blank 2: Grid

______leadership theory, developed by Victor Vroom and Phillip Yetton, is a decision-tree model that enables the user to select from five leadership styles the one that is appropriate for the situation.

Blank 1: Normative

__________ _________ developed by Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard, is a model for selecting from four leadership styles the one that matches the employees' maturity level in a given situation.

Blank 1: Situational Blank 2: leadership

Fred Fiedler's_______ leadership theory is used to determine whether a person's leadership style is task- or relationship-oriented and if the situation matches the leader's style.

Blank 1: contingency

Which of the following is true of the autocratic supervisory style? It is appropriate when interacting with moderate-capability employees. It involves high-directive-high-supportive behavior. Supervisors make decisions with input from employees. Supervisors normally provide comprehensive instructions.

Supervisors normally provide comprehensive instructions.

Behavioral leadership theories make the assumption that _____. the appropriate leadership behavior varies from situation to situation good leadership is established on behavior leaders are born, not made physical characteristics account for leadership effectiveness

good leadership is established on behavior

The type of leader who is most likely to do the bare minimum is the _____ manager. organized-person country club sweatshop impoverished

impoverished

In the context of cultural differences in leadership styles, match the leadership styles (in the left column) with their descriptions (in the right column).

Autocratic leadership styles matches Choice They are likely to be apt in high-context cultures, such as those in Arab, Far Eastern, and Latin American countries. Participative leadership styles matches Choice They are likely to be apt in low-context cultures, such as those in the United States, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden.

________ leadership theories assume that the appropriate leadership style varies from situation to situation.

Blank 1: Contingency

________leadership theories assume that the appropriate leadership style varies from situation to situation.

Blank 1: Contingency

_____is the process of influencing employees to work toward the achievement of objectives.

Blank 1: Leadership

Match the following dimensions of a two-dimensional leadership model (in the left column) with their descriptions (in the right column).

Initiating structure matches Choice The extent to which the leader takes charge to plan, organize, direct, and control as the employee performs the task. Consideration matches Choice The extent to which the leader communicates to develop trust, friendship, support, and respect.

_____ is based on the dimensions of concern for production and concern for people. Autocratic leadership Normative leadership theory Contingency leadership theory The Leadership Grid

The Leadership Grid

Which of the following factors should be considered by a user before selecting one of the seven leadership styles as identified by the leadership continuum? (Check all that apply.) The situation The organization's culture The peers The manager The subordinates

The situation The manager The subordinates

In the context of the leadership styles identified by the Leadership Grid, identify a characteristic of sweatshop managers. They have a high concern for people and a low concern for production. They have a low concern for both production and people. They primarily strive to maintain good relations with employees. They use their position power to force employees to complete their tasks.

They use their position power to force employees to complete their tasks.

______ is the positive expectation that another will not take advantage of you.

Trust

When early leadership studies were conducted, they were based on the presumption that _____. leadership is the same as management leadership skills are developed leaders are born, not made personality traits do not influence leadership

leaders are born, not made

_____ leadership theories make the assumption that there are distinctive leadership styles that are consistently used by effective leaders. Contingency Behavioral Situational Normative

Behavioral

Match the following categories of supervisor-employee interactions (in the left column) with their descriptions (in the right column).

Directive behavior matches Choice The supervisor focuses on directing and controlling behavior to ensure that the task gets done. Supportive behavior matches Choice The supervisor focuses on encouraging and motivating behavior.

Match the following types of leadership (in the left column) with their descriptions (in the right column).

Transformational leadership matches Choice It is about change, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Transactional leadership matches Choice It is based on the behavioral strategy of rewards for performance. Stewardship theory matches Choice It states that leaders should be servants of the organization.

True or false: Shared leadership involves the serial emergence of official and unofficial leaders as part of a concurrent, ongoing, mutual influence process.

True

While using Fred Fiedler's contingency leadership model, the first major factor is to _____. determine whether task or relationship leadership is appropriate assess if one's leadership approach is task- or relationship-oriented determine if the leader has a high degree of situational favorableness assess whether the leader has to change his or her style

assess if one's leadership approach is task- or relationship-oriented

The _____ style involves high-directive-low-supportive behavior and is appropriate when interacting with low-capability employees.

autocratic

An accurate statement about contingency theory is that _____. it is built on the two-dimensional behaviors it states that good leadership is rooted in behavior it assumes that there are distinctive physical and psychological characteristics accounting for leadership effectiveness it assumes that there are distinctive styles that effective leaders use consistently

it is built on the two-dimensional behaviors

The man who conducted what is probably the most widely publicized _____ theory study was Edwin Ghiselli. consultative autocratic trait normative

trait