CH 4 BEHAVIORAL APPROACH
I am managing four staff members at a fast food chain. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I talk some with my staff about outside interests but only after the work is done. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid at what point?
9,2
Which style of leadership tends to avoid disagreement?
A. Middle-of-the-road B. Laissez-faire C. Country club D. All of the above
Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has low concern for interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishment?
authority-compliance
Which point on the Leadership Grid is focused nearly exclusively on task accomplishment?
authority-compliance
Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for interpersonal relationships and low concern for task accomplishment?
country club
The behavioral approach
describes leader behaviors
The initial University of Michigan studies presented
employee orientation and production orientation as two ends of a single continuum
Relationship behaviors
help group members feel comfortable with each other
A leader who places low emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people is displaying
impoverished behaviors
A criticism of the style approach is that
it has failed to find a universally effective style of leadership
Jack is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with making employees happy.
jim is a country club manager
Your boss tries to create a positive work environment while also instructing employees about what tasks to do and when they should be completed. This is an example of
medium-task, medium relationship behaviors
A leader who compromises and swallows convictions for the good of the team is using
middle-of-the-road behaviors
Which research group labeled relationship behaviors "consideration"?
ohio state studies
__________ refers to a leader who uses any combination of the basic five styles for the purpose of personal advancement.
opportunism
Jonisha enjoys interacting with the team members she supervises. She is employing
relationship behaviors
The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in
small groups
I get involved with my team and create a positive environment while directing daily operations and keeping results of the team high. I am using
team leadership
Which of the following behaviors is associated with the opportunistic leadership style?
the leader shifts his or her style to gain personal advantage
Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?
the research identifies two distinct, intersecting leader behaviors
The central purpose of the behavioral approach is
to explain how task and relationship behaviors influence followers
ohio state initiating structure and consideration behaviors are...
two independent constructs
