Ch.4 Quiz

Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing

Relationship behaviors

Relationship behaviors

Relationship behaviors

Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable with

task behavior

Research in behavioral style has not supported a universal high-high leadership style that is most effective in all situations.

true

The behavioral approach has been validated by a wide range of studies.

true

The behavioral approach is not describing what leaders do but who leaders are.

true

The impoverished leader behavior is an example of uninvolved leadership.

true

The behavioral approach describes

what leaders do

A leader who places high emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people is displaying

Authority compliance behaviors

The behavioral approach explains

Describing leader behaviors

Behavioral approach contributes to leadership understanding by

Expanding focus to what leaders do

Blake and Mouton's research identified

How leaders combine concern for results and concern for people

Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who

Is a benevolent dictator

A leader who compromises and avoids conflict around both task and relationship interactions is displaying

Middle-of-the-road behaviors

Collectively among all the research on the Behavioral Approach, what is one consistent finding from the research?

There was no universal style determined to be best

I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake & Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?

Very high task; very low relationship

According to Blake and Mouton, the "authority compliance manager" is highly concerned with people and has little concern for results.

false

Assisting group members in building cohesiveness is primarily a task behavior.

false

Creating a timeline for subordinates to follow is a relationship leader behavior.

false

Daily meetings, open communication, face-to-face interaction, and accessibility are all behaviors of which type of leader?

relationship