Exam 11: Leadership

Scenario - Barry Bailey The mandatory leadership-training seminar had just been concluded. All of the newly promoted managers at Marc's Music, Inc. had been asked to attend and participate in the two-day seminar, and Barry Bailey had been fascinated with what she had learned. She is now reviewing the material she covered. -Barry will develop strong skills in working with her people and also strong ability in accomplishing the task achieving the goals of Marc's Music. On the managerial grid, her style will be:

________power is based in the ability of the leader to do such things as recommend promotions.

Which of the following is NOT a valid component of authentic leadership?

Within a single individual, management and leadership reflect the same sets of qualities and skills that frequently overlap.

List the two types of personal power.

________are natural talents and abilities that have been supported and reinforced with learned knowledge and skills and provide each individual with his or her best tools for accomplishment and satisfaction.

Job-centered leaders are those leaders that establish high performance goals and display supportive behavior toward subordinates.

Researchers at the Ohio State University identified two major behaviors called:

The alienated follower is a person who is an independent, critical thinker but is passive in the organization.

The leadership grid suggests a two-dimensional leadership theory that measures a leader's concern for people and concern for production.

The type of power that results from the leader's legitimate authority, based upon his or her position within the organization, is called coercive power.

List the two dimensions used in Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid.

Leadership is reciprocal, according to your text. This means:

What is the basic difference between consideration behavior and initiating structure behavior?

The early research on leadership traits was referred to as the:

________clarify the role and task requirements of subordinates, initiate structure, provide appropriate rewards, and try to be considerate to and meet the social needs of subordinates.

Fiedler used all of the following to describe how leaders fit the situation EXCEPT: