Exam 11: Leadership and Trust

Fiedler has identified three contingency dimensions that define the key situational factors for determining leadership effectiveness. They do not include

The Ohio State studies found that leader behavior was one- dimensional described as production- orientation.

Which of the following is included in the set of employee contingency factors identified in path- goal theory?

In the managerial grid, the________ style is also termed "impoverished management."

Women tend to use a more ________ style of leadership.

Charismatic leaders may be ideal for an organization in a stable environment, but a liability during times of crisis.

Identification of Leadership Behaviors Patrick has just been hired in a management/leadership position for Trion's Inc. It should prove a challenging position due to the fact the Board of Directors wants to see the profit margin back to 5% in 18 months or less. Things have not been going well at Trion's Inc. Patrick wonders which leadership style will be more effective in order to accomplish the tasks that need to be done? He does not have much time so maybe he should centralize authority, dictate work methods, and make the decisions, at least for a while. However, that really is not the method Patrick prefers. He would rather involve employees in decision making, delegate authority, and encourage participation in decision- making, but make the final decision himself. From what he has observed, the last leadership style that was used with the group of employees was to allow employees to do whatever they wanted, giving them complete freedom to make decisions. The only input from the leader was to supply necessary materials and answer questions. -If Patrick decides to involve employees in decision- making and allows the group to make the decision, he will use the ________ style.

Transactional leadership is built on transformational leadership.

List six traits that differentiate leaders from nonleaders.

Of the five dimensions of trust, integrity is the most critical.

According to the leader- participation model,

Identification of Leadership Behaviors Patrick has just been hired in a management/leadership position for Trion's Inc. It should prove a challenging position due to the fact the Board of Directors wants to see the profit margin back to 5% in 18 months or less. Things have not been going well at Trion's Inc. Patrick wonders which leadership style will be more effective in order to accomplish the tasks that need to be done? He does not have much time so maybe he should centralize authority, dictate work methods, and make the decisions, at least for a while. However, that really is not the method Patrick prefers. He would rather involve employees in decision making, delegate authority, and encourage participation in decision- making, but make the final decision himself. From what he has observed, the last leadership style that was used with the group of employees was to allow employees to do whatever they wanted, giving them complete freedom to make decisions. The only input from the leader was to supply necessary materials and answer questions. -If Patrick uses his preferred style, which leadership style will be chosen?

Research shows impressive correlation between charismatic leadership, high performance, and satisfaction among followers.

A leader who emphasizes the technical aspects of the job and is concerned with accomplishing the group's tasks is said to be________ , according to the University of Michigan studies.

All except which of the following differentiate charismatic leaders from noncharismatic leaders?

Fiedler assumed that an individual would change his or her leadership style to fit the situation.

Identification of Leadership Behaviors Patrick has just been hired in a management/leadership position for Trion's Inc. It should prove a challenging position due to the fact the Board of Directors wants to see the profit margin back to 5% in 18 months or less. Things have not been going well at Trion's Inc. Patrick wonders which leadership style will be more effective in order to accomplish the tasks that need to be done? He does not have much time so maybe he should centralize authority, dictate work methods, and make the decisions, at least for a while. However, that really is not the method Patrick prefers. He would rather involve employees in decision making, delegate authority, and encourage participation in decision- making, but make the final decision himself. From what he has observed, the last leadership style that was used with the group of employees was to allow employees to do whatever they wanted, giving them complete freedom to make decisions. The only input from the leader was to supply necessary materials and answer questions. -Which leadership style are the employees accustomed to?

Great leaders demonstrate their EI by exhibiting five key components. Which is not one of these components?

Application of Hershey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Theory (SLT) Eric has a wide variety of employees he is trying to lead. Everything from age to experience to enthusiasm varies. Some employees need a lot of direction, and just the other day he upset one of the older, experienced workers, Hazel, by trying to help too much. After all, she probably did know the job better than he did, and she was a very willing and capable worker. She had worked at her job for 20 years. Yet he was only trying to be helpful, and he was trying to compensate for the day before when he had not told Joe enough. Joe was a new employee, very enthusiastic, but very little experience. Joe needed the roles defined and specific information on how to do some tasks. Hank, on the other hand, likes to share in decision- making, and Eric's main role is that of communication and facilitation. Eric has chosen to apply Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory. -By now Eric is beginning to see that when followers are________ ; he does not need to do much.

Men tend to use a more democratic leadership style than women.