Exam 1: The Nature of Leadership

Which statement regarding descriptive theories is NOT true?

Market share is an example of a(n) ________ measure of performance.

Research indicates that leadership is best defined as a specialized role rather than as a social process or a pattern of relationships.

Sharing of leadership functions among the members of a group are emphasized in which type of theories?

In the text, the term ________ is used to describe a person who acknowledges the focal leader as the primary source of guidance about the work, regardless of how much formal authority the leader actually has over the person.

________ is an example of the "characteristics of the situation" key variable.

Classifying leadership theories in terms of level of conceptualization means describing a leader's influence on others.

A person without a managerial job title cannot be a leader.

Follower attitudes and perceptions of the leader are ________.

At which level of conceptualization is the research question, "How leaders influence the shared mental models of team members?"

Sending memos and having face-to-face meetings with small groups of employees are examples of direct influence.

Which question concerns measuring leader effectiveness in terms of the leaders' contribution to the quality of group processes, as perceived by followers or outside observers?

Which is true of the body of thinking that views leadership as a specialized role?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of variables that are relevant for understanding leadership effectiveness?

Until the 1980s, few theories of leadership recognized the importance of ________ as a basis for influence.

What level of leadership processes is emphasized in most theories of effective leadership?

Researchers who consider leadership to be an influence process that occurs within a societal system, diffused among the members, ________.

In terms of classifying leadership theories, what is meant by the "levels of conceptualization?"

A theory that describes how changes by top management in the structure and culture of an organization affect the behavior of employees is best described as a ________ theory.

The ________ approach began in the early 1950s after many researchers became discouraged with the ________ approach and began to pay closer attention to what managers actually do on the job.