Exam 15: Leadership

The ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals is known as _____.

The effective follower exhibits neither critical, independent thinking nor active participation.

Ohio State University researchers identified two major behaviors called consideration and initiating structure.

Which of the following is a follower who participates actively in the organization but does not use critical thinking skills?

_____ leadership transcends self interest to serve others and the organization.

Wilson is viewed by his boss as driven, tenacious, and hardworking in the pursuit of his goals. These characteristics fit within which category?

Referent power depends on the leader's:

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. -To become a level 5 leader, Barry would have to hone which personal characteristic?

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 learns of a recent study on gender differences in leadership behaviors. In which area of leadership do women score more highly than men?

A substitute counteracts the leadership style and prevents the leader from displaying certain behaviors.

Sandra views herself as a tough but fair supervisor. She gives explicit directions to her subordinates about how tasks should be accomplished, but is not always approachable when they come to her with questions. Her employees sometimes feel that she is too gruff and impersonal. Which category on the situational leadership grid does Sandra fit into?

The key assumption of Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory is that subordinates vary in their:

Hersey and Blanchard are responsible for which theory?

One of Ruby's few flaws is that she does not consider possibilities beyond what she is told, accepting her supervisor's ideas without thinking. She can best be described as what type of thinker?

Ricky is well loved by his co-workers at Axel Cable Inc. He is viewed as having a great deal of humility, often giving credit for successes to other members of his team. As such, Ricky would be placed in which category of the Level 5 leadership spectrum?

The distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader are known as:

A(n)_____ leader works to fulfill subordinated needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission.

Describe the three situational elements under Fiedler's Contingency Theory that can be described as either favorable or unfavorable.

The charismatic leader has the ability to motivate subordinates to transcend their expected performance.

All of the following are interpersonal influence tactics EXCEPT: