Exam 15: Leadership

According to the Leadership Grid, __________ management occurs when efficiency in operations is the dominant orientation.

Charismatic leaders tend to be __________ than transactional leaders because they create an atmosphere of change.

Both men and women can be interactive leaders; however, there are some leadership characteristics that are typically specific to female leaders. Write a short essay that contrasts women's interactive leadership with that generally exercised by most males. Then describe the advantages and disadvantages of working for each type of leader.

An effective leader must do more than possess desirable traits; he or she must exhibit appropriate behaviors. In a short essay, explain what is meant by task-oriented and people-oriented behaviors, and identify other terms used to describe the same concept. Give your appraisal as to why effective leaders exhibit both task-oriented and people-oriented behaviors.

Generally, early research found __________ relationship between personal traits and leader success.

A study by leadership development firm Zenger Folkman found that women scored higher than men in all of the following leadership dimensions except:

A situation would be considered highly favorable to the leader when tasks are highly unstructured and the leader has little formal authorityover followers.

Sandra views herself as a tough but fair supervisor. She gives explicit instructions to her subordinates about how tasks should be accomplished and closely supervises their performance. According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational model of leadership, which type of leadership style does Sandra use?

__________ is power that results from a leader's special knowledge or skill in the tasks performed by subordinates.

Two types of soft power include __________ and __________ power.

List and briefly describe the five management styles of the Leadership Grid.

When Lonnie shouts at Kerry in public for not finishing her work and suspends her for two days, he is using his coercive power.

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

Ian does not have much of a relationship with his subordinates. They feel obligated to follow his directions regarding work activities because he's the boss. This is an example of __________ power.

The extent to which the leader is mindful of subordinates, respects their ideas and feelings, and establishes mutual trust refers to initiating structure.

Using rational persuasion is often not effective because most people do not have faith in facts and analysis.

__________ are the distinguishing personal characteristics of a leader, such as intelligence, honesty, self-confidence, and even appearance.

According to the substitutes-for-leadership concept, inflexibility and low position power are organizational variables that are substitutes for a task-oriented leadership style.

__________is the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals.

Good leadership is needed to help the organization meet current commitments, while good management is needed to move the organization in the future.