Exam 15: Leadership

Which of the following is not a manager quality?

The text discusses Captain Michael Abrashoff and how he changed his traditional management style to a more "bossless" leadership style to transform the USS Benfold's crew of demoralized sailors into confident and inspired problem solvers to take the initiative. Some of Captain Abrashoff's methods for becoming less of a boss and more of a leader included all of the following except:

Influence means that the relationship among people is passive.

__________ power most often comes from internal sources, such as an individual's special knowledge or personal characteristics.

Which of the following characteristics of leaders have been studied?

Researchers at The Ohio State University identified two major behaviors called consideration and initiating structure.

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

Two types of personal powers are expert power and reward power.

Kevin has been working at Van Der Moor Electronics Repair for 12 years. Over these 12 years, he has accumulated a number of different skills; however, he is still somewhat insecure in his abilities. According to Hersey and Blanchard's situational model of leadership, what type of leader style would work best for Kevin?

Which of the following is a follower who participates actively in a relationship with the boss but doesn't use critical thinking skills?

Studies have shown that __________ is the single characteristic most common to top executives.

Beth 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 Beth Bailey had been fascinated with what she had learned. She is now reviewing the material she covered. -Beth plans to develop strong skills in working with her people and also have a high concern for accomplishing tasks. On the Leadership Grid, her style will be:

Differentiate between a substitute and a neutralizer.

__________ refers to individuals who know and understand themselves, who espouse and act consistent with higher-order ethical values, and who empower and inspire others with their openness and authenticity.

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?

Transformational leadership skills are ingrained personality characteristics.

According to Hersey and Blanchard, which of the following leader styles works best for employees with moderate readiness?

The pragmatic survivor is a follower who participates actively in a relationship with the boss but doesn't use critical thinking skills.

Will's boss is a micromanager-constantly overseeing and interfering in Will's work. As a result, Will does not show much initiative and does not contribute many ideas, instead leaving the thinking to his micromanaging boss. Will can best be described as what type of follower?

Candice uses praise, letters of support, and pats on the back as ways of influencing her subordinates' behaviors. All of these actions are highly valued by the work group. This is an example of __________ power.