Exam 5: Situational Approach

The situational approach labels leaders' styles specifically as ______.

Which of the following is a criticism of situational approach?

You recently were promoted to a new position and are very excited,but you have little to no experience with numerous aspects of the new position.According to the situational model,your level of development is ______.

The situational approach requires leaders to ______.

You communicate with your followers when necessary and provide direction if followers ask for it but day-to-day control of the decisions and work are left to your followers.You are using which leader behavioral style?

You have recently been made a department head of the new regional office.In getting to know your departmental staff,you have noticed that one of your inexperienced employees is not following through on assigned tasks.She is enthused about her new job and wants to get ahead in the organization.Which alternative represents the most effective leadership style?

In a study by Arvidsson and colleagues on situational leadership using air traffic controllers as the subjects,researchers found the least often used leadership style was ______.

I prefer to tell my staff what to do and rarely integrate them in the decision-making process.Which of my followers will benefit most from my use of these behaviors?

Followers who have some ability to complete a task but lack motivation about the task are ______.

It is accurate to say that Situational Leadership II (SLII)is primarily ______.

As the executive director of the local animal humane society,you work with several employees who are at varying levels of experience in working with animal welfare issues and with varying degrees of motivation to continue this important work.Using situational leadership concepts,you should

The highly committed follower who just has not figured out how to do his job benefits from ______.

Some competence but low commitment ______.

Compared to the trait approach,the situational approach ______.

Who focused on leaders matching their styles to the competence and commitment of employees?

You are the executive director of the local animal humane society.The staff you supervise have been working at the society for more than two years and you have given them consistently excellent performance appraisals at the last two annual reviews.You have noticed lately that they have brought new ideas to you for ways to improve customer service and animal care and that they are excited about helping new staff get accustomed to the workplace.Based on the Situational Leadership Approach,which leadership style should you exhibit?

Because of the lack of research studies associated with situational leadership,there are questions concerning its theoretical basis.Which of the following is not one of these questions?

I prefer to use a low level of supportive leader behaviors and high directive behaviors with all of my followers.Which of my followers will benefit most from my use of these behaviors?

A basic assumption of the SLII is that employees' skills and motivation vary over time.Do you agree? Can you think of any exceptions? Does the SLII fit all work situations equally well?

Situational leadership comprises both directive and supportive dimensions ______.