Exam 12: Leadership and Trust

Trait theories of leadership focus on how leaders interact with their followers.

Which description best characterizes a 9,1 leadership style on the managerial grid?

________ is defined in situational leadership theory (SLT)as a high task, low relationship leadership role.

Most leadership theories were developed in the United States, causing them to stress ________.

A ________ would avoid publicly praising a productive employee.

The key difference between team leadership and traditional leadership is that in teams, ________ decisions.

A sizeable majority of American employees trust the leaders of the companies they work for.

In a short essay, describe the conclusions of situational leadership theory (SLT)for each follower readiness category, R1, R2, R3, and R4.

In a short essay, discuss the conclusions derived from path-goal leadership theory.

A difficult skill for a team leader to learn is knowing when to ________ the team.

On the managerial grid, a leader who is high in both concern for people and concern for production would rate ________.

A high LPC score indicates that a worker is productivity oriented.

The Ohio State studies indicated that leaders who were high in initiating structure received ________.

A participating leadership style works best with which type of follower?

A leader who ranks 9,1 in the managerial grid would have more concern for people than production.

When a design team is having problems getting its new simulation software to work correctly, the team leader takes on this role.

Transactional leaders are leaders who guide by ________.

If a trait theory of leadership were true, then all leaders would possess ________.

In the situational leadership theory (SLT), readiness is defined as ________ to perform a task.

This is the dimension of trust that includes technical skills.