Exam 5: Leadership and Followership

What are some traits shared by most successful supervisory leaders?

Under some circumstances,the amount of authority a delegated employee can have may exceed the amount of authority a supervisor possesses.

Principles of empowerment are more conducive to the general supervisory style.

According to Warren Bennis,what do employees typically want from their leader?

The autocratic style of supervision is associated with a participatory management style.

Which of the following questions does NOT identify tests for leadership?

Waldo is excited about the arrival of the new company supervisor.He hopes that the new supervisor is someone who willingly takes on challenging tasks,and would reinforce the mantra,"success brings more success." Which of the following areas of leadership does Waldo want to see his new supervisor to engage in?

According to the Community and Leadership Development Center at Indiana University,which of the following is something that is NOT done to demonstrate ethical leadership?

When practicing the process of delegation,one must assign duties and grant authority as well as create responsibility and accountability for completion of those duties.

Delegation often results in greater employee motivation,as well as better job performance.

Describe what autocratic supervision is.

Miranda works in a company where policies and reminders are posted at office bulletin boards everywhere.Her company emphasizes strict adherence to all organizational policies and regulations.Which of the following approaches to supervisory leadership does this scenario illustrate?

Ahmed is a manager at a distribution center.Having worked in a field that is constantly changing,he believes that no one leadership style is best.Instead,the appropriate style is dependent on the situation at hand.Which of the following types of leadership does Ahmed's notion demonstrate?

In practice,a supervisor usually blends his or her leadership approaches,based on a number of considerations including all of the following,EXCEPT:

Contingency-style leadership proposes that no one leadership style is best and that the appropriate style depends upon a multitude of factors in the situation.

People want leaders who are passionate about their convictions.

General supervision and participative management are grounded in Theory Y assumptions.

A manager who believes in contingency-style leadership believes that:

Focused job objectives that present a challenge but are achievable are referred to as:

Delegation gives employees a greater voice in how a job is to be done; the employee is empowered to make decisions.