Exam 11: Leadership and Trust

Leaders are not always formally appointed.

Transformational leaders are leaders who guide by _________.

Briefly summarise situational leadership theory (SLT).

A successful visionary leader jump-starts the future.

Soraya's boss allows her to make any decision she thinks is important on the spot without consulting anyone.Soraya's boss has this kind of leadership style.

In path-goal theory, a directive leadership style works well in a situation in which tasks are _________.

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

What are threshold capabilities? Provide two examples.

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

Robert House's path-goal theory maintains that an effective leader clears the path for a follower to the follower's goal.

The evidence indicates that the higher the rank of a person considered to be a star performer, the more their effectiveness is due to _________.

A(n) _________ leader in path-goal theory often makes decisions collectively with followers.

In the Ohio State studies, _________ refers to how strict a leader's standards are.

This team leader role requires leaders to try to get the best out of their team.

If organisations want to successfully compete in a dynamic global economy, employees have to be able to make decisions and implement changes quickly.

Fiedler concluded that relationship-oriented leaders seemed to perform better in highly unfavourable situations.

The Ohio State studies suggested that leaders who were high in structure and high in consideration were frequently successful.

What does Fiedler's least-preferred co-worker questionnaire measure?

Of the five dimensions that make up the concept of trust, loyalty seems to be the most critical.

Fiedler concluded that task-oriented leaders tended to perform better in favourable situations and worse in unfavourable situations.