Exam 7: Leading and Trust

Supervisors who show moderate efforts to get the job done while meeting employee needs use the _____ style according to the leadership grid.

"You don't look well. Go home and rest. Don't worry about anything here at work. We'll take care of it." Which of the following leadership styles does the statement reflect?

Explain the normative leadership theory.

The leadership continuum, developed by Tannenbaum and Schmidt, focuses on who makes the decisions.

Which leadership theory or model do you prefer? Why?

What characteristics may substitute for management?

_____ has balanced, medium concern for both production and people.

Which of the following according to Hersey and Blanchard denotes a telling leadership style?

Integrity and dependability are the most important dimensions when people assess another's trustworthiness.

Give some examples of global cultural diversity that you have experienced.

What are your views on the Leadership Grid? Recall a manager you have now or have had. Which of the five styles does or did the manager use?

Situational leadership theory, developed by Vroom and Yetton, is a decision-tree model that enables the user to select from five leadership styles the one that is appropriate for the situation.

Which of the following did Ghiselli identify as the most important trait for effective leadership?

Explain the leadership continuum developed by Tannenbaum and Schmidt.

The _____ style involves high-directive-high-supportive behavior and is appropriate when interacting with moderate-capability employees.

Fiedler's contingency leadership theory states that managers can't change their leadership style; they are either task- or relationship-oriented. Do you agree with this statement?

In which of the following Vroom's leadership styles does the group make the decision?

Fiedler believed that one's leadership style needed to be changed according to the situation.

_____ leadership theory developed by Fiedler, is used to determine if a person's leadership style is task- or relationship-oriented and if the situation matches the leader's style.

The two-dimensional leadership styles developed at Ohio State University and the University of Michigan back in the 1940s still serve as the bases for the current contingency leadership theories. Are the task and relationship dimensions outdated?