Exam 7: Leader-Member Exchange and Followership

List five things a leader should delegate.

Movies dealing with the prison or college environment often depict one or two prisoners or students who seem to have more influence over other prisoners or students than even the guards or administrators.Can you think of one case and explain why the individual was influential over other prisoners or students?

Possibilities of what not to delegate include all of the following EXCEPT:

Leaders who have difficulty meeting deadlines and who take work home from the job are showing signs of:

Discuss the main criticisms of LMX Theory.

People with an internal locus of control believe that they are "masters of their own destiny" and can influence people and events in their workplace.

Recall the last time you were evaluated on the job by your manager. Describe how you felt at the end of the session. What factors accounted for your feelings?  See if some of the factors discussed in the Evaluating Followers; Guidelines for Success section apply in your particular situation.

The Delegation Model.You are a college professor and advisor of students.You have received the grade reports for your advisees.You have a file folder for each advisee,which contains a form to record grades on.You are going to delegate the task of recording grades to your graduate assistant.It should not take more than a couple of hours to do the task.You will teach your grad assistant how to record and file the grades during your delegation of the task.For this step of the delegation process,just state that you will teach the grad assistant how to do the task. List the first step in the delegation model,then write what you would say to your grad assistant.Write the second through fourth steps,followed by what you would say to the grad assistant for each step.

A Leader offers support,feedback,and consideration to an in-group member,and,in turn,the follower is often willing to go the extra mile for the leader.

I seldom have any direct contact with my boss unless something is wrong with the way I have done my job. This statement from a subordinate identifies the group the person aligns with. Choose the group and

Kelley groups followers into five categories based on two types of behavior,independent critical thinking,and level of involvement.

The out-group includes followers with strong social ties to their leader in a supportive relationship characterized by high mutual trust,respect,loyalty,and influence.

Technical matters and routine tasks are things that should not be delegated.

Describe the two behaviors used in the Kelley model and the resulting five follower types.

My boss hinted about having a sexual relationship,so I reminded her that I was happily married and clearly told her I was not interested and not to talk about it again. This statement best identifies which of the following guidelines to becoming an effective follower?

One of the guidelines to becoming an effective leader is to take action only when being told by the leader.

A major advantage of LMX theory is its ease of measurement.

Describe the inherent bias of LMX theory and how it can lead to unintended consequences.

The concept of ________ is the set of resources that inheres in the structure of relations between members of the group,which helps them get ahead.

As Jim's leader,you have noticed that he is low on involvement and high on critical thinking,and you have concluded that Jim is a(n)____ follower.