Exam 14: Leadership

According to contingency theory,the same behaviors that help to make a manager an effective leader in one situation may result in this manager being an ineffective leader in another situation.

Jim,a marketing manager,has had extensive experience as a product line manager.He advises a subordinate on a marketing plan.We say that Jim has which type of power in this situation?

According to Fiedler's model,when a situation is very favorable for a manager,the best manager is:

A store manager at an electronics store encourages the sales staff to avoid the "hard-sell approach" and to focus on attempting to satisfy each customer's personal needs.This is an example of which type of behavior?

A supermarket manager schedules the workers in the supermarket to ensure that enough cash register clerks are available at different times during the day depending on the expected demand from customers.This manager has engaged in which type of behavior?

A manager goes out of his way to give subordinates opportunities to increase their skills and capabilities.This manager is engaged in:

Discuss the three situational determinants in Fiedler's leadership theory that allow a leader to determine the favorableness or unfavorableness of a situation for leading.Give a specific example of how each of these determinants would work in a specific business situation of your choosing.

Path-goal theory is based on:

Josh demonstrates consideration to his subordinates when he shows them respect.

Some leaders are effective even when they do not perform consideration or initiating-structure behaviors.

What type of leaders share power with followers and strive to ensure that followers' most important needs are met,they are able to develop as individuals,and their well-being is enhanced,and that attention is paid to those who are least well-off in a society?

Martha takes a lot of effort to motivate her subordinates to perform at their highest level.Martha is exercising which type of behavior?

Leadership that makes subordinates aware of their jobs' importance to the organization is called:

Contingency models of leadership take into account the context within which the manager acts.

A factory supervisor gives the responsibility to a production worker to reject any parts that worker feels do not measure up to the required quality standards.This represents which type of transfer of authority to this production worker?

Because of the economic downturn,employees at Sunshine Investments LLC have been under tremendous stress.According to path-goal theory,in this situation the manager of Sunshine Investment LLC should be:

Alyssa,the marketing manager for RST Consulting,has the respect and admiration of all the employees in her division.Alyssa has:

The premise of path-goal theory is that effective leaders motivate subordinates to achieve goals by all of the following EXCEPT:

When a manager negotiates with his superior to expand his authority to be allowed to initiate proposals for possible new product launches,we say that he has increased which type of power?

Tim has been promoted to the position of Regional Manager and been given the authority and responsibility to carry out the duties of the position,Tim has been given: