Exam 16: Managing Leadership and Influence Processes

Special Exercises The following matching questions have to do with the leadership styles of five CEOs of Intel,the largest maker of semiconductor chips in the world.Intel has a history of affective leadership.Bob Noyce began Intel in 1969.He was a brilliant inventor and a technological genius.As a leader he was a "nice guy" who put technical proficiency over profits.He inspired loyalty and often said "Do something great" to his employees.Then came Gordon Moore of Moore's law fame.His leadership was even more hands off.He let others make decisions while mentoring them.He mentored Andy Grove into the CEO office.Grove was competitive,blunt,arrogant,and decisive.He was a leader of action and production.After Grove came Craig Barrett.Barrett implemented a big shift toward greater emphasis on the customers.He was quiet,more disciplined,and more approachable than Grove.After Barrett came Paul Otellini.His background was in finance.He developed chips with different price points,creating the Pentium and Celeron brands.He continued the customer-focus and is less egotistical than Barrett.Otellini directed the company into new technologies.Match the following trait with the CEO who best exemplifies it.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Participative leader behavior

Legitimate request is based on reward power.

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Can withhold promotion,praise,recognition

What is the major difference between the Ohio State studies and the Michigan studies of leadership?

How can managers handle political behavior so that it does not do excessive damage?

Special Exercises The following matching questions have to do with the leadership styles of five CEOs of Intel,the largest maker of semiconductor chips in the world.Intel has a history of affective leadership.Bob Noyce began Intel in 1969.He was a brilliant inventor and a technological genius.As a leader he was a "nice guy" who put technical proficiency over profits.He inspired loyalty and often said "Do something great" to his employees.Then came Gordon Moore of Moore's law fame.His leadership was even more hands off.He let others make decisions while mentoring them.He mentored Andy Grove into the CEO office.Grove was competitive,blunt,arrogant,and decisive.He was a leader of action and production.After Grove came Craig Barrett.Barrett implemented a big shift toward greater emphasis on the customers.He was quiet,more disciplined,and more approachable than Grove.After Barrett came Paul Otellini.His background was in finance.He developed chips with different price points,creating the Pentium and Celeron brands.He continued the customer-focus and is less egotistical than Barrett.Otellini directed the company into new technologies.Match the following trait with the CEO who best exemplifies it.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Directive leader behavior

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Force compliance

The tech industry recently began disclosing the demographic information of its workforce.They average 70% male and 30% female.However,the consumers are the general public,so it is likely the decisions made at these male dominated companies are missing opportunities to address the needs of the female customers.The tech industry would do better if it had ____ leadership.

The leadership model that laid the foundation for much of the later work on situational approaches to leadership proposed

Pete tells his staff what to do,but not how to do it.When they come to him for help,he assists them and treats them as equals.Based on the path-goal theory,what kind of leader behavior is Pete exhibiting?

Which of the following is NOT one of the criticisms of Fiedler's contingency model of leadership?

When Marsha purchased an old Victorian,fixer-upper house,people thought she was crazy,but she had a vision for a bed-and-breakfast inn.She had to convince investors that a B&B was needed.According to the Vroom-Yetton-Jago model,Marsha used which decision-making style?

Which of the following statements BEST describes the path-goal theory of leadership?

Augustus has a Ph.D.in chemistry.He was a college professor and is now director of research at his company.He has ____ power.

What approach to identifying a leader is someone using if he votes for a politician based on his or her appearance,communication skills,and education?

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Vroom decision tree

The form of power a person has because of the position he or she occupies in an organization is known as ____ power.

Briefly describe the Leader-Member Exchange approach.

Honesty,integrity,and ____________________ seem to play meaningful roles in leadership.

The LPC theory of leadership suggests that the function of the leader is to make desired rewards available and to show people how to get them.