Exam 14: Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change

The GLOBE study sought only to understand the attributes of leadership universally endorsed as relating to either effective or ineffective leadership across sampled countries.

According to the GLOBE theoretical model,acceptance of the leader by followers does NOT facilitate leader effectiveness.

Key similarities between transformational theories of leadership and ethical theories leadership include all of the following EXCEPT:

The __________ that are driving organizations of all types and sizes can be found in organization-environment relationships,the organizational life cycle,and the political nature of organizations.

__________ may be disruptive,such as a wildcat strike that ends in a plant closure,or beneficial,such as an interpersonal conflict that results in a new procedure designed to smooth the flow of work between two departments.

Which strategy for planned change is sometimes called a normative-reeducative approach?

Identify six methods for dealing with resistance to change.Indicate when each method should be used and describe the potential advantages and disadvantages that are associated with using each method. Suggested

All of the following leadership dimensions were related to ineffective leaders,according to the GLOBE theoretical model EXCEPT:

__________ represent(s)forces for change that deal with adapting the organization's culture and structure as it grows toward maturity.

How might a leader measure success in regard to the leadership context of dynamic equilibrium?

Through a force-coercion change strategy,a change agent acts unilaterally to "command" change through the formal authority of his or her position,to induce change via an offer of special rewards,or to bring about change via threats of punishment.

In dealing with resistance to change,the method of __________ seems to work best when people lack information or have inaccurate information.

When change is accomplished through __________,compliance is usually only temporary and continues only as long as the change agent and his or her legitimate authority are visible,or as long as the opportunities for rewards and punishments remain obvious.

__________ strategies,of self-leadership activities,tend to increase self-awareness leading to the handling of behaviors involving necessary but not always pleasant tasks.

The leadership context of __________ refers to a dramatic departure from prior practice and sudden threats to high-priority goals with little or no response time.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people resist planned change?

__________is defined as a dynamic,interactive influence process among individuals in groups for which the objective is to lead one another to the achievement of group or organizational goals or both.

__________ is often viewed as something that must be overcome in order for change to be successful.

Resistance to the change agent is directed at the person implementing the change and often involves personality and other differences.

Which of the following does NOT reflect one of the four contexts for leadership action?