Exam 8: Leadership

According to the University of Iowa studies,a leader who tends to centralize authority,dictate work methods,and make unilateral decisions has a(n)________ leadership style.

________ power is influence that's based on expertise,special skills,or knowledge.

Men tend to use a more democratic leadership style than women.

According to path-goal theory,which leadership behaviour is used when a leader lets subordinates know what's expected of them,schedules work to be done,and gives specific guidance as to how to accomplish tasks?

Path-goal theory states that a directive leadership style works best when tasks are ambiguous.

Transformational leadership and charismatic leadership are the same thing.

Transactional leadership,as compared with transformational leadership,is more strongly correlated with lower turnover rates,higher productivity,and higher employee satisfaction.

The most dominant component of credibility is ________.

Refer to the Scenario below to answer the questions that follow. A Leadership Junkie (Scenario) Carrie is an avid student of leadership.She has read all of the latest popular books on leadership and strongly feels that it has improved her ability to manage and perform her job.She is always eager to share her knowledge with her peers and enjoys discussing cutting-edge approaches to leadership and emerging issues such as gender differences and leadership style. -Carrie stopped to chat with Harry about ________ leadership,where a leader's enthusiasm,self-confidence,personality,and actions influence people to behave in certain ways.

According to Hersey and Blanchard,which leadership style is best if a follower is both unable and unwilling to do a job (R1)?

Team leadership is becoming less important in today's business world because teams don't need leaders.

Refer to the Scenario below to answer the questions that follow. Sources of Leader Power (Scenario) Rachel is confused.As the new department manager,she had hoped that everyone would acknowledge her authority and respect her decisions.However,she has noticed that some of her employees seem to have nearly as much power as she does.For example,everyone seems to go to Helen whenever they have a question about the computer system.Helen helped with the design and implementation of the system,and employees find that she can usually correct problems faster than the system support staff.Then there is a sales representative named Joe who has a remarkable amount of charm and charisma.He is liked and admired by everyone,and seems to have a power based simply upon "being himself." Then there is Jill,her secretary,who also seems to have a lot of power.All employees have to record timecards,and it is Jill's responsibility to turn in the timecards every week.Occasionally,Rachel has seen Jill override the time clock to record an employee in earlier than they actually arrived or out later than they actually left.When Rachel questioned her about it,Jill just laughed and said it had been a common practice for years.Since the company did not pay overtime,she was merely adjusting the time cards to informally compensate those who put in extra time.Although Rachel was skeptical about this practice,Jill insisted that it was all right because the timecards always averaged out.As Rachel considered these and other events in her department,she began to wonder if she had any power at all! -Rachel realizes that it will take some time to build trust and credibility in her new management position.She starts by displaying a willingness to share ideas and information freely with her subordinates.Rachel is using which dimension of trust?

Path-goal theory states that a participative leadership style works best when tasks are highly structured.

Discuss the path-goal leadership theory developed by Robert House.Next,list and explain the four leadership behaviours based on path-goal theory.

Traits such as honesty and integrity are not very useful for identifying who is suited and who is not suited to be a leader.

Describe the conclusions on the best leadership style of the four behavioural theories on leadership.

Trait research has given managers the ability to pick out leaders from the group.