Leadership

Question 1

Leadership

Answer 1

The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals

Question 2

Trait Theories of Leadership

Answer 2

Theories that consider personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders

Question 3

Behavioral Theories of Leadership

Answer 3

Theories proposing that specific behaviors differentiate leaders from nonleaders

Question 4

Initiating Structure

Answer 4

The extent to which a leader is likely to define and structure his or her role and those of subordinates in the search for goal attainment

Question 5

Consideration

Answer 5

The extent to which a leader is likely to have job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect for subordinates’ ideas, and regard for their feelings

Question 6

Employee-Oriented Leader

Answer 6

A leader who emphasized interpersonal relations, takes a personal interest in the needs of employees, and accepts individual differences among members.

Question 7

Production-Oriented Leader

Answer 7

A leader who emphasized technical or task aspects of the job

Question 8

Fiedler Contingency Model

Answer 8

The theory that effective groups depend on a proper match between a leader’s style of interacting with subordinates and the degree to which the situation gives control and influence to the leader

Question 9

Least Preferred Co-Worker Questionnaire

Answer 9

An instrument that purports to measure whether a person is task or relationship oriented

Question 10

Leader-Member Relations

Answer 10

The degree of confidence, trust, and respect subordinates have in their leader

Question 11

Task Structure

Answer 11

The degree to which job assignments are prodedurized

Question 12

Position Power

Answer 12

Influence derived from one’s formal structural position in the organization; includes power to hire, fire, discipline, promote, and give salary increases.

Question 13

Situational Leadership Theory (SLT)

Answer 13

A contingency theory that focuses on followers’ readiness

Question 14

Path-Goal Theory

Answer 14

A theory that states that it is the leader’s job to assist followers in attaining their goals and to provide the necessary direction and/or support to ensure that their goals are compatible with the overall objectives of the group or organization

Question 15

Leader-Participation Model

Answer 15

A leadership theory that provides a set of rules to determine the form and amount of participative decision making in different situations.

Question 16

Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory

Answer 16

A theory that supports leaders’ creation of in-groups and out-groups; subordinates with in-group status will have higher performance ratings, less turnover, and greater job satisfaction

Question 17

Charismatic Leadership Theory

Answer 17

A leadership theory that states that followers make attributions of heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors.

Question 18

Vision

Answer 18

A long-term strategy for attaining a goal or goals

Question 19

Vision Statement

Answer 19

A formal articulation of an organization’s vision or mission

Question 20

Transactional Leaders

Answer 20

Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements

Question 21

Transformational Leaders

Answer 21

Leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests and who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers

Question 22

Authentic Leaders

Answer 22

Leaders who know who they are, know that they believe in and value, and act on those values and beliefs openly and candidly. Their followers would consider them to be ethical people

Question 23

Socialized Charismatic Leadership

Answer 23

A leadership concept that states that leaders convey values that are other centered versus self centered and who role-model ethical conduct

Question 24

Servant Leadership

Answer 24

A leadership style marked by going beyond the leader’s own self-interest and instead focusing on opportunities to help followers grow and develop

Question 25

Trust

Answer 25

A positive expectation that another will not act opportunistically

Question 26

Mentor

Answer 26

A senior employee who sponsors and supports a less-experienced employee, called a protege.

Question 27

Attribution Theory of Leadership

Answer 27

A leadership theory that says that leadership is merely an attribution that people make about other individuals

Question 28

Substitutes

Answer 28

Attributes, such as experience and training, that can replace the need for a leader’s support or ability to create structure

Question 29

Neutralizers

Answer 29

Attributes that make it impossible for leader behavior to make any difference to follower outcomes

Question 30

Identification-Based Trust

Answer 30

Trust based on a mutual understanding of each other’s intentions and appreciation for each other’s wants and desires.