Chapter 8 - Transformational Leadership

Question 1

Transformational leadership

Answer 1

process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both leader and the follower

Question 2

Pseudo-transformational

Answer 2

Focuses on leader’s own interests rather than the interests of his/her followers

Question 3

Transactional leadership

Answer 3

Focuses on the exchanges that occur between leader and their followers

Question 4

Charisma

Answer 4

A special personality characteristic that gives a person superhuman or exceptional powers and is reserved for a few, is of divine origin and results in the person being treated as a leader

Question 5

Charisma Leadership Theory

Answer 5

Charismatic leader acts in unique ways that have specific charismatic effects on their followers

Question 6

Transformational leadership factors

Answer 6

1) Idealized influence
2) Inspirational motivation
3) Intellectual stimulation
4) individual consideration

Question 7

Idealized influence

Answer 7

Leaders who act as strong role models for followers; followers identify with these leaders and want to emulate them

Question 8

Inspirational motivation

Answer 8

Leader who communicate high expectations to followers inspiring them through motivation to become committed to and part of shared vision in the organization

Question 9

Intellectual stimulation

Answer 9

It involves leadership that stimulates followers to be creative and innovative and to challenge their own beliefs and values as well as those of the leader and the organization

Question 10

individual consideration

Answer 10

leaders who provide a supportive climate in which they listen carefully to individual needs of followers

Question 11

Transactional leadership factors

Answer 11

Contingent reward, management by exception, active and passive corrective transactions

Question 12

Contingent reward

Answer 12

It is an exchange process between leaders and followers in which effort by followers is exchanged for specific rewards.

Question 13

Management by exception

Answer 13

leadership that involves corrective criticism, negative feedback, negative reinforcement

Question 14

Nonleadership factor

Answer 14

In the model, the nonleadership factor diverges farther from transactional leadership and represents behaviors that are nontransactional

Question 15

Laissez-Faire

Answer 15

This factor represents the absence of leadership